Podcast
Behind the Bastards
It was quoted from, and provided insight into the difficult relationship Helena's mother had with her husband due to his cruelty and cynicism towards her.
the fine sharp and fast mind of my husband as a rule accompanied by a cutting irony smashed every day one of my brightest most innocent and pure aspirations and feelings all that was sacred to my hear...
— Episode: Part One: Helena Blavatsky: the woman wh...
Episode: Part One: Helena Blavatsky: the woman who inspired...
It was quoted from, and provided insight into the difficult relationship Helena's mother had with her husband due to his cruelty and cynicism towards her.
the fine sharp and fast mind of my husband as a rule accompanied by a cutting irony smashed every day one of my brightest most innocent and pure aspirations and feelings all that was sacred to my heart was either laughed at or was shown to me in the pitiless and cynical light of his cold and cruel reasoning.
Episode: Part One: Helena Blavatsky: the woman who inspired...
A passage from this novel was read, and it was discussed as expressing her mother's unhappiness in her marriage, and how she subverted her oppressive environment through writing.
The fine, sharp and fast mind of my husband as a rule accompanied by a cutting irony smashed every day one of my brightest, most innocent and pure aspirations and feelings. All that was sacred to my heart was either laughed at or was shown to me in the pitiless and cynical light of his cold and cruel reasoning.
Episode: Part One: Helena Blavatsky: the woman who inspired...
It was quoted to illustrate the strained and unhappy marriage of Helena Blavatsky's parents, where her mother's aspirations were dismissed with irony and cynicism.
The fine, sharp and fast mind of my husband as a rule accompanied by a cutting irony smashed every day one of my brightest, most innocent and pure aspirations and feelings. All that was sacred to my heart was either laughed at or was shown to me in the pitiless and cynical light of his cold and cruel reasoning.
