tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post1313710060226766310..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Beautiful Barbara ComynsStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-81689657023585805222013-08-13T12:10:51.442+01:002013-08-13T12:10:51.442+01:00You have turned me into a Comyns fan after sending...You have turned me into a Comyns fan after sending me Who Has Changed and Who Was Dead which totally bowled me over. Although I haven't managed to read anything else by her recently, I plan to!sakurahttp://www.chasingbawa.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-73068404173799660302013-08-07T17:14:47.904+01:002013-08-07T17:14:47.904+01:00I was just looking at these in Heffers in Cambridg...I was just looking at these in Heffers in Cambridge today, they are gorgeous and I was very tempted!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08731930823596505781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-72420862973755274922013-08-02T20:49:37.917+01:002013-08-02T20:49:37.917+01:00Those covers are very pretty and striking, they sa...Those covers are very pretty and striking, they say "Buy Me!" I haven't read any Barbara Comyns books yet, but I recently got a copy of The Juniper Tree from a local secondhand bookshop that just closed. Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11834243825586087161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-28867934863641255172013-08-02T18:53:36.682+01:002013-08-02T18:53:36.682+01:00Those *are* lovely covers, though like you I suspe...Those *are* lovely covers, though like you I suspect I will stay with my original greens - love the Stanley Spencers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-56278478856085834172013-08-02T18:47:47.741+01:002013-08-02T18:47:47.741+01:00I have seen these new editions and thought them ve...I have seen these new editions and thought them very lovely. You are speaking directly to me - I've somehow lacked the nerve for Barbara Comyns. Don't suppose she's written a book for someone who likes edgy memoir...? I'm not the biggest fan of the surreal, though of course anything well done is worth reading. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-17338451483178467962013-08-02T18:04:38.976+01:002013-08-02T18:04:38.976+01:00Like you, I love the Stanley Spencer covers, and h...Like you, I love the Stanley Spencer covers, and have managed to collect 'The Vet's Daughter' and 'Who was changed and who was dead' in those editions. I was very disappointed when I bought 'Sisters by a River' on line, thinking I'd get the Spencer cover, but receiving one with the later (inappropriate) photo, so the art-work for these new editions is very welcome. Sue Gedgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01387494692709639043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-29164747121179212352013-08-02T16:02:30.357+01:002013-08-02T16:02:30.357+01:00I love these covers and, as Katherine notes, they ...I love these covers and, as Katherine notes, they are definitely being carried at some Waterstones. I saw them there in both Windsor and London. Claire (The Captive Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07430380065718826213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-49950863283503344712013-08-02T14:31:56.539+01:002013-08-02T14:31:56.539+01:00I have not seen these. The covers really are great...I have not seen these. The covers really are great. I like them very much. Glad you posted them up for all to see. Travellin' Penguin - Pamhttp://travellinpenguin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-41852982569372911732013-08-02T09:41:40.263+01:002013-08-02T09:41:40.263+01:00Just reading Sisters by a River with Our Spoons li...Just reading Sisters by a River with Our Spoons lined up next - bought in Oxford Waterstones. The 'W Book Club' is a sticker & I've just peeled mine off. The covers are indeed things of beauty.Katherinenoreply@blogger.com