tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post7553718324207033904..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: It seems to be a bookshop/taxidermist...Desperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-18734863337782968722010-06-29T20:07:23.381+01:002010-06-29T20:07:23.381+01:00Verity, you are always welcomeVerity, you are always welcomeDesperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-84682724762115738552010-06-29T09:56:39.888+01:002010-06-29T09:56:39.888+01:00I may take you up on that offer one day :)I may take you up on that offer one day :)verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-68353673142046519292010-06-28T19:09:37.690+01:002010-06-28T19:09:37.690+01:00Vintage reading, never read Welty either, but was ...Vintage reading, never read Welty either, but was quite taken with the sound of this one, so have high hopes for it.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-9113875309064896542010-06-28T19:00:05.254+01:002010-06-28T19:00:05.254+01:00Claire - chances are I won't read it for an ag...Claire - chances are I won't read it for an age either, but see less and less of those old green Virago's around, so pounce on anything I think I might read one day before the prices become unrealistic, especially ones that might stay out of print.<br /><br />Verity, they're my Virago shelves now, and your welcome to come and browse...<br /><br />Sherry oo la loo indeed, pictures don't begin to do justice to the splendour!<br /><br />Tea Lady - bet the Balmoral loo is nice thoughDesperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-69657709437839473372010-06-28T18:42:03.241+01:002010-06-28T18:42:03.241+01:00I passed up an identical copy of the Welty in my l...I passed up an identical copy of the Welty in my local secondhand bookshop last week - I couldn't justify purchasing as it would be a while until I read it (considering that I have around another sixty unread VMCs on my shelves still to read). I'll be interested in your thoughts though as it's one I do intend to pick up eventually!Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-59963784757916645202010-06-28T15:06:36.885+01:002010-06-28T15:06:36.885+01:00The fanciest toilet I have ever visited is in the ...The fanciest toilet I have ever visited is in the Balmoral hotel in Edinburgh but even its splendour pales beside trompe l'oeil swags!<br /><br />It is true that books seem to expand to fill any space that they are given; they must breed or get fatter or something. I love the colour of your new shelves!tea ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02677205938522236209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-32414040522288003592010-06-28T08:47:18.091+01:002010-06-28T08:47:18.091+01:00That sounds like a good place to visit and I do ad...That sounds like a good place to visit and I do admire your new bookcase - would love to have a browse!verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-50331738613550422122010-06-27T23:13:38.397+01:002010-06-27T23:13:38.397+01:00I've just found a copy of Eudora Welty's T...I've just found a copy of Eudora Welty's The Optimist's Daughter in a second-hand bookshop. I'm looking forward to reading Welty for the first time.Vintage Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-83360570452491554522010-06-27T22:33:24.551+01:002010-06-27T22:33:24.551+01:00Ooh la loo!
[sorry, couldn't resist}Ooh la loo!<br />[sorry, couldn't resist}sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565481728191586590noreply@blogger.com