tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post9140502478983027133..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: All Virago/All AugustStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-71044138934898024792011-08-08T19:29:36.680+01:002011-08-08T19:29:36.680+01:00I am Virago green with envy.I am Virago green with envy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-89344930544394766872011-08-02T19:39:33.824+01:002011-08-02T19:39:33.824+01:00Sleepless Nights or Red Pottage I would go for, th...Sleepless Nights or Red Pottage I would go for, the first I like the cover of and the second I like the title alone. (I have just spotted C.B recommends that which is a recommendation in itself.)<br /><br />I must read that Ivy Compton Burnett you gave me.Simon (Savidge Reads)http://savidgereads.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-46409254931561208252011-08-01T19:53:42.136+01:002011-08-01T19:53:42.136+01:00I really loved 'Sleepless Nights' but it g...I really loved 'Sleepless Nights' but it get's mixed reviews...<br /><br />I actually blogged about it hither:<br />http://hibernianhomme.blogspot.com/2010/11/elizabeth-hardwicks-sleepless-nights.htmlDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15435206223622005832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-87595092235303228262011-08-01T19:22:54.149+01:002011-08-01T19:22:54.149+01:00I read in an interview with Carmen Calil that Red ...I read in an interview with Carmen Calil that Red Pottage was one of her favourite VMCs...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-16191311234971832122011-08-01T18:23:09.621+01:002011-08-01T18:23:09.621+01:00And, speaking of Mary Cholmondeley, I highly recom...And, speaking of Mary Cholmondeley, I highly recommend her supernatural short story, 'Let Loose'. It's appeared in several anthologies, including Ramsey Campbell's excellent 'Meddling with Ghosts' which focuses on stories in the tradition of the Master of the Ghost Story, Montague Rhodes James. <br /><br />(I'm currently reading Barbara Comyns--The Vet's Daughter---in a Virago edition with the lovely Stanley Spencer cover.)Sue Gedgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01387494692709639043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-83278566701547211752011-08-01T18:03:50.361+01:002011-08-01T18:03:50.361+01:00Here's another vote for 'Red Pottage'-...Here's another vote for 'Red Pottage'---I read it a few years ago, and was knocked out by it! A really fascinating novel.Sue Gedgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01387494692709639043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-66782182220343671912011-08-01T15:12:07.233+01:002011-08-01T15:12:07.233+01:00I have read Margaret Laurence's "Jest of ...I have read Margaret Laurence's "Jest of God" and thought it was pretty good. However, her other novel (called "Stone Angel") is much much better. But still, Jest is still a good read. Not sure of the others, but do have a load of Viragos that I need to look at.<br /><br />liz in TexasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-54390323433429850352011-08-01T13:38:50.234+01:002011-08-01T13:38:50.234+01:00I love the idea of having books waiting for you wh...I love the idea of having books waiting for you when you land at your destination. And the Elizabeth Taylor titles would come first with me. Enjoy your green August!Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-80323863660136459142011-08-01T10:12:05.237+01:002011-08-01T10:12:05.237+01:00Another vote for Red Pottage here. A great book, s...Another vote for Red Pottage here. A great book, sadly neglected these days.Kirstyhttp://blog.otherstories.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-67292959022384599632011-08-01T09:59:26.216+01:002011-08-01T09:59:26.216+01:00I'd recommend Red Pottage & Crowded Street...I'd recommend Red Pottage & Crowded Street. I love the Pre-Raphaelite cover of RP, you are lucky to have a copy. I read a library copy over 20 years ago.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-67769799961381732302011-08-01T08:24:05.230+01:002011-08-01T08:24:05.230+01:00I doubt I will ever get to them but drooling over ...I doubt I will ever get to them but drooling over them seems good enough for now!Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-9298519077596809882011-08-01T07:51:47.112+01:002011-08-01T07:51:47.112+01:00I read Sleepless Nights recently, in the lovely NY...I read Sleepless Nights recently, in the lovely NYRB edition. Thumbs up from me - look out for a beautiful passage about Billie Holiday.DLShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07572245041381490135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-26342274534561449802011-08-01T07:51:07.748+01:002011-08-01T07:51:07.748+01:00sounds like a great idea. I'm going to try it ...sounds like a great idea. I'm going to try it too.harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470091985662379182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-91534740308287469642011-08-01T07:48:55.594+01:002011-08-01T07:48:55.594+01:00I'll second The Crowded Street, which I thorou...I'll second The Crowded Street, which I thoroughly enjoyed (and found somewhat melodramatic).<br /><br />I've heard wonderful things about Red Pottage and The Shutter of Snow and would also suggest Grace Paley.<br /><br />Pray, why do you have two copies of Our Spoons Came From Woolworths and why does one of them have the title inverted on spine? Just curious.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-36704204839031983342011-08-01T03:28:26.718+01:002011-08-01T03:28:26.718+01:00I love The Crowded Street. It's a really inspi...I love The Crowded Street. It's a really inspiring look at how one young woman in the Edwardian, World War I, and Inter-War eras finds herself and deals with the pressure to marry. Even though I really enjoyed South Riding and Poor Caroline, it's definitely my favourite Winifred Holtby novel.Virginiahttp://aliterarywayfarer.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-77367598851729331302011-08-01T02:43:01.973+01:002011-08-01T02:43:01.973+01:00I haven't read any of your picks yet, but I kn...I haven't read any of your picks yet, but I know Red Pottage gets a lot of praise over in that LT group you mentioned, and I think it's one of the less widely available titles in the VMC collection, so you're lucky to have a copy. I think I'll be trying for two or three Viragos in August myself. Looking forward to it!Linda Koonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05614162024708881395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-75908593719834002242011-08-01T00:12:42.533+01:002011-08-01T00:12:42.533+01:00I don't know the other five, but I loved Red P...I don't know the other five, but I loved Red Pottage. I even wrote a chapter on it for my master's thesis.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906212382849291562noreply@blogger.com