tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post6042257409117426681..comments2023-10-10T20:43:00.969-04:00Comments on Books and Chocolate: Greenery Street by Denis Mackail - plus a giveaway!Karen K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-34453708579093338532010-12-15T04:29:53.651-05:002010-12-15T04:29:53.651-05:00Ooh, Greenery Street is one of my favoruite Persep...Ooh, Greenery Street is one of my favoruite Persephones! I don't know which is my favourite Persephone - I've read all but the latest two - Still Missing was so compelling, I loved Mollie Panter Downes' short stories, and Miss Buncle's Book was just brilliant! Votes also for Mariana and A fortnight in September, plus the Whipples, especially High Wages...verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-53768218029156995112010-12-14T17:06:58.405-05:002010-12-14T17:06:58.405-05:00My favorite Persphone--so far--is Richmal Crompton...My favorite Persphone--so far--is Richmal Crompton's Family Roundabout.<br /><br />I'm intrigued by the Arrested Development comparison.SFPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439972994357205049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-18145721711894347042010-12-14T16:50:00.722-05:002010-12-14T16:50:00.722-05:00Jeanne -- I loved, loved, LOVED Arrested Developme...Jeanne -- I loved, loved, LOVED Arrested Development. And did you realize Ron Howard is the uncredited narrator? My favorite character was Tobias, he was so ridiculous. And the mother is just unbelievable! <br /><br />I'll have to read Aarti's review of Wish Her Safe at Home, I had not heard of it. Intriguing!<br /><br />Kristen -- thanks for the compliments! And curses on international mail, we can't ship Book Rate to Canada -- which is so irritating because so much of Canada is closer than, say, Alaska or Hawaii. Grrr.<br /><br />But I love your suggestions -- I do have Saplings and Someone at a Distance but haven't read them yet. And I shall have to look for Earth and High Heaven, sounds exactly like my kind of book.<br /><br />Rebecca -- Little Boy Lost is another on my to-read shelf. I want to read them ALL but I'm trying to be patient and ration them out, as I know some will be difficult to get.<br /><br />Jenners -- There is no such thing as too many books. Are you sure you don't want me to enter you in the drawing? <br /><br />Anonymous Santa -- I think I know who you are! I've loved all the clues, can't wait until the big reveal tomorrow. This has been such a great swap!<br /><br />Paperback Reader -- don't you HATE that? I think you'll like it though. I did read Still Missing and I put Lady Rose on my Christmas List. Hope my DH bought me some Persephones, I gave him SPECIAL instructions on ordering from Book Depository. I hope he got the hint.Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-8861665758273221442010-12-14T10:53:02.230-05:002010-12-14T10:53:02.230-05:00*sulks* I am not entering as I bought myself a cop...*sulks* I am not entering as I bought myself a copy of this only a couple of weeks ago! Ha, that'll teach me. Seriously though, thank you for your generosity, Karen, and sharing the Persephone love.<br /><br />To date: hm, tough one ... this year it was Still Missing by Beth Gutcheon and Lady Rose & Mrs Memmary is an especial favourite.<br /><br />LOVING your anonymous comment above! Hee.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-13333526667698043462010-12-14T09:42:51.136-05:002010-12-14T09:42:51.136-05:00HA! I just today realized I can comment here ano...HA! I just today realized I can comment here anonymously! I'll reveal myself tomorrow by linking to your blog. SORRY I screwed up the last clue - in fact, if you already figured it out, I reveal myself today at my blog... <br /><br />Happy Persephone Holidays!<br />- Your Secret SantaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-44570676260222074822010-12-13T20:07:05.270-05:002010-12-13T20:07:05.270-05:00No need to enter me ...Lord knows I have too many ...No need to enter me ...Lord knows I have too many books as it is right now. But I love the allusion to Arrested Development ... one of my favorite TV shows of all times. And you've gotta love your opiniatdd omniscient narrator!Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-25828026764742371352010-12-13T17:37:15.292-05:002010-12-13T17:37:15.292-05:00I've only read three books but I think my favo...I've only read three books but I think my favorite was THE HOME-MAKER. LITTLE BOY LOST was also very satisfying, even more so after it's sat a little bit! I'd love to in this, as I've never seen the hardcover Persephones.Rebecca Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062252252301802298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-27565665982881493402010-12-13T13:28:06.257-05:002010-12-13T13:28:06.257-05:00Hi Karen, I've only recently discovered your b...Hi Karen, I've only recently discovered your blog but I'm really enjoying it! I'm also a librarian and from the list of books you've read this year, and some of your reviews of them, it looks like we have similar tastes in books.<br /><br />I'm going to answer your questions even though I'm not, strictly speaking, eligible to win (I'm in Canada, not the US, and I own a dozen Persephones so you would not be converting any new readers by giving me the book).<br /><br />1. My favorite Persephone is Saplings by Noel Streatfeild, because of how well she represented the childrens' perspective in the story. The endpapers & bookmark of the book are also one of my favorites.<br /><br />2. I recommend reading anything by Dorothy Whipple. I've read The Priory and Someone at a Distance and both were very engrossing. They're very character-driven and yet there's enough of a plot to make you want to know what's going to happen next.<br /><br />3. I think this is still in print, so not a real contender for Persephone Book, but Earth and High Heaven by Gwethalyn Graham would fit very well in their catalogue. It's a Canadian novel, published at the end of WWII, which was immensely popular when first published and no longer well known. It's essentially a love story between a young woman from a well-respected Montreal family and a young man who is a Jew from a small northern Ontario mining town. It's got war, anti-Semitism, love across social divides, and it provides a vivid, accurate portrait of life in war-time Montreal.kristin hoffmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09257934969233702691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-47267918414681932952010-12-13T10:43:32.103-05:002010-12-13T10:43:32.103-05:00Hmm, I love Miss Pettigrew. I just watched the pil...Hmm, I love Miss Pettigrew. I just watched the pilot episode of Arrested Development because I love narrators that insert themselves into the fiction. So I might like this one.<br /><br />My favorite Persephone is Wish Her Safe At Home because I don't buy a lot of books or solicit review copies, and my library doesn't have them. I bought Wish Her Safe At Home because Aarti at Booklust was so enthusiastic about it, and it's the only one by this publisher that I own.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-46842491056235815642010-12-11T08:24:01.634-05:002010-12-11T08:24:01.634-05:00Jenny -- recommendations for related books are als...Jenny -- recommendations for related books are also great! I'll have to update the questions to include Persephone wannabees. I've heard that the Persephone shop also sells a table of "books they wish they had published." I'll have to see if I can find out what they are, to read when I've finished their entire catalog. :-)<br /><br />Nymeth -- I'll have to look for that one, and move it up on my Persephone list. There are so many I want to read. Thanks for the recommendation!Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-49051445984557015482010-12-11T04:39:36.812-05:002010-12-11T04:39:36.812-05:00Oh, this sounds absolutely charming!
I'm not ...Oh, this sounds absolutely charming!<br /><br />I'm not entering the giveaway, but I thought I'd answer your question anyway :P My favourite Persephone to date is Alas, Poor Lady by Rachel Ferguson. I loved it because it captured the powerlessness of women in the Victorian age and the consequences of the "marriage market" social system perfectly. Also, it was wonderfully written and very moving. And naturally I think you should read *that* next ;)Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-29890464599100515652010-12-10T21:57:55.273-05:002010-12-10T21:57:55.273-05:00This sounds like such a sweet book. I love the Arr...This sounds like such a sweet book. I love the Arrested Development comparison! I'd like to be entered for the giveaway, but I don't know if I've read any Persephone books yet. As you say, they're harder to get here -- it's happened frequently that I've looked for a Persephone title at the library and found something else by the same author and read that instead. Soooo... I fail.Jennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-57387857976202390392010-12-10T17:57:19.453-05:002010-12-10T17:57:19.453-05:00Amanda -- this doesn't strike me as your sort ...Amanda -- this doesn't strike me as your sort of book. I'd definitely compare it to Miss Pettigrew and some of the lighter Persephones.Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-88317645216628338082010-12-10T10:39:35.918-05:002010-12-10T10:39:35.918-05:00I'm not sure this sounds like my sort of book....I'm not sure this sounds like my sort of book...it does remind me of an old B&W movie I saw once, but now I can't remember what it was. Hm.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.com