tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post7105916167459379014..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: A Thirkell!Desperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-82160793136065916372013-09-14T20:11:53.978+01:002013-09-14T20:11:53.978+01:00I'm really looking forward to it and am deligh...I'm really looking forward to it and am delighted about the reprints too, she's been far to hard to get hold of for far to long.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-7997817608126373382013-09-14T20:10:43.822+01:002013-09-14T20:10:43.822+01:00Small flat, full bookshelves, and an odd prejudice...Small flat, full bookshelves, and an odd prejudice against hardback books for me. I'm most excited by Pomfret Towers (does it look like they're going to skip 'The Demon in the House'?) so it shouldn't be to hard to keep the stories for Christmas, or even wait and ask for them as a stocking filler (though nobody ever leaves me in peace to play with my new books on Christmas day). Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-31917566989573801442013-09-14T20:07:40.620+01:002013-09-14T20:07:40.620+01:00I would say start with 'High Rising' becau...I would say start with 'High Rising' because it's the first and as far as I can tell a decent representation of what to expect from Thirkell. In the nicest possible way they aren't the best books in the world but they are gentle, often funny, and easy reading. I fund when I re read High Rising I thought it much better than the first time around which I guess is why she has such devoted fans. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-21588853022042224842013-09-14T20:05:05.005+01:002013-09-14T20:05:05.005+01:00I've never seen a copy of 'Close Quarters&...I've never seen a copy of 'Close Quarters' which just goes to show. I'm looking forward to all the new releases - they will be some of the few books I don't mind having duplicates of as I love both the old fashioned penguins and the Vitago editions for their decorative qualities.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-44490580638347050482013-09-14T15:51:58.218+01:002013-09-14T15:51:58.218+01:00I love The Headmistress. It is one of my favourit...I love <i>The Headmistress</i>. It is one of my favourite Thirkells and I am constantly on the lookout for a copy, since all I've come across so far is the awful Moyer Bell edition. Here's hoping Virago decides to publish it too! I've already placed my pre-orders for all of the other books they're soon reprinting (being especially thrilled about <i>Pomfret Towers</i> and <i>Summer Half</i>). Claire (The Captive Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07430380065718826213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-24613198916791651202013-09-14T11:33:21.665+01:002013-09-14T11:33:21.665+01:00I've pre-ordered the Christmas collection too ...I've pre-ordered the Christmas collection too - shall I be able to actually save it for Christmas reading, I wonder? I'm very fond of my Penguin Thirkells, but I do like the hardback editions as well - I can always make room somewhere on the bookshelves for AT!GeraniumCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010199887691558717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-24357349776803979232013-09-14T09:26:42.249+01:002013-09-14T09:26:42.249+01:00I don't think I've ever seen one in a seco...I don't think I've ever seen one in a secondhand shop here. I still haven't read any, so the reissues will be much anticipated. Which one should I start with? skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-32446775724019947332013-09-14T01:45:01.058+01:002013-09-14T01:45:01.058+01:00I do enjoy this one, for the war-time setting, and...I do enjoy this one, for the war-time setting, and also because it introduces some lovely new characters into the series. The one title that always turns up in the stores around here is Close Quarters. Wild Strawberries is almost impossible to find, though I do see a copy of The Brandons occasionally. I've already pre-ordered my copy of the Christmas stories, I can't wait to see who shows up in them (I'm hoping for lots of Laura Morland).Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.com