tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post2446514816960946816..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: London War Notes by Mollie Panter-DownesStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-56846496871327032742015-03-15T04:28:21.890+00:002015-03-15T04:28:21.890+00:00Oh, so exciting about London War Notes. I had to r...Oh, so exciting about London War Notes. I had to return my ('my') copy to the library before I'd finished it but not before I was totally hooked...!skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-60458653079375518722015-03-05T19:17:48.938+00:002015-03-05T19:17:48.938+00:00Oh what good news - thanks so much for flagging it...Oh what good news - thanks so much for flagging it. I read your first write up and immediately put it on my 'to buy' list. And now I'm particularly glad I haven't yet found a copy. What better than a Persephone version!? FayeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-2300667791070216012015-03-04T16:19:21.629+00:002015-03-04T16:19:21.629+00:00This has been on my Wish List since you first ment...This has been on my Wish List since you first mentioned the book, so I'm looking forward to reading the Persephone edition. And I'm glad Mollie Panter-Downes mentions the men who were conscripted to the mines - I have an uncle who was a 'Bevin Boy', but he was invalided out.Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-4036871371214397192015-03-03T22:40:27.594+00:002015-03-03T22:40:27.594+00:00I'll be a celeb before you know it!I'll be a celeb before you know it!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-42385924136366065352015-03-03T22:40:12.211+00:002015-03-03T22:40:12.211+00:00Haha! It does not... it means I shall be linked to...Haha! It does not... it means I shall be linked to on a site somewhere else :)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-47572260966068652062015-03-03T22:39:49.822+00:002015-03-03T22:39:49.822+00:00Isn't One Fine Day sublime? They are equally b...Isn't One Fine Day sublime? They are equally brilliant, albeit in very different ways.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-36729521766555628492015-03-03T22:39:31.988+00:002015-03-03T22:39:31.988+00:00Yay! :D It may leap to my top three favourite Pers...Yay! :D It may leap to my top three favourite Persephones on publication.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-87881378295018863742015-03-03T22:39:02.841+00:002015-03-03T22:39:02.841+00:00Very true! I hadn't thought of it like that, b...Very true! I hadn't thought of it like that, but this time I don't mind the money I spent on the older copy, because I want everyone to read this.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-70097725600967881782015-03-03T22:37:02.716+00:002015-03-03T22:37:02.716+00:00Do, do!Do, do!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-828818937623902952015-03-03T22:36:56.250+00:002015-03-03T22:36:56.250+00:00They are both wonderful diaries! And deserve being...They are both wonderful diaries! And deserve being read alongside each other, really.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-7017894501260832442015-03-03T22:36:21.726+00:002015-03-03T22:36:21.726+00:00Oo, well done! I haven't actually read that on...Oo, well done! I haven't actually read that one, though I have read Minnie's Room, the other collection Persephone print. Her stories are good, but this book (and her novel One Fine Day) are even better.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-25104174084530166412015-03-03T22:35:46.854+00:002015-03-03T22:35:46.854+00:00I knowwwww! It's such great, great news.I knowwwww! It's such great, great news.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-79739487995498459402015-03-03T22:35:04.823+00:002015-03-03T22:35:04.823+00:00Are there really? Surprising, given how expensive ...Are there really? Surprising, given how expensive it was before - maybe people are taking advantage of sales before they'll be priced out of the market!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-14328806046430028522015-03-03T18:48:44.936+00:002015-03-03T18:48:44.936+00:00This is one I've been keen to read since your ...This is one I've been keen to read since your review of it, Simon, so I'm *so* glad Persephone are reissuing it! Look forward to seeing you on TV, then? :)<br /><br />kaggsysbookishramblingsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-8238224470093045532015-03-03T08:27:45.128+00:002015-03-03T08:27:45.128+00:00Oh, can't wait for this one to come out - than...Oh, can't wait for this one to come out - thanks for letting us know. And does this mean you're going to be on "Loose Women"? it always seems to be on when I'm in the gym - if you pop up on it as I cycle to nowhere busily, that will be a surprise!LyzzyBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398604923871095647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-51103772270823622972015-03-03T07:19:36.973+00:002015-03-03T07:19:36.973+00:00Mollie Panter-Downes is one of my favourite writer...Mollie Panter-Downes is one of my favourite writers and 'One Fine Day' possibly my favourite book of all time. If I weren't already looking forward to Persephone's edition of London War Notes, your wonderful post would have convinced me to buy it. I love such thoughts as the desire to go 'upstairs instead of down' - so simple a wish, but not one I would have realised was in people's minds at that time. Many thanks for a lovely insight into this reissue. Definitely a book to savour.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346863303904973315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-40575288850713885292015-03-03T00:10:57.425+00:002015-03-03T00:10:57.425+00:00I am so, so excited about this reissue! I can'...I am so, so excited about this reissue! I can't wait to have my own copy of this fantastic book.Claire (The Captive Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07430380065718826213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-50949644836514923992015-03-02T22:20:58.527+00:002015-03-02T22:20:58.527+00:00Well said! Usually I'm disappointed when Perse...Well said! Usually I'm disappointed when Persephone reissue a bok I own but this time I'm delighted because it so deserves a wider readership.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11526634337636616614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-10051687599834450062015-03-02T21:40:54.466+00:002015-03-02T21:40:54.466+00:00These diaries sound like a must. I might put them ...These diaries sound like a must. I might put them on my birthday wishlist :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-64024134048231988702015-03-02T20:53:37.368+00:002015-03-02T20:53:37.368+00:00Ooo, this one does sound good. I finally read Nell...Ooo, this one does sound good. I finally read Nella Last's War last fall and really enjoyed it. I shall add this one to my list. Susan in TXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550766549670690646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-32978678828660354982015-03-02T20:48:59.609+00:002015-03-02T20:48:59.609+00:00I just recently picked up the Persephone edition o...I just recently picked up the Persephone edition of Goodbye Mrs Craven by Mollie Panter-Downes - I was lucky enough to find it here in Canada in a charity shop! So it seems a bit like fate to see a review of another of her books just a couple of days later. :)Sarahhttp://www.tbrtuesday.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-45531786476439940642015-03-02T19:31:11.262+00:002015-03-02T19:31:11.262+00:00Ah!! It's being reprinted - that makes me SO h...Ah!! It's being reprinted - that makes me SO happy :)samarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110418558011704941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-2649310595804888822015-03-02T19:09:31.336+00:002015-03-02T19:09:31.336+00:00I've been really looking forward to this and y...I've been really looking forward to this and you have just made me even keener. There have been a few (relatively) cheaper copies around recently - before it seemed to be rarely available and then at a high price - but I'm waiting for the Persephone one as they are such lovely books. AnnPnoreply@blogger.com