Comments on: The Ghosts of Eden by Andrew Sharp http://www.picnic-publishing.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/07/23/the-ghosts-of-eden-by-andrew-sharp-3/ Picnic Books Sun, 22 May 2011 14:10:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Andrew http://www.picnic-publishing.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/07/23/the-ghosts-of-eden-by-andrew-sharp-3/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Andrew Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:07:22 +0000 http://www.picnic-publishing.co.uk/blog/?p=42#comment-98 Hi Caroline, that’s a very interesting observation. I’ve not explored that in the book – should have done my blog, to get these insights, before writing it! When I worked, briefly, in Uganda in the early 80s I can remember several young people on the wards with ‘slim’ – tragically succumbing to what was then a mystery illness. That was just before the first papers were published in the US describing the disease that went on to be known as AIDS. Hi Caroline, that’s a very interesting observation. I’ve not explored that in the book – should have done my blog, to get these insights, before writing it! When I worked, briefly, in Uganda in the early 80s I can remember several young people on the wards with ‘slim’ – tragically succumbing to what was then a mystery illness. That was just before the first papers were published in the US describing the disease that went on to be known as AIDS.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.picnic-publishing.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/07/23/the-ghosts-of-eden-by-andrew-sharp-3/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Andrew Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:02:38 +0000 http://www.picnic-publishing.co.uk/blog/?p=42#comment-97 Aigen, I’ll see if I can come up with some more abstruse words in tomorrow’s blog! Aigen, I’ll see if I can come up with some more abstruse words in tomorrow’s blog!

]]> By: Caroline Rance http://www.picnic-publishing.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/07/23/the-ghosts-of-eden-by-andrew-sharp-3/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Caroline Rance Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:50:55 +0000 http://www.picnic-publishing.co.uk/blog/?p=42#comment-95 What an interesting post. I've been enjoying hearing about The Ghosts of Eden - it sounds like a truly epic tale! One thing that occurred to me and on which I was going to comment yesterday but ran out of time - there seems an almost ironic symmetry between the notion of Eden as the birthplace of humankind and possibly as the birthplace of 'slim disease' as mentioned in your first post. Is this connection explored in the book? What an interesting post. I’ve been enjoying hearing about The Ghosts of Eden – it sounds like a truly epic tale!

One thing that occurred to me and on which I was going to comment yesterday but ran out of time – there seems an almost ironic symmetry between the notion of Eden as the birthplace of humankind and possibly as the birthplace of ’slim disease’ as mentioned in your first post. Is this connection explored in the book?

]]> By: Aigen http://www.picnic-publishing.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/07/23/the-ghosts-of-eden-by-andrew-sharp-3/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Aigen Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:49:25 +0000 http://www.picnic-publishing.co.uk/blog/?p=42#comment-94 Fascinating blog today, Andrew. I'm becoming aware that there are many layers to your writing and to this story. "Abstruse" is my word of the day (now that I've looked it up in the dictionary) :-) Aigen. Fascinating blog today, Andrew. I’m becoming aware that there are many layers to your writing and to this story.
“Abstruse” is my word of the day (now that I’ve looked it up in the dictionary) :-)
Aigen.

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