>>I believe the discussion of the shoe string is in Gulag Archipelago
you’re probably right, I read that too, but it was soooo long ago. I used to read all the time.
I liked the Patrick O’Brian books with Capt. Aubrey. I named my cat, Capt. Jack Aubrey. The movie was quite good too.
All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
See something like that and you just KNOW it's going to be a fantastic read.