Wednesday, 29 February 2012

Forthcoming Dodie Smiths

Following on from my recent enthusiasm about Dodie Smith's autobiography, I was excited when someone (Claire, I think, or maybe Verity) pointed me in the direction of Corsair's new reprints of some obscure Dodie Smith novels.  I wrote about The Town in Bloom a while ago, which I thought started very well and got a bit worse, but lots of folk have told me that I should be reading The New Moon with the Old.  Once these come out on 15th March (or, more precisely, when Lent is over and I'm allowed to buy books again) these will definitely be flying their way to me.  I love the cover designs, and I really love the cheap price they're going for at Amazon.  And I say that despite never having got around to sorting out an Amazon Affiliates account.

Anyway, still too under the weather to write much, so I'll just leave you with the pictures...




Posted by StuckInABook at 00:00

22 comments:

  1. Claire (The Captive Reader)29 February 2012 at 00:07

    I am so thrilled about these! And I absolutely love the covers! The New Moon with the Old was one of the first titles I put on my wishlist after I started blogging (though I now have no idea who recommended it to me) so I'm very excited that I'll soon have the chance to read it.

    Rest up and get better soon!

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    1. StuckInABook29 February 2012 at 14:36

      Aren't they nice? I'll definitely be reading New Moon With the Old before too long - I think there may be a sudden influx of Dodie Smiths across the blogosphere!

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  2. Ana S.29 February 2012 at 00:09

    This is so exciting! Gorgeous covers too.

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    1. StuckInABook29 February 2012 at 14:36

      Thank goodness a publisher is finally doing this! They might not be as good as I Capture the Castle, but at least we'll *know* now (!)

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  3. Susan in TX29 February 2012 at 02:14

    Those are great covers. Hope you are feeling better soon!

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    1. StuckInABook29 February 2012 at 14:37

      thanks, Susan! This is lingering in an annoying fashion.

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  4. verity29 February 2012 at 09:36

    Think maybe I mentioned it to Claire and she mentioned it to you? I want them too and can't remember if I ordered them!

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    1. StuckInABook29 February 2012 at 14:37

      Ha! Well, if you (maybe) ordered through Amazon they now cleverly tell you at the top of the product page if you've ordered them.

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  5. Ali Mal29 February 2012 at 12:25

    I do hope this illness hasn't been brought on by the strain of attempting not to buy books for 6 weeks :) I find that reserving things at the library helps with the withdrawal symptoms.

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    1. StuckInABook29 February 2012 at 14:37

      I'm finding adding things to my wishlist is proving restorative!

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  6. Darlene29 February 2012 at 12:50

    Who could resist such charming cover designs? Hope you feel back to your old self soon, Simon.

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    1. StuckInABook29 February 2012 at 14:38

      Who indeed? Certainly not I!
      And thanks, Darlene :) Back to work tomorrow, I hope.

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  7. Kelly Robinson29 February 2012 at 20:44

    I've only read I Capture the Castle. I'll keep an eye out for these beautiful new editions.

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    1. StuckInABook1 March 2012 at 09:15

      ICTC is so lovely that we all want to find another version of it, don't we? I do hope these editions are as wonderful inside as out!

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  8. Anonymous29 February 2012 at 21:20

    They do look lovely, and I've just read an old library copy of The New Moon With The Old, which I'd definitely recommend.

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    1. StuckInABook1 March 2012 at 09:16

      I loved your review, Jane - it definitely made me excited about reading the book.

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  9. Vintage Reading3 March 2012 at 19:20

    Now that is good news. Beautiful presentation, too.

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  10. Iris4 March 2012 at 22:03

    I just finished I Capture the Castle and it seems that was perfect timing now that there is some news of obscure rereleases. How exciting!

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    1. StuckInABook8 March 2012 at 14:46

      Wonderful! See, *I* finished ICTC nine years ago - and nothing was waiting for me. No fair!

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  11. Sophia16 April 2012 at 16:49

    I realise I've come to this post really late and you've probably already bought your copies, but The Book People currently has the whole set of three for £4.99! Here's the link:

    http://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/qs_product_tbp?storeId=10001&catalogId=10051&langId=100&productId=275008&searchTerm=dodie+smith

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  12. StuckInABook16 April 2012 at 16:55

    Thanks Sophia - I actually ordered them from the Book People earlier today!

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