Antonia Forest fans

i hate to say anything bad about La Forest but I think the problem with the character of Ann - we know so little about her, and what we do know is virtually one dimensional - is that she is AF's antithesis. I get the feeling that AF channelled all the characteristics that mystified, irritated and antagonized her in other people into the writing of Ann. Which explains why there are no scenes written from Ann's point of view, because AF just can't get inside an Ann-type head, nor can she ever empathize with her feelings. To me Ann is not a logical, rounded character, in the way that Peter is, for example.