tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post6589503888212448324..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: People Who Say GoodbyeStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-77639377067307323542014-10-03T18:42:44.879+01:002014-10-03T18:42:44.879+01:00Very late to this party, but I had to chime in at ...Very late to this party, but I had to chime in at last. I just finished this memoir and absolutely adored it. <br /><br />One of the passages that most struck me was:<br /><br /> "My two aunts on either end of the sofa, with a scatter of light reading between them, were called Ethel and Ada. There was a period, not long ago, when almost everybody had an aunt called Ethel. I even knew one or two who not only had an aunt called Ethel, but were themselves called Ethel and were themselves aunts - Aunt Ethels, that is. There was something about the name that not only brought on aunthood but was somehow marriage-repellant. Ethels did not breed much. Perhaps that is why they have become comparatively rare."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08513124547314305248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-39644744939292351872013-08-11T22:42:52.598+01:002013-08-11T22:42:52.598+01:00What happened to P.Y. Betts when she grew up? - my...What happened to P.Y. Betts when she grew up? - my copy of PWSG states she travelled widely in Europe and the U.S.She spent part of the Second World War doing war work, then became a farm labourer in East Anglia - she was evicted by the US Air Force who were building an air base. After the war she moved with a Noah's Ark of animals to farm in Wales where she has lived in seclusion ever since. <br />Diz White, Author of Cotswolds Memoir: Discoveing a Beautiful Region of Britain on a Quest to Buy a 17th Century CottageDiz Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12012676206365912432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-54588824404387948742013-07-01T10:46:52.732+01:002013-07-01T10:46:52.732+01:00I too have just read PWSG, in almost one sitting. ...I too have just read PWSG, in almost one sitting. Now I am feeling VERY frustrated because there is so much I want to know about thisintriguing person that I would love to have known. I want to know how her life continued. She writes in her maiden name.... did she use it as a "nom de plume"or did she remain single. How did she earn her living Is there anyone who can tell me more?<br /> BELZAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-21592515939126430472011-07-26T15:18:59.657+01:002011-07-26T15:18:59.657+01:00Lyn - thanks so much for pointing me in the direct...<b>Lyn</b> - thanks so much for pointing me in the direction of this book, I really loved it, and I'm finding most things hard to read at the mo. I can't remember if you've read any Barbara Comyns... I think you'd definitely like her, based on liking this!<br /><br /><b>Helen</b> - hello Helen, thanks for popping by! The book is very interesting indeed, hope you get a chance to read it.<br /><br /><b>Linda</b> - hi Linda - do read it, this is one of the best memoirs I've read, especially given that she's not really famous outside of the memoir.<br /><br /><b>Virginia</b> - you're welcome :) I loved those little bits of wit!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-2821916895880182132011-07-22T05:21:19.174+01:002011-07-22T05:21:19.174+01:00The quotation about the Fabians alone makes me wan...The quotation about the Fabians alone makes me want to read this book. Thanks for the review, Simon!Virginiahttp://aliterarywayfarer.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-64328378936564566102011-07-22T02:23:00.975+01:002011-07-22T02:23:00.975+01:00I treated myself to this one just a bit ago, but h...I treated myself to this one just a bit ago, but haven't read it yet. I have loved every Slightly Foxed edition I've read, and clearly this one won't disappoint either. Memoir is one of my favorite genres. Thanks for a great review.Linda Koonshttp://workingmyclay.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-81997110711354760192011-07-22T01:38:57.648+01:002011-07-22T01:38:57.648+01:00Hi Simon
I wanted to stop by and say hello. I am ...Hi Simon<br /><br />I wanted to stop by and say hello. I am following your blog and have been reading lightly. This, PWSGlooks very interesting.<br />Helenxxhelen tilstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791882664528962799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-68673210500949549682011-07-22T01:36:38.795+01:002011-07-22T01:36:38.795+01:00Lovely review Simon. I did enjoy PWSG very much ev...Lovely review Simon. I did enjoy PWSG very much even though I'm not always a fan of childhood memoirs. As you say, it's the tone that's so fascinating & the unsentimentality. Thanks for linking to my review too!lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.com