tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post4686616612353025035..comments2024-03-29T11:36:25.050+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Dandy Gilver and a Most Misleading Habit by Catriona McPhersonClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-77956550891926752392016-09-05T21:17:24.181+01:002016-09-05T21:17:24.181+01:00She's the one who wrote a mystery about the Bu...She's the one who wrote a mystery about the Burry Man's Day, so that would fit in with your recent reading. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-84485302603887464212016-09-05T15:50:53.937+01:002016-09-05T15:50:53.937+01:00Not one for me, but I might just surprise you and ...Not one for me, but I might just surprise you and read something by her! col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-20425833902718189082016-09-04T19:52:36.447+01:002016-09-04T19:52:36.447+01:00You are very noble Tracy! More and more I am think...You are very noble Tracy! More and more I am thinking I can't do endless series, and must pick and choose. Of course usually if I do that I decide it was a series I really DO want to follow and have to go back and risk spoilers...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-63356203697037857962016-09-04T16:58:13.702+01:002016-09-04T16:58:13.702+01:00I have THE WINTER GROUND to try next. I do like bo...I have THE WINTER GROUND to try next. I do like books with nuns also, as you know, but I am not willing to jump ahead so it will be a while.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-80574028018837476122016-09-01T12:46:44.449+01:002016-09-01T12:46:44.449+01:00Yes - in fact I am much more forgiving of long-ago...Yes - in fact I am much more forgiving of long-ago views which would sound bad today (people live in the times they inhabited...) than of those unconvincing lefty liberals plonked in 1910 from a 2016 perspective.<br /><br />Religious are like any other group - if you take, say army or police officers there will always be those who misbehave and abuse power, but that's no reason to condemn them all...<br />Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-80148024001518004722016-09-01T07:31:48.972+01:002016-09-01T07:31:48.972+01:00The thing about any religious group is that the mo...The thing about any religious group is that the modern perception of them is constantly batted one way and then the other. Both Catholic Priests and Nuns have had a good kicking from popular opinion in recent years, although series like CALL THE MIDWIFE has probably been more beneficial than any official response (I know that the Nuns in CALL THE MIDWIFE are Anglicans, but most people, including myself, fall into a morass when trying to work out the difference between different Christian religions!)<br /><br />Pleased that Dandy isn't one of those time-travel heroines who apparently hold all of the modern opinions despite living in the past. Recently I've been re-reading the works of Anthony Boucher, who was both Catholic and Liberal, and wrote during the '40s / '50s in the USA. He wrote mystery/detective stuff, but the opinions feel more real because they are the opinions of the time rather than now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-83003981342058138782016-08-31T11:07:43.425+01:002016-08-31T11:07:43.425+01:00Nuns are as varied as any other group of people - ...Nuns are as varied as any other group of people - some good and some bad. Many people (including me) have had very positive experiences with them - which does not downgrade others' bad times, but not all nuns are the same. There have always been nuns who did amazing community work, from teaching and nursing to social justice campaigning. <br /><br />I haven't read the Sister Fidelma books, though I too have heard good things about them. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-91804029922047318092016-08-31T05:58:00.652+01:002016-08-31T05:58:00.652+01:00I don't think I have read books about nuns, bu...I don't think I have read books about nuns, but the thought makes me shudder. A number of friends were mistreated by nuns at parochial school. A few were scarred for life. And some were told awful tales about Jewish people.<br /><br />The pop singer Cyndi Lauper has told of some of her experiences, too, which were not good.<br /><br />So, I avoid these books. It's not to say that some books wouldn't be good. And I like the Call the Midwife series with Anglican nuns who are wonderful characters.<br /><br />And today, there are many nuns here who are involved in social justice issues, so times have changed.<br /><br />One series that tempts me is Peter Tremayne's featuring Sister Fidelma. I have to look for these books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-63973376507336185772016-08-30T20:21:46.548+01:002016-08-30T20:21:46.548+01:00Very much so Prashant - this is a great series. An...Very much so Prashant - this is a great series. And I will always read any books about nuns... Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-26649121180309994802016-08-30T20:21:06.981+01:002016-08-30T20:21:06.981+01:00Oh yes, great descriptions, in fact I was thinking...Oh yes, great descriptions, in fact I was thinking of looking for those lovely Carl Larsson pictures as the illustration.<br />Great call on Provincial Robert! I love the way the author has kept Dandy's different relationships with the two men going throughout the series. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-57729273342147898352016-08-30T20:16:56.725+01:002016-08-30T20:16:56.725+01:00But the rest was so perfect! Only very pedantic RC...But the rest was so perfect! Only very pedantic RCs like me would notice, I'm sure no-one else would. Thanks for one of the most enjoyable series around...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-7860702092130611122016-08-30T20:15:59.421+01:002016-08-30T20:15:59.421+01:00Yes, she is great at getting that balance right. T...Yes, she is great at getting that balance right. The books can be quite scarey at times, but still always entertaining and funny at the right moments.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-24468244541681398692016-08-30T13:40:02.373+01:002016-08-30T13:40:02.373+01:00Moira, I don't recall reading novels about nun...Moira, I don't recall reading novels about nuns but they do sound like a lot of fun, as I gather from your review. Such an unusual title, too.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-20089516269764804532016-08-30T13:26:10.772+01:002016-08-30T13:26:10.772+01:00Oh heck! What a blunder about Ampleforth. I can on...Oh heck! What a blunder about Ampleforth. I can only hope that it doesn't kick readers out of the story for too long. Catriona McPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17234089279665716446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-37474560860986948202016-08-30T13:16:24.472+01:002016-08-30T13:16:24.472+01:00I've just started this one (was delighted to f...I've just started this one (was delighted to find it in my local library). I like the description of the orphanage being like "those watercolours of Norwegian life" and Miss Daff's "soft sage-green tweeds of the sort which hug like silk jersey". Dandy's relationship with her husband sounds properly of its time, I think - I suspect Hugh and the Provincial Lady's Robert would have much in common.Susanna Taylernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-15755250685445717372016-08-30T12:30:57.457+01:002016-08-30T12:30:57.457+01:00That's one thing I like about Dandy Gilver, to...That's one thing I like about Dandy Gilver, too, Moira. She really does feel authentic. And this one sounds great, even with the slipups as far as Catholicism goes. I get the sense, too, that this one also has the light touch that McPherson does so well. It's just enough wit to lighten the story without going too far.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com