Hi,

The book "Gone" by Min Kym you kindly suggested @stringy arrived yesterday and what a fascinating but sad story; I read it to page #25 and was very moved indeed. Born in South Korea but brought up in the UK what a huge contrast in cultures Min faced in her early years.

https://www.waterstones.com/bo.....0241977415

I'm resisting the temptation of reading it all at once; it's a story to be enjoyed spread over a few days.

It's many years since I read a book; I've owned a computer for 23 years and this opened up the world of knowledge. Most of my reading was technical subjects and I think the last volumes I read were the expensive five volumes by Charles Holtzapffel; three of the volumes seen here;

https://secondhandtools.org/20.....ltzapffel/

Thanks once again @stringy.

Kind regards, Colin.

Hi,

Thanks @stringy I'm now on page #117 and really getting into Min's fascinating life story; I can't help feeling sorry for Min because as a violin prodigy she's missed out completely on her childhood and will never get it back; this I believe also applies to any such child; Bron and I often see little children being pushed forward such as this delightful little chap;

I'm unsure about the rights or wrongs of this but surely a child deserves a childhood to intermix with other children not be shut away isolated only to be brought out at times on display; Min realized this when money came into it.

When I started work a lifetime ago as an apprentice I had to bring my wage packet home unopened to be given a bit of pocket money by my parents until I rebelled at the age of 17 then I had to pay quite a large amount for board. My childhood ended at my first pay packet when I suddenly became a cash machine. 

Kind regards, Colin.