A number of years ago, I read a few Barbara Pym books. I enjoyed them so much I decided to go back and read her books in chronological order. Some Tame Gazelle (1950), her first published novel, has been waiting patiently on my shelf for nearly 7 years now. It took a pandemic to give me … Continue reading Some Tame Gazelle | Barbara Pym #ComfortRead
I do love August and Adam@Roof Beam Reader's Austen in August meme.This year I reread Emma for the third time in my lifetime (so far!)Emma is now a classic study of friendship, truth and character, but each reread reveals hidden depths and layers.There is already an incredible array of opinions and analysis about all of … Continue reading Emma by Jane Austen
L. M. Montgomery only wrote 2 adult novels. One of them was The Blue Castle published in 1926.I had never heard of it until last year when I wrote a post about The Ladies of Missalonghi by Australian author Colleen McCullough. McCullough was accused of plagiarism because of the number of similarities between the two books.I have … Continue reading The Blue Castle by L M Montgomery
Today I was chatting with one of my book reps about what we were reading. She mentioned she would like to read McCullough's new book, Bittersweet as she preferred her earlier works and this seemed more in line with the those books. I tentatively agreed as my experiences with McCullough had not necessarily been rave … Continue reading The Ladies of Missalonghi by Colleen McCullough
When I first read this month's meme question for the Classics Club I felt that it was almost too obvious to bother to answer."Do you love Jane Austen or want to “dig her up and beat her over the skull with her own shin-bone”? (Phrase borrowed from Mark Twain).Why? (for either answer)?Favourite and/or least favourite Austen … Continue reading Jane Austen
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