Thread:SusannahWithAnH/@comment-4934571-20151130220741/@comment-3493059-20151202133834

About the new Slovak edition -- that's really interesting! I knew about the USSR's control and influence, of course, but I didn't realise it would have affected translations that much. However, it makes so much sense in hindsight.

I read your line about heading to London for a short trip and found it really funny, because in Australia, every country is overseas, and it takes forever to get anywhere (Melbourne to Perth, which is one side of the country to another, takes four HOURS by plane -- meaning that it's actually quicker to go to New Zealand!), so the idea of just going a few countries away for a short trip sounds extraordinary. I know people who have never been to another country. The notion of being able to randomly visit another country or two -- just like that! -- still blows my mind. :D

I've finished this school year and don't start a new one (my last in high school) until late January, so I hope to be editing here during the holidays (well, you know what they say about good intentions ...).