tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post907005764831627696..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Spa Towns and SpendingStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-22557445513250240702008-06-03T20:20:00.000+01:002008-06-03T20:20:00.000+01:00The Mitfords were an interesting lot !!The Mitfords were an interesting lot !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-87207487070368343692008-06-02T12:22:00.000+01:002008-06-02T12:22:00.000+01:00Ok, my jealousy is less, as I've just bought a cop...Ok, my jealousy is less, as I've just bought a copy of 'Letters from Menabilly' off amazon. I decided £1.99 was too great an offer to pass up! Hope it gets here before Thursday!GlassCurlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07006992143355408956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-74183314778354717952008-06-02T11:28:00.000+01:002008-06-02T11:28:00.000+01:00Yes Peter the Flautist does rate Jennie highly. In...Yes Peter the Flautist does rate Jennie highly. In general I'm not very fond of books that athropomorphise animals (I speak as an ageing adult), but in Jennie I think Gallico not only writes a great story but comes pretty close to capturing what being a real cat might be like.<BR/><BR/>Now I must go off and feed my old friend Dark Puss and ask his opinion ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-20701735014790197192008-06-01T15:48:00.000+01:002008-06-01T15:48:00.000+01:00Oh my sainted aunt! Those first two, wow! I am VER...Oh my sainted aunt! Those first two, wow! I am VERY jealous! I must find a copy of 'Letters from Menabilly' soon!GlassCurlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07006992143355408956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-91612975341776279412008-06-01T13:37:00.000+01:002008-06-01T13:37:00.000+01:00PGJennie=wonderfulFlowers=charmingAlso look out fo...PG<BR/>Jennie=wonderful<BR/>Flowers=charming<BR/>Also look out for two stories in one volume by Penguin "Ludmilla and The Lonely"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-2947106942910802512008-06-01T12:46:00.000+01:002008-06-01T12:46:00.000+01:00Sounds like a perfect day you had! It's sad that ...Sounds like a perfect day you had! <BR/><BR/>It's sad that here in America many of the small book shops are giving way to the larger booksellers like Borders and Barnes & Noble. <BR/><BR/>About ten years ago I worked part time in Wonderland Book Store in Gorham, NH and just loved being there. I still visit it and it's like going home. The owner always comes over to speak to me and some of the small signs I made for different sections are still there.Linda Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14459940700516084069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-71729774004738334652008-06-01T10:39:00.000+01:002008-06-01T10:39:00.000+01:00I've read Flowers for Mrs. Harris and have been lo...I've read Flowers for Mrs. Harris and have been looking, without success, for the other three books about. I think it is a lovely book - just as I think Jennie is. According to Wikipedia he has written quite a few books about cats. <BR/><BR/>I'm not charmed by all his books though, I've started to read "Love, Let Me Not Hunger" a couple of times but never made it beyond the first chapter.<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>Yes, I know where Malvern is situated - a result of reading children's books. Phyllis Matthewman let her children visit Malvern and Symonds Yat and since I'm a map freak I had to check it out! She also let us know that Edna Lyall (Ada Ellen Bayly) lived there. Haven't read any of her books though but Gutenberg have three of them so I think I'll start there.<BR/>MargarethaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-19170899986096027782008-06-01T10:01:00.000+01:002008-06-01T10:01:00.000+01:00I have an earler edition of A Talent to Annoy, but...I have an earler edition of A Talent to Annoy, but I'm sure you'll love the newer one. Flowers for Mrs. Harris is delightful. I haven't read Jennie, but I know Peter rates it highly, and both the Potter and the Daphne letters should be great. What a haul!Cornflowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779286635989616330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-65780951616957724692008-06-01T01:17:00.000+01:002008-06-01T01:17:00.000+01:00What a wonderful day you had... sigh.xo,KimWhat a wonderful day you had... sigh.<BR/><BR/><BR/>xo,<BR/>KimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-25913329949539324132008-06-01T00:39:00.000+01:002008-06-01T00:39:00.000+01:00Paul Gallico? Did he write The Silent Miaow? That ...Paul Gallico? Did he write The Silent Miaow? That book was adorable!Bexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00210167621345806925noreply@blogger.com