tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post34856970689359441..comments2024-03-28T20:46:22.875+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: The Hourglass Factory by Lucy RibchesterClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-37424479401823154202015-02-19T22:44:41.813+00:002015-02-19T22:44:41.813+00:00Yes there is a lot in it - I think writers often e...Yes there is a lot in it - I think writers often expend a lot of their ideas in a first novel, instead of spreading them out into several books! I'm sure she could have got a whole series out of the different strands in this one.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-21530111927891257642015-02-19T21:50:23.380+00:002015-02-19T21:50:23.380+00:00Sounds very interesting, although a bit of a mishm...Sounds very interesting, although a bit of a mishmash of many things? Not available yet here, so I can safely sit on the sidelines and wait and see. I do like the cover on the UK edition. (And a Scottish author, which gets it more points.)TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-77265375466151620772015-02-19T09:19:10.030+00:002015-02-19T09:19:10.030+00:00Thanks Prashant - I wouldn't have known if it ...Thanks Prashant - I wouldn't have known if it was a generally-used phrase or not. It's an interesting part of women's history, and the dates when women got the vote varies enormously from country to country.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-87043765354834484812015-02-19T07:37:43.885+00:002015-02-19T07:37:43.885+00:00Moira, I have heard of suffrage but not suffragett...Moira, I have heard of suffrage but not suffragette which, I have now learnt, was unique to the UK in many ways. This book will tell me more about it, I think.<br />Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-44316094686330840922015-02-18T20:09:54.883+00:002015-02-18T20:09:54.883+00:00Yes Cleo, it's a real attempt to create a whol...Yes Cleo, it's a real attempt to create a whole world, which I do respect. And I'm always fascinated by the suffragettes, and she's obviously researched that really well. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-62333014783606246302015-02-18T20:09:13.907+00:002015-02-18T20:09:13.907+00:00Yes I think it is...but all the discussions around...Yes I think it is...but all the discussions around the dreaded book and film are quite interesting. And this book is entertaining and well-written. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-53093761561652938412015-02-18T20:08:20.625+00:002015-02-18T20:08:20.625+00:00They come up a lot, every time I think I've fi...They come up a lot, every time I think I've finished with them for a while they come up in another book: and I do find the whole topic really interested....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-76216953594192143992015-02-18T20:06:56.948+00:002015-02-18T20:06:56.948+00:00No not surprised, though it's a good strong bo...No not surprised, though it's a good strong book. Look forward to your finding something carnivalesque for us though - it's always a theme I like.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-66379631524917590912015-02-18T19:35:07.874+00:002015-02-18T19:35:07.874+00:00I'm really liking the sound of this book, myst...I'm really liking the sound of this book, mystery and the suffragette movement and I do love books that manage to set the scene well, which judging by your review, this one does.Cleopatra Loves Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15752724698249497274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-67699981335749020122015-02-18T13:11:14.113+00:002015-02-18T13:11:14.113+00:00so intriguing, and bondage is in... yet this seems...so intriguing, and bondage is in... yet this seems infinitely more satisfying than any shade of gray...P.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-52393235969092774372015-02-18T12:20:41.260+00:002015-02-18T12:20:41.260+00:00Moira - Oh, that is an interesting context for a s...Moira - Oh, that is an interesting context for a story - the circus. And the book itself sounds like an interesting take on the suffragette movement as well as a look at that time. I'll look forward to your post on corsets; I'm sure the book gives some really interesting information about that. But nothing would ever induce me to wear one. I can't imagine how women did...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-89214547490919305812015-02-18T11:19:28.778+00:002015-02-18T11:19:28.778+00:00Would you be surprised to find I'm not rushing...Would you be surprised to find I'm not rushing out to buy a copy? Every blog visit is like a game of cards for me - stick or twist......I'll stick today.<br /><br />I ought to try and find a circus or carnival read from the stacks I suppose. My older two went to see the CIRQUE DU SOLEIL a week or two ago......awesome apparently!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.com