tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post434045271151980533..comments2023-10-10T20:43:00.969-04:00Comments on Books and Chocolate: Persephone Readathon Check-In and Giveaway!Karen K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-53122599964190428062018-11-26T17:03:52.224-05:002018-11-26T17:03:52.224-05:00I have just finished Back to the Classics 2018. So...I have just finished Back to the Classics 2018. So happyThomas peaplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18253469455331148228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-2053082756198139642018-09-29T23:12:52.406-04:002018-09-29T23:12:52.406-04:00Dont count me in as far away, but the story sounds...Dont count me in as far away, but the story sounds delightful.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-83460241830742654102018-09-29T07:34:45.101-04:002018-09-29T07:34:45.101-04:00I am enjoying Alas, Poor Lady but it is tough to r...I am enjoying Alas, Poor Lady but it is tough to read in parts -- it's so maddening how few choices single women had. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-23077528724787364782018-09-29T07:33:46.128-04:002018-09-29T07:33:46.128-04:00I've read Few Eggs, No Oranges, but I don'...I've read Few Eggs, No Oranges, but I don't remember the bit about the psychic at all! And I didn't know L. M. Boston, wrote adult novels -- I'd only heard of The Children of Green Knowe which I still haven't read, though I know many people love it. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-58052145137430564642018-09-29T07:31:46.608-04:002018-09-29T07:31:46.608-04:00I love Whipple also. The Priory was my very first ...I love Whipple also. The Priory was my very first of her books, and one of my first Persephones, so I will always have a special fondness for it. <br />Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-22400343239075061552018-09-29T07:30:58.819-04:002018-09-29T07:30:58.819-04:00I really want to read the Tirzah Garwood, I've...I really want to read the Tirzah Garwood, I've been putting it off because it's rather long -- but I'm so tempted by the illustrations. Thanks for the recommendation!Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-24582917027569900052018-09-26T10:49:56.705-04:002018-09-26T10:49:56.705-04:00You just have to give a good book a home, Karen! ...You just have to give a good book a home, Karen! I've just realized that choosing a favourite Persephone is like choosing between children, pets, friends or chocolate in a selection box, but the title that jumps out right away is Tirzah Garwood's 'Long Live Great Bardfield'. I bought this memoir to learn more about her husband, Eric Ravilious, and ended up completely invested in her! <br />I live in Canada so that excludes me, but your visitors will be looking for recommendations and I couldn't resist. Cosy Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17818379449207007470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-33284775683089634062018-09-25T15:48:28.756-04:002018-09-25T15:48:28.756-04:00Please don't enter me since I already have a c...Please don't enter me since I already have a copy of Cheerful Weather for the Wedding. But I still want to weigh in or rather concur with Laura C and you that Whipple is my favorite Persephone author (thus far at least) and if I had to choose, I would pick The Priory as my favorite title. Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-26796863219301767012018-09-24T19:17:00.556-04:002018-09-24T19:17:00.556-04:00Thanks so much for hosting this giveaway! I love b...Thanks so much for hosting this giveaway! I love both the book and film versions of Cheerful Weather for the Wedding. In fact, I might have to re-watch the film later this week. Glad you're enjoying Alas, Poor Lady so far!Jessie @ Dwell in Possibility https://www.blogger.com/profile/16812314114814289903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-49251687215054486762018-09-24T16:13:55.718-04:002018-09-24T16:13:55.718-04:00I JUST got hold of a copy of Few Eggs and No Orang...I JUST got hold of a copy of Few Eggs and No Oranges -- one of the first Persephone titles! Sadly I had to skim it, since it's about 600 pages long and I had to give it back practically before I got it. So one day I will get myself a copy and read the whole thing properly. It's a straightforward diary of London life for all of WWII; the author portrays herself as a completely ordinary, average Londoner, which she seems to have been, except for the rather startling exception of her ordinary office job. She worked for a lady who "had discovered she was psychic" and started this Christian/Spiritualist not-church, with a newsletter and everything. Her spirit guide was named Zodiac. There was a remnant of this organization active until just a few years ago, as far as I can tell.<br /><br />I once emailed Persephone with a suggestion that they publish the adult novels of L. M. Boston; they would fit perfectly. I live in hope. :)Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-84833737677213272972018-09-24T14:21:23.099-04:002018-09-24T14:21:23.099-04:00I LOVE Dorothy Whipple! I feel like I should have ...I LOVE Dorothy Whipple! I feel like I should have multiple copies of Someone at a Distance so I can hand them out to people. I think she's my favorite Persephone writer. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-64167433802790298062018-09-24T14:08:04.103-04:002018-09-24T14:08:04.103-04:00I love all of Dorothy Whipple's books so it is...I love all of Dorothy Whipple's books so it is hard to choose which is my favorite, but I think it would be Someone at a Distance, which was my first Whipple and my first Persephone.<br />Laura at lauracald56_gmail.comLauraChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17967327592468257519noreply@blogger.com