tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post3487748977975504174..comments2023-10-10T20:43:00.969-04:00Comments on Books and Chocolate: Father by Elizabeth von ArnimKaren K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-63175892221502612542020-04-30T04:20:20.523-04:002020-04-30T04:20:20.523-04:00I'm re-reading it at the moment and loving it ...I'm re-reading it at the moment and loving it even more the second time. I'm delighted that this will be one of the British Library Women Writers reprints in autumn!Simon T (StuckinaBook)http://www.stuckinabook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-18118006418969105432020-04-09T08:00:13.526-04:002020-04-09T08:00:13.526-04:00For those who read e-books there are quite a few a...For those who read e-books there are quite a few available for free. Wonderful books and in many different modes, from pastoral to domestic comedy to chilling psychological drama. Reprints would definitely be in order - hopefully we'll see some soon.Loryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08519976394732029323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-39877967780742250652020-04-05T17:48:06.580-04:002020-04-05T17:48:06.580-04:00This is one of the few that I haven't read, I ...This is one of the few that I haven't read, I was lucky enough to get most of her books from a charity shop - the originals. I'm now dying to get my hands on a copy. Thanks.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138715309807238198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-51337097977240449242020-04-04T11:55:21.013-04:002020-04-04T11:55:21.013-04:00In one of his nonfiction works Somerset Maugham re...In one of his nonfiction works Somerset Maugham relates the story that von Arnim read aloud a story that featured devastating depiction of her husband, who was lying sick in bed. He was so mortified that he turned his face to the wall and died. “He was very sick,” she later said, “and was going to die anyway.”Majorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05038437416575948282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-27616090395658709352020-03-15T22:50:44.669-04:002020-03-15T22:50:44.669-04:00This sounds like a very interesting and emotive re...This sounds like a very interesting and emotive read I'll track down some time. I recently finished The Enchanted April, and it sounds like Von Arnim went a bit edgier on this one :) Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-28338735366322343002020-03-13T08:06:25.461-04:002020-03-13T08:06:25.461-04:00It's also on iBooks!It's also on iBooks! Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-55040368388748216852020-03-13T08:06:01.401-04:002020-03-13T08:06:01.401-04:00The film adaptation is wonderful! The film adaptation is wonderful! Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-69216235783174732882020-03-09T19:56:43.107-04:002020-03-09T19:56:43.107-04:00Alas, I also must confess that I have only read En...Alas, I also must confess that I have only read Enchanted April. Maybe also the film adaptation helps with keeping it in print. This sounds like a great read. I didn't even realize von Arnim had written more than April and Elizabeth and her German Garden. Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-5991522704728419412020-03-09T09:07:34.462-04:002020-03-09T09:07:34.462-04:00I read somewhere that Enchanted April really boost...I read somewhere that Enchanted April really boosted the Italian tourist industry when it came out, and I'm sure it started all over again when the movie came out in the 1990s. Now I really wish I'd visited Portofino when I was living in Germany! Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-22986002569801714802020-03-09T09:03:38.118-04:002020-03-09T09:03:38.118-04:00I remember being very impressed at how many bookst...I remember being very impressed at how many bookstores I saw in Italy, even in smaller towns. I'm sorry I didn't take a look for von Arnim while I was there -- not that I read any language other than English!Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-62201107752091972902020-03-08T13:33:07.192-04:002020-03-08T13:33:07.192-04:00Hi again, yes I am having difficulty finding "...Hi again, yes I am having difficulty finding "Father" but I got In the mountains on the Gutenberg project for freemarmeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704741638865010421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-73832110022922151002020-03-08T13:01:04.240-04:002020-03-08T13:01:04.240-04:00This sounds absolutely wonderful, the thread of sa...This sounds absolutely wonderful, the thread of sadness notwithstanding. I have yet to read anything by this author apart from Enchanted April, but I have a few on my shelf, at the ready. Interesting that more titles are available in Italian...since I am trying to learn Italian, maybe some day I will be able to read one in that language!JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-40656101045097500422020-03-08T12:57:35.787-04:002020-03-08T12:57:35.787-04:00It is an eternal puzzle as to why von Arnim's ...It is an eternal puzzle as to why von Arnim's books aren't easier to get hold of these days! I remember being in Bologna a few years ago and feeling intensely jealous of the shelf-full of her books in a store there, only a few of which were available in English. Clever Italians. Claire (The Captive Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07430380065718826213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-14507603934132688332020-03-07T12:29:14.878-05:002020-03-07T12:29:14.878-05:00That's next on my list, I want to read it for ...That's next on my list, I want to read it for the 1920 Club hosted by Simon and Stuck in a Book. Sadly both of them are hard to find but I hope they'll be reprinted soon. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-79158139376367691332020-03-07T12:18:42.009-05:002020-03-07T12:18:42.009-05:00I look forward to reading this ! Thanks for bringi...I look forward to reading this ! Thanks for bringing it to our attention. My favourite is In the Mountains.marmeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704741638865010421noreply@blogger.com