tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post5064265045583133787..comments2024-03-29T11:36:25.050+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Valentine’s Day: Simonetta Perkins by LP HartleyClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-75407115189960082992015-02-17T09:26:38.595+00:002015-02-17T09:26:38.595+00:00That's the best Valentine-related story I'...That's the best Valentine-related story I've heard in a long time....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-1332649603024829732015-02-17T09:24:09.158+00:002015-02-17T09:24:09.158+00:00I would claim to be a romantic - what other man wh...I would claim to be a romantic - what other man when he makes his wife a sandwich would cut it into a heart shape? col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-55911222497489852542015-02-17T09:21:43.314+00:002015-02-17T09:21:43.314+00:00I don't think slim nuanced novels are quite yo...I don't think slim nuanced novels are quite your thing - though I'm sure you're an old romantic under the rough tough exterior!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-30934522471047690372015-02-17T09:10:23.239+00:002015-02-17T09:10:23.239+00:00Bah humbug.....not feeling it I'm afraidBah humbug.....not feeling it I'm afraidcol2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-61864190744336348402015-02-16T21:42:38.864+00:002015-02-16T21:42:38.864+00:00That's the last one I read too! I was just loo...That's the last one I read too! I was just looking to see what I needed next and wondered if I should order it. I too prefer the earlier ones - I loved them, and, like you, would read them again. Such wonderful settings, I always felt you could immerse yourself in whatever world Gregor was in....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-42834561298589807322015-02-16T21:24:28.876+00:002015-02-16T21:24:28.876+00:00The last one I read was Living Witness, #24. I hav...The last one I read was Living Witness, #24. I have the next three and plan to read them, but there are two more that have been published since then. I read the first 20 in three months in 2005. I think the earlier ones are better, which is why I don't mind rereading them.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-89981775556074070492015-02-16T21:14:03.811+00:002015-02-16T21:14:03.811+00:00Going to have to look again at the Haddam, can'...Going to have to look again at the Haddam, can't remember which one that was. I do like that series, but am a few books behind on it. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-85990916653656122782015-02-15T20:27:18.473+00:002015-02-15T20:27:18.473+00:00How could I forget Jane Haddam? The appropriate bo...How could I forget Jane Haddam? The appropriate book did not come to mind so I looked it up: Bleeding Hearts, #11. That would be a re-read, but maybe someday. That was on a list I had looked at ... I just missed it.One other possibility is The Saint Valentine’s Day Murders by Ruth Dudley Edwards – book #2 in the Robert Amiss Mystery series. I haven't read the first one yet but am planning to.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-10590709007444520832015-02-15T10:28:00.596+00:002015-02-15T10:28:00.596+00:00Yes, it does make for an extra level of nuance in ...Yes, it does make for an extra level of nuance in the reading....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-21170316278744920662015-02-15T10:04:19.821+00:002015-02-15T10:04:19.821+00:00I've read THE GO-BETWEEN, which i liked enormo...I've read THE GO-BETWEEN, which i liked enormously, but never come across this one - must look it up, thanks Moira. It is interesting to find those works where the sexual aspects have had to be modified but which, to the attentive reader, still come though. Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-91792321804513628512015-02-15T09:45:18.590+00:002015-02-15T09:45:18.590+00:00I can't think of much Valentine crime Tracy, t...I can't think of much Valentine crime Tracy, though surely Jane Haddam did one in her holiday series. I've always gone for straight novels for a Valentine theme for that reason. Mind you, they will be just love scenes/stories, not actual Valentine events...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-54324190977072053592015-02-15T09:43:56.786+00:002015-02-15T09:43:56.786+00:00that is such a great description Vicki - exactly w...that is such a great description Vicki - exactly what I like about Venice books too. And about Venice, come to that.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-80192339973206316292015-02-15T09:43:27.677+00:002015-02-15T09:43:27.677+00:00I found it memorable and charming: I hope you enjo...I found it memorable and charming: I hope you enjoy it too.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-90874880568869558612015-02-15T08:05:59.946+00:002015-02-15T08:05:59.946+00:00I love LP Hartley but have never read this one -- ...I love LP Hartley but have never read this one -- it sounds great. Am off now to see if I can find a copy. Thanks.harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470091985662379182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-31601209725433302072015-02-15T02:52:25.581+00:002015-02-15T02:52:25.581+00:00Yesterday I was thinking that I should have read a...Yesterday I was thinking that I should have read a book especially for Valentine's Day, since I plan to read a novella for Easter and novella for July 4th. But then, we don't ever do Valentine's Day so it never occurs to me. Of course we don't do Easter, either. But then the Easter story is a Rex Stout, so that would explain that. But when I was looking for a Valentine's mystery they all seemed not my sort of book. I will have to keep looking. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-19997670671567753282015-02-15T02:32:11.887+00:002015-02-15T02:32:11.887+00:00One for me, definitely. I find stories set in Veni...One for me, definitely. I find stories set in Venice a bit ominous now - so many books where things get really out of kilter seem to be set there. skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-49936371000727572192015-02-14T21:53:05.764+00:002015-02-14T21:53:05.764+00:00We should all read a love story now and again Pras...We should all read a love story now and again Prashant, encourage our romantic side...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-30315711169322515102015-02-14T17:43:03.188+00:002015-02-14T17:43:03.188+00:00Moira, I ought to read a love story once in a whil...Moira, I ought to read a love story once in a while. There are some good books that are far above the average romance tale.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-43850105036493714462015-02-14T14:51:54.107+00:002015-02-14T14:51:54.107+00:00Thanks Margot for those kind words. I love pretty ...Thanks Margot for those kind words. I love pretty much all books set in Venice... and they usually are romantic aren't they?Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-79852937621469787182015-02-14T12:46:04.336+00:002015-02-14T12:46:04.336+00:00I love that description, Moira: a sweet, dusty sto...I love that description, Moira: <i>a sweet, dusty story...</i>. I can just exactly imagine it from that and from the bit that you've shared. And I do like the setting so much! Venice is up there with Paris and a few other places that are just classic places for a love story. A perfect choice for Valentine's Day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com