tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post3537213759708140172..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: Virago, not just for Christmas.Desperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-57195745078467932132011-01-28T22:02:06.779+00:002011-01-28T22:02:06.779+00:00Verity - all my books used to be arranged chronolo...Verity - all my books used to be arranged chronologically by author but I needed more space and when I got the new book case it sort of made sense to divide out the Viragos. I think you probably have more than I do, and will certainly end up with more than I will. Another thing I love about Virago is how many people have great memories about how they discovered them. The story behind Verity's Virago Venture is one which makes total sense to me - it's such a brilliant project.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-1211365896570730112011-01-28T21:53:40.899+00:002011-01-28T21:53:40.899+00:00Carolyn, Lehmann is great, Keane is maybe more of ...Carolyn, Lehmann is great, Keane is maybe more of an aquired taste - brilliant if you're interested in the end of the anglo-Irish way of life and messed up family relationships, a bit dark and spikey if that's not your cup of tea. <br /><br />Annie, I found Virago in the early 90's when there was nothing else like them, but I guess they did a good job because there's no shortage of woman's writing in print now. I seem to have grown up with a homing instinct for older fiction and for good writing on a domestic scale so Virago suits me in a lot of it's guises.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-4715015071645941662011-01-28T21:44:23.842+00:002011-01-28T21:44:23.842+00:00Booksnob - it was a case of serendipity I think. T...Booksnob - it was a case of serendipity I think. The Rector's Daughter is an incredible book and we were both ery enthusiastic about it. I wonder if it was a hint that I should get blogging. I should add that you made it look far easier than I actually find it. <br /><br />My grandfather wrote some memoires - bits of which are great but a lot of which are about hunting shooting and fishing. He makes almost no mention of his children (there were 7 of them) there are a few more understandable ommisions as well. I do miss him. <br /><br />Simon - it's a bit of a competition with a very good friend, I've picked up about 2 thirds of this collection in the last 2 or 3 years, it's a mostly harmless hobby.<br /><br />Thanks Cate - I tried library thing and promptly forgot my password. I need to get more organised and find more time for online stuff because the virago group there sounds great.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-67400827319925478362011-01-28T09:26:51.368+00:002011-01-28T09:26:51.368+00:00I love this post Hayley! I think I need a bookcas...I love this post Hayley! I think I need a bookcase devoted to VMCs, or at least to rearrange my books that way as a one off to see quite how many I have (I think we probably have collections of a similar size). So many of my favourite authors mentioned!verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-54086093885046451752011-01-28T08:54:11.407+00:002011-01-28T08:54:11.407+00:00Virago Week is shaming me. I remember the imprint...Virago Week is shaming me. I remember the imprint in its earless days and then I bought as many as I could afford, no, more than I could afford, but somehow I have become a lapsed Virago. But this week has shaken me out of my lethargy and this morning I'm going to pop into my local Oxfam bookshop and see what I can pick up. That way I can feel I'm doing some good in the world as well.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966461711132186974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-19789106821968508032011-01-28T04:29:27.749+00:002011-01-28T04:29:27.749+00:00This is inspiring, I'm just discovering Rosamo...This is inspiring, I'm just discovering Rosamond Lehmann this week and will have to get to some Molly Keane too! I also keep my favourite books in my bedroom, just because I'm living in a very small space right now! I do love looking at them from bed.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11538459607519844826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-2682696072963465712011-01-28T02:29:57.174+00:002011-01-28T02:29:57.174+00:00Excellent post Haley! I linked your page on our V...Excellent post Haley! I linked your page on our Virago Reading Week Thread in the Virago Group on Librarything!Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08199715900923035804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-24076292565392913272011-01-27T23:18:07.149+00:002011-01-27T23:18:07.149+00:00Wonderful post, Hayley! I had no idea you had tha...Wonderful post, Hayley! I had no idea you had that many... and I'm so glad Virago led to you blogging :)<br /><br />My Viragos are kept together in Oxford, but separated in Somerset, so I don't really know how many I have - one day they will all live together!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-6807436290100582852011-01-27T23:12:08.540+00:002011-01-27T23:12:08.540+00:00Magnificent, Hayley! I love that your grandfather ...Magnificent, Hayley! I love that your grandfather was friends with Molly Keane. If you ever feel like sharing his memories, I'd love to hear them.<br /><br />How funny that someone thought you were me! I'm glad that comment introduced you to blogging though!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com