tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post5174512560693526993..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Hetty Dorval - Ethel WilsonStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-8872008423768502182013-12-11T02:37:39.365+00:002013-12-11T02:37:39.365+00:00I was scared to read this review in case you didn&...I was scared to read this review in case you didn't like this one! I love Ethel Wilson, and am glad that Persephone is sharing one of her titles. Some of her short stories are exceptionally good, too.Melwykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885378201188978664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-27338154279177207902013-12-10T03:32:34.990+00:002013-12-10T03:32:34.990+00:00Simon, have you read A Far Cry yet? It is my favo...Simon, have you read A Far Cry yet? It is my favorite Persephone. I hope you will consider reading it next should you already own a copy.EllenBinNYCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-86249888106256467742013-12-09T23:00:07.115+00:002013-12-09T23:00:07.115+00:00Her 1954 novel "Swamp Angel" is also exc...Her 1954 novel "Swamp Angel" is also excellent. The heroine leaves her husband and moves north to work in a fishing camp.Donaldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-26611727288216386592013-12-09T16:30:35.809+00:002013-12-09T16:30:35.809+00:00Sounds lovely as usual Simon. It does seem that yo...Sounds lovely as usual Simon. It does seem that you can rely on a Persephone for a good tale, whatever the background to it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-27794886991201326952013-12-09T13:47:52.145+00:002013-12-09T13:47:52.145+00:00You said, "That was so much the dominant narr...You said, "That was so much the dominant narrative of interwar fiction that a 'conservative' viewpoint would be more revolutionary than a liberal one - or so it seems to me." I'm finding this to be true as I read, but I probably haven't read near as widely from this era as you have. It would be interesting to see some book titles that do have a conservative viewpoint on the subject if you know of any.<br />Susan in TXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550766549670690646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-38331292580147116492013-12-09T09:35:05.861+00:002013-12-09T09:35:05.861+00:00I sometimes wonder if the interwar years offer mor...I sometimes wonder if the interwar years offer more books with women's names in the title or whether I'm getting a false impression because of what is being republished (maybe Persephone likes women's names!). Naming is pretty significant (she says, vaguely but hopefully...).skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-17711244869279981422013-12-09T08:06:08.144+00:002013-12-09T08:06:08.144+00:00Always on my horizon are those Persephone books wh...Always on my horizon are those Persephone books which I intend to get one day, either buying them myself or by dropping not so subtle hints at around this time of year. Hetty Dorval has been one I have not considered I would want. Why? I love the sound of it. Thank you Simon anoher one for my Persephone wishlist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com