tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post1203369333567599702..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Pink Sugar by O. DouglasStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-76189833532582038472013-12-02T14:40:54.039+00:002013-12-02T14:40:54.039+00:00Blanche was such a wonder, I wish she'd been a...Blanche was such a wonder, I wish she'd been around a whole lot more! And, gosh, that dialect. No.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-36281702640750340752013-12-02T14:40:34.889+00:002013-12-02T14:40:34.889+00:00I did spot your reviews last year, and it was one ...I did spot your reviews last year, and it was one of many things which got me to pull this off the shelf, eventually! Thanks for those recommendations, I shall know where to turn when next I think about reading her...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-90029878877626668872013-12-02T14:39:54.279+00:002013-12-02T14:39:54.279+00:00What a great name for an autobiography! I think r...What a great name for an autobiography! I think reading - and loving - Richmal Crompton's William series might have given me a dose of scepticism when it comes to characterful children in books, but these ones more or less worked.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-40828658347518447352013-12-02T14:39:07.375+00:002013-12-02T14:39:07.375+00:00Oh good, Nan, I'm glad you spotted and liked y...Oh good, Nan, I'm glad you spotted and liked your mention! I don't know those authors, but will note them down...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-49127559581720602602013-12-02T14:38:44.005+00:002013-12-02T14:38:44.005+00:00Just the sort of author who manages to get forgott...Just the sort of author who manages to get forgotten, so it's nice that someone has reprinted her (even if secondhand copies of this are actually quite freely available) and that quite a few bloggers have written about her.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-2716101435495685502013-12-02T14:38:00.215+00:002013-12-02T14:38:00.215+00:00I really must try Gladys Mitchell - I was in a cha...I really must try Gladys Mitchell - I was in a charity shop in Kendal that had about 12 of her books, so someone was obviously having a clear out. I do have one... and have, of course, forgotten its name.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-21224954232946797932013-12-02T14:36:29.606+00:002013-12-02T14:36:29.606+00:00Sue! Thank you so much for bringing that to my att...Sue! Thank you so much for bringing that to my attention, I had no idea, and Mist and other stories is impossible to get secondhand.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-80376682819786988382013-12-02T10:54:33.032+00:002013-12-02T10:54:33.032+00:00I entirely agree with your review Simon - I too wa...I entirely agree with your review Simon - I too was rather disappointed when Blanche departed - but, I am ashamed to say, I did get bored. I do love a story where nothing happens, but even reading this while off sick, I did find it a bit langorous. And like you I had to skip the Borders dialect!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-22156933316195470872013-12-01T15:51:40.090+00:002013-12-01T15:51:40.090+00:00So glad to hear you enjoyed this, Simon! I discov...So glad to hear you enjoyed this, Simon! I discovered O. Douglas last year (thanks in large part to Greyladies) and, though <i>Pink Sugar</i> is not my favourite of her books, I've enjoyed everything I've read by her. I'd highly, highly recommend <i>The Proper Place</i>, <i>Taken By the Hand</i>, and <i>Olivia in India</i>.Claire (The Captive Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07430380065718826213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-15887954673539595852013-12-01T14:04:45.733+00:002013-12-01T14:04:45.733+00:00Bad Bill, eh? I think O. Douglas has a soft spot ...Bad Bill, eh? I think O. Douglas has a soft spot for mischievous and clever little boys, based on the ones I've read. I've not found Pink Sugar yet, but I am taking my time about acquiring each of her book. On deck is Jane's Parlour.<br /><br />I think I heard that the boys are based on her own young brothers. Also on my TBR shelf is her autobiography, Unforgettable, Unforgotten.Susan Dhttp://www.destevenson.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-27039928034472878372013-12-01T03:25:55.458+00:002013-12-01T03:25:55.458+00:00I'm so tickled you included me! :<) I am ve...I'm so tickled you included me! :<) I am very fond of this book. As you noted, children in modern books tend to not be happy - though there are a couple authors who feature them - Jeanne Birdsall's Penderwicks series, and Maile Meloy's The Apothecary, and The Apprentices. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-53676839139554335232013-12-01T01:22:51.184+00:002013-12-01T01:22:51.184+00:00The Sundial Press looks wonderful. Just what I nee...The Sundial Press looks wonderful. Just what I needed - another small press to investigate! But, thank you for mentioning it, I'm tempted by several titles...lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-51337784287171989352013-12-01T01:12:48.598+00:002013-12-01T01:12:48.598+00:00I read this a few months ago (but didn't get a...I read this a few months ago (but didn't get around to reviewing it) and I greatly enjoyed it, too. So good to read such a positive review; O. Douglas is indeed a quietly excellent author. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-72876852927275635962013-11-30T21:31:10.508+00:002013-11-30T21:31:10.508+00:00Sounds lovely Simon. I have yet to read a Greyladi...Sounds lovely Simon. I have yet to read a Greyladies book - another smaller publisher to support - and I see they have an obscure Gladys Mitchell too. I'm intrigued to learn that she was Buchan's sister.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-40130960143395974792013-11-30T13:19:38.870+00:002013-11-30T13:19:38.870+00:00This sounds great, Simon! I've recently joined...This sounds great, Simon! I've recently joined the London Library, and I believe they have got a copy there, so I'll seek it out. They do have some of Richmal Crompton's adult fiction too. If you're a fan of her work, you may like to know that some of her supernatural short stories are soon to be re-published by the Sundial Press ('Mist' and other stories.) Sue Gedgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01387494692709639043noreply@blogger.com