tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post678751350179367818..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: An Episode of Sparrows - Rumer Godden Desperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-59257675656479216082014-05-27T22:40:17.683+01:002014-05-27T22:40:17.683+01:00She's an amazing writer but I imagine it would...She's an amazing writer but I imagine it would be easy to overdose a bit on her, it's such a distinctive voice. There are some titles I'd not heard of before coming out from Virago next year - I'm quite grateful that they're being drip fed to us. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-45347000574352584542014-05-26T00:23:25.935+01:002014-05-26T00:23:25.935+01:00You've re-awakened my interest in Rumer Godden...You've re-awakened my interest in Rumer Godden. A couple of summers ago I read her books back to back and then needed a break! Time to return, I think.Vintage Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-19711480471409967762014-05-25T19:31:08.644+01:002014-05-25T19:31:08.644+01:00It's one of those books that definitely works ...It's one of those books that definitely works for both adults and children alike, Virago are bringing out more of her titles next year which I'm increasingly excited by, she's such an interesting writer. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-53132061576741813632014-05-23T04:09:30.816+01:002014-05-23T04:09:30.816+01:00I first read this as a very young teenager, in may...I first read this as a very young teenager, in maybe 1960 so not long after it was written, definitely considered an adult book as it was a Book of the Month club subscribed to by my stepfather before his marriage to my mum.<br />I have just reread In this House of Brede, would love to get hold of this one again.Gilliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13039155678428883554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-89710680003302958012014-05-17T23:01:01.870+01:002014-05-17T23:01:01.870+01:00I'm glad you liked the Picpoul, I love that wi...I'm glad you liked the Picpoul, I love that wine. I'm really pleased that her books are coming back into print, I missed them when I was younger, only discovering her through the film version of The Black Narcissus sometime in the last 10 years, it's a welcome second chance. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-78059912367836899822014-05-17T22:35:33.620+01:002014-05-17T22:35:33.620+01:00I really enjoyed the Geengage Summer which is appa...I really enjoyed the Geengage Summer which is apparently based on an episode from her life, but in the book I believe she deliberately chose to lower the ages of the older children which makes it much more disturbing. This one is more of a story about children which feels like it might actually be for children - even though originally intended for adults. It isn't as disturbing as many of her books that I've read - get it off the shelf!Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-92135484565343138312014-05-17T19:29:04.246+01:002014-05-17T19:29:04.246+01:00I loved this when I read it last year ... about th...I loved this when I read it last year ... about thirty years since my first reading. I believe there was a film made of it, but I doubt if it's stood the test of time.<br />I've just ha d lunch at my friend Elizabeth's the Picpoul de Pinet was very good, thanks for recommending it to her!Nomeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07852416489125069782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-30925080168050855222014-05-17T08:22:42.502+01:002014-05-17T08:22:42.502+01:00I've got a nice 50s' edition of this which...I've got a nice 50s' edition of this which I'm yet to read though now I must -- as an adult reader I think I'm much more freaked out about what children undergo in her books than I ever was with that sort of semi-child-abusing genre as a younger reader. That line between adventure and terror is well done in The Greengage Summer too. skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.com