tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post4872132621839399467..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Five From the Archive (no.6)StuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-10336815140003862652012-08-21T12:39:52.418+01:002012-08-21T12:39:52.418+01:00Aunts Aren't Gentleman was my no.6! I decided...Aunts Aren't Gentleman was my no.6! I decided not to duplicate relatives, otherwise it would have been on there.<br /><br />I've never tried AC as Mary Westmacott - mostly because Colin didn't like them, but that really shouldn't be my benchmark, given how our tastes differ....StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-70732281787247392342012-08-21T12:39:04.019+01:002012-08-21T12:39:04.019+01:00It's the only Greene I've read, but I love...It's the only Greene I've read, but I loved it!<br />Have you read Rebecca? I think it's wonderful, but if you don't like it then I probably wouldn't bother with My Cousin Rachel.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-91815705429385268062012-08-21T12:37:32.255+01:002012-08-21T12:37:32.255+01:00Oh, yes, a lovely book - although I haven't re...Oh, yes, a lovely book - although I haven't read it since I was small.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-42133562241570334922012-08-21T12:37:14.312+01:002012-08-21T12:37:14.312+01:00Oo, that sounds wonderful, Christine - I do love a...Oo, that sounds wonderful, Christine - I do love an anarchic aunt in a book...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-675639063118651942012-08-21T12:36:54.324+01:002012-08-21T12:36:54.324+01:00I love a suggestion for a book that I already own!...I love a suggestion for a book that I already own!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-50462835182925386442012-08-21T12:36:41.129+01:002012-08-21T12:36:41.129+01:00I've not read any of those - except for the on...I've not read any of those - except for the one we both chose - so thank you, Margaret! It's amazing quite how many books have a relative in the title. There's even The Rector's Daughter, The Vicar's Daughter, and The Clergyman's Daughter, should I wish to read a triad! (Mayor, Young, and Orwell respectively.)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-43804179664030684322012-08-16T12:41:46.160+01:002012-08-16T12:41:46.160+01:00Couldn't call any immediately to mind yesterda...Couldn't call any immediately to mind yesterday, but Aunts Aren't Gentlemen by Wodehouse comes to mind, and A Daughter's a Daughter by Agatha Christie writing as Mary Westmacott (which I read so long ago I'm embarrassed to say I don't remember the plot), last but not least - Little Britches:Father and I Were Ranchers by Ralph Moody. (children's book)Susan in TXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550766549670690646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-78095785281633806652012-08-16T10:20:46.913+01:002012-08-16T10:20:46.913+01:00Simon, just thought I'd say I've now done ...Simon, just thought I'd say I've now done a post on historical fiction from my blog over the last five years.Margaret @ BooksPleasehttp://www.booksplease.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-85573976587053078162012-08-15T14:07:57.419+01:002012-08-15T14:07:57.419+01:00I have been thinking about reading Travel with my ...I have been thinking about reading Travel with my Aunt recently. It keeps popping up now and then on blogs and bookstores. I think its time I read it!<br />I am also fairly intrigued by My Cousin Rachel - was not that impressed by anything else by DDM but this seems promising.Vipulahttp://shadesofwords09.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-1942468009999012672012-08-15T10:00:33.369+01:002012-08-15T10:00:33.369+01:00The Family from One End Street by Eve Garnett. A f...The Family from One End Street by Eve Garnett. A favourite childhood read, that has held up into adulthood.<br /><br />Geraldinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-80042697712092450292012-08-15T08:40:18.950+01:002012-08-15T08:40:18.950+01:00I don't think I could better your list, with t...I don't think I could better your list, with the exception of ICB, who is on the Wish List. So can I substitute a childhood favourite - Auntie Robbo, by Ann Scott-Moncrieff, about an exceedingly idiosyncratic old lady who travels to the Scottish Highlands with her nephew and a group of street urchins, aboard a ramshackle horse-drawn caravan. It is quite, quite wonderful, very, very funny, and somewhat anarchic, as Auntie Robbo rebels against all forms of authority, upsets everyone she meets, and creates chaos everywhere she goes. Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-22476182610393322302012-08-15T07:57:19.363+01:002012-08-15T07:57:19.363+01:00My suggestion is 'Daughters of the House' ...My suggestion is 'Daughters of the House' by Michele Roberts, about cousins growing up in France after the war and the secrets they uncover.<br />Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504446211868008723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-79465026695116527792012-08-15T07:53:24.502+01:002012-08-15T07:53:24.502+01:00I've missed your earlier Five from the Archive...I've missed your earlier Five from the Archive posts. I think it's a good idea and might have a go at something like it myself - my blog's been going for over five years now.<br /><br />Here are my five on families - and there are just five that I've read during the five years!<br /><br />The Inspector's Daughter by Alanna Knight<br />The Sixth Wife by Suzannah Dunn<br />Sons and Lovers by D H Lawrence<br />The Widow's Tale by Mick Jackson<br /><br />and last but by no means least - My Cousin Rachel by Daphne Du Maurier. Quote from my post - 'I was never quite sure what was real and what to believe.'Margaret @ BooksPleasehttp://www.booksplease.orgnoreply@blogger.com