tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post4431854572760147029..comments2024-03-28T20:46:22.875+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: My Friend Sandy by Jane DuncanClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-55227941372055317602013-08-03T08:01:22.776+01:002013-08-03T08:01:22.776+01:00Yes, I know that I am a sucker for certain themes,...Yes, I know that I am a sucker for certain themes, and can be a lot more forgiving of an author if cthey pop up.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-60759220678992805952013-08-03T03:14:26.522+01:002013-08-03T03:14:26.522+01:00Moira - I have to say, I like the focus on costume...Moira - I have to say, I like the focus on costumes and preparing for a play as well. So as unsatisfying as this one might be, I can't deny there's something about that threatre setting...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-12168844435364229102013-08-02T23:23:49.596+01:002013-08-02T23:23:49.596+01:00Oh intriguing. I'm not sure I've ever read...Oh intriguing. I'm not sure I've ever read Clergyman's Daughter, although I must've read almost everything else by him, I think it always sounded too sad. The role of the pageant in British life and literature is obviously ready for investigation.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-64212233337297625262013-08-02T22:54:38.922+01:002013-08-02T22:54:38.922+01:00As a counter to such gleefully jolly outfitting of...As a counter to such gleefully jolly outfitting of troupes of varlets in red and blue, see George Orwell's A Clergyman's Daughter. The heroine suffers a breakdown while making costumes for a pageant and comes to in a different city, wearing a dress, hat and shoes that aren't hers. We never find out what happened to her while she was "out". It's all rather sad.Lucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.com