tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post3626936960737264863..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: A quick reminder...StuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-52159815485820209712009-10-17T13:36:53.964+01:002009-10-17T13:36:53.964+01:00It wasn't actually me, Barbara! There is anot...It wasn't actually me, Barbara! There is another Persephone fan/addict in the group, and *she* suggested it.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-11784048339395067152009-10-17T12:50:27.348+01:002009-10-17T12:50:27.348+01:00I wonder who suggested the Miss Ranskill, Simon?? ...I wonder who suggested the Miss Ranskill, Simon?? I have read the Persephone (one of my favourites - but after Little Boy Lost) and I now own an original published under the name Barbara Bower.<br /><br />http://www.spectator.co.uk/books/20565/two-very-different-islands.thtml<br /><br />BarbaraBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02196530511497772957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-21828020432975497322009-10-17T11:30:28.151+01:002009-10-17T11:30:28.151+01:00Hi Jennifer -
If you can get your hands on a copy ...Hi Jennifer -<br />If you can get your hands on a copy of Manservant and Maidservant, then a few of us are reading that this month - otherwise, I started with Mother and Son, and loved that one! Easily findable on Amazon, if I recall...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-2218081844257116432009-10-17T09:19:36.406+01:002009-10-17T09:19:36.406+01:00On my TBR pile I have a book by Vikram Seth 'T...On my TBR pile I have a book by Vikram Seth 'The Golden Gate' which is written in verse. I have also read a couple of books by Stevie Davies, but not the one you have; so looking forward to your comments on that one. I still haven't read anything by ICB; which book do you recommend I should start with?Jennifer Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05465209544401844796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-68896232153930813552009-10-16T23:48:08.682+01:002009-10-16T23:48:08.682+01:00Claire, thanks for the recommendations, I'll l...Claire, thanks for the recommendations, I'll look forward to them - lots of new authors to me, though I have read P&P (of course!) and the Barbara Euphan Todd.<br /><br />Simon - beg, steal, or borrow a copy because I so want to hear your thoughts! I'm lending mine to Harriet when I'm finished, but you're welcome to join the end of the queue - otherwise I think one or two others in London might be joining in, and might lend to you...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-470781639063461062009-10-16T23:22:32.536+01:002009-10-16T23:22:32.536+01:00I loved Immortality! But then I've never read ...I loved Immortality! But then I've never read a Kundera that I didn't. :) An Equal Music was okay but I didn't love it as much as Seth's A Suitable Boy. It's still very nice, though.clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14397226316253896335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-67005860360766800702009-10-16T23:02:11.726+01:002009-10-16T23:02:11.726+01:00Hmmm if I can find a bargain ICB then am in but so...Hmmm if I can find a bargain ICB then am in but so far sadly no luck which is a bit vexing as I so want to join in!<br /><br />Lovely that Harriet has joined your book group am a fan of her blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-14020462834334653522009-10-16T09:26:51.403+01:002009-10-16T09:26:51.403+01:00Oh no! I ordered the ICB a couple of weeks ago and...Oh no! I ordered the ICB a couple of weeks ago and your post just reminded me it hadn't arrived -- and now I find that my Amazon order got sent to an address in France which I no longer use -- entirely my fault for not picking this up, but I shall almost certainly not be getting that copy. What a pain.harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470091985662379182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-54107955680158167132009-10-16T07:42:17.793+01:002009-10-16T07:42:17.793+01:00I think that you might enjoy "An Equal Music&...I think that you might enjoy "An Equal Music" by Vikram Seth. It is a book that I have returned to several times. I have not joined the Manservant and Maidservant read, I seem a bit behind with my own groups reading, and keep getting diverted. I await your comments with interest.henriettanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-73942438464277864742009-10-16T01:13:16.708+01:002009-10-16T01:13:16.708+01:00I have no idea about ICB, but your previous posts ...I have no idea about ICB, but your previous posts made me very curious. I went ahead and ordered Manservant and Maidservant (and one other ICB title just in case I like the first). It should arrive early next week, so I am glad that I am not the only one who hasn't started yet.Thomas Hogglestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284352537015457974noreply@blogger.com