tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post7108351352814831134..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: FootprintsStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-71028106646145304622009-05-16T10:29:00.000+01:002009-05-16T10:29:00.000+01:00Yes, I've read that, it was good.
She's also writ...Yes, I've read that, it was good.<br /><br />She's also written a couple of children's books, one of which I managed to get from the public library last week - No way of telling - which was very good. And I've just pre-ordered her biographical volume on Amazon "Maiden trip". I spend too much money on books even though I am a diligent library user.<br /><br />We have a couple of Persephone books in Magdalen, I think one of the Margaret Laski's and something else, which I bought for the English section! You should suggest more of them as we always buy student suggestions (just not library staff ones!).verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-76216100791086988032009-05-16T10:24:00.000+01:002009-05-16T10:24:00.000+01:00Ahha, you're THAT Verity! Very nice to meet you o...Ahha, you're THAT Verity! Very nice to meet you on the internet as well as real life.<br /><br />I actually have a copy of An Open Book, thanks for the offer though.<br /><br />I always love hearing about Persephone-obsession - you mention a few I haven't read. I still haven't read Far Cry, though I did love Emma Smith's The Great Western Beach last year (if you do a search on the blog, it'll come up) - and Saplings I've had for about five years and still not read. Family Roundabout probably my favourite - well, I'd already read it, it was the book which led me to Persephone actually.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-14479516657376107722009-05-16T10:01:00.000+01:002009-05-16T10:01:00.000+01:00I can lend it to you if you like (since actually w...I can lend it to you if you like (since actually we know each other - you'll find me in the college library most days :) ).<br /><br />Persephone wise, I just read The Far Cry and thought that that was my favourite so far. I did love cheerful weather for the wedding, Saplings and Family Roundabout (which I must have read in my first year at Oxford which is going back some!), Miss Pettigrew definitely, and a London Child of the 1870s (although that doesn't really count as I read it long before Persephone existed). Ditto Round About a Pound a Week which I came across as part of my degree.<br /><br />I've got a stack of them that I bought with birthday money at home which I am saving for a special treat. I'm particularly looking forward to Mariana (which is the only Monica Dickens I haven't now read) and Fortnight in September and Making Conversation.<br /><br />Phew, bet you wish you hadn't asked that question!verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-54345812187686087302009-05-15T17:03:00.000+01:002009-05-15T17:03:00.000+01:00That's the next Monica Dickens on my list!
So, yo...That's the next Monica Dickens on my list!<br /><br />So, you're a Persephone addict - which are your favourites??StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-64737891642570712812009-05-15T17:00:00.000+01:002009-05-15T17:00:00.000+01:00Her actual autobiography "An Open Book" also makes...Her actual autobiography "An Open Book" also makes for interesting reading as you can see where she got her various ideas from. I'm a big fan of her novels too.verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-79198068961040070322009-05-15T16:58:00.000+01:002009-05-15T16:58:00.000+01:00Thanks for your comment, Verity - I did read it af...Thanks for your comment, Verity - I did read it after reading this. Not *quite* as good as the One Pair books, but definitely very good and fun.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-13191237613203877492009-05-15T14:51:00.000+01:002009-05-15T14:51:00.000+01:00Have you read my Turn to Make the Tea? Have just ...Have you read my Turn to Make the Tea? Have just discovered your blog, and am amazed that someone shares such similar reading habits - I am a Persephone book addict which has started me off on all sorts of different things.verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-52485674446559345362007-07-03T20:59:00.000+01:002007-07-03T20:59:00.000+01:00in case you are wondering who englituni is it is m...in case you are wondering who englituni is it is me, I had to open a new account as I could not access my other one for some weird reason. ElaineUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01036708974692167735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-21584859505112514982007-07-03T20:58:00.000+01:002007-07-03T20:58:00.000+01:00I must have got muddled Simon because my favourite...I must have got muddled Simon because my favourite is the domestic service one - is that hands or feet...??????Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01036708974692167735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-90193468890448022582007-06-28T22:47:00.000+01:002007-06-28T22:47:00.000+01:00I read this before I went into nursing and can't b...I read this before I went into nursing and can't believe it didn't put me off and send me on the alternative trail which was the English degree at university!Still love the book for it's resonance of the old days and also Thursday Afternoons which is also by Monica Dickens, still about nurses but is absolutely priceless.dovegreyreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476787364182624719noreply@blogger.com