Sir,-"Materfamilias" in her criticism of the serial "Barbara at Home" reminds me a little of an acquaintance of mine who, after studying the current week’s comic strip of Old Soldier Sam, remarked in a solemn voice: "I don't really think they should be allowed to make fun of our gallant soldiers like that," Mary Scott, in her more serious writings, has paid finer tribute to farmers’ wives than any other New Zealand writer has done. As to -whether Barbara herself is "phoney" or not, well, ask the opinion of a group of us who were discussing this particular serial over afternoon tea the other day. Yes, we were all farming women, all having experienced, in our time, unexpected guests, empty cupboards, soap that went wrong, and all the various crises that harrow poor Barbara’s soul. And the general opinion of the gather- . ing? It was that Barbara was exactly
like ME!-
ANOTHER BARBARA
(Tauranga).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 11, Issue 275, 29 September 1944, Page 5
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154Untitled New Zealand Listener, Volume 11, Issue 275, 29 September 1944, Page 5
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