tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post9024752083133566994..comments2024-03-29T11:36:25.050+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Post-War Books: Peace Breaks Out by Angela ThirkellClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-9947768139869484462015-05-19T10:18:28.715+01:002015-05-19T10:18:28.715+01:00OK will definitely have to read it....OK will definitely have to read it....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-41580300084701744372015-05-19T10:12:53.368+01:002015-05-19T10:12:53.368+01:00Oh, do! I adore it, one of my favourite books sinc...Oh, do! I adore it, one of my favourite books since I was 14. An eccentric gem.LollyWilloweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616800459266149659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-70702275865756796732015-05-19T09:39:52.772+01:002015-05-19T09:39:52.772+01:00When you've read all the crime books Tracy! An...When you've read all the crime books Tracy! And then definitely go for Mitford rather than Thirkell...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-38196490302863489472015-05-19T00:30:06.282+01:002015-05-19T00:30:06.282+01:00I don't think Thirkell appeals to me, but with...I don't think Thirkell appeals to me, but without giving at least one book a try I should not say that. Based on what you say here, Nancy Mitford might be better for me.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-48869326820827377622015-05-18T19:40:41.883+01:002015-05-18T19:40:41.883+01:00I like Thornyhold, though it's not my favourit...I like Thornyhold, though it's not my favourite of Stewart's books. I capture the Castle is one of my top 10 books of all time. The Blue Castle I had to look up - I haven't read much of LM Montgomery apart from Anne of Green Gables, and was completely unfamiliar with this one.... I will have to investigate further....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-44177071764984032012015-05-18T18:50:13.877+01:002015-05-18T18:50:13.877+01:00And before I forget, I love Thornyhold by Mary Ste...And before I forget, I love Thornyhold by Mary Stewart. Another which I have seen book snobs sucking their teeth over! I find it is one I pick up when I want to feel safe and escape for a while...which is what I capture the Castle, and The blue Castle do for me as well...it's quaint and I love the way everything comes right for her in the end. LollyWilloweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616800459266149659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-21820289254704112712015-05-16T09:59:29.959+01:002015-05-16T09:59:29.959+01:00Half-way through, and do not know what to make of ...Half-way through, and do not know what to make of it! Very strange book indeed. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-77909464059017183072015-05-16T09:59:03.652+01:002015-05-16T09:59:03.652+01:00I know...I know...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-73307573676846628012015-05-15T11:14:58.416+01:002015-05-15T11:14:58.416+01:00Oh and also - Period Piece! Yes, love it. I did on...Oh and also - Period Piece! Yes, love it. I did one blogpost on it: it is full of wonderful clothes, and I thought I'd do more, but Raverat's illustrations are so perfect I don't like to add anything.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-69119647106210663132015-05-15T11:13:59.640+01:002015-05-15T11:13:59.640+01:00Thanks for the spirited and most welcome defence! ...Thanks for the spirited and most welcome defence! I think my attitude to Thirkell varies with the books, and also with my mood. And of course I know what you mean. About Miss Read I always say: I loved them when I was young, and then later went through a period of thinking they must be rather low-rent. But now I'm older I simultaneously don't care, but also think they have enormous intrinsic worth. <br />And anything that helps us get through the days has got to be a good thing anyway. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-25676302236498073972015-05-15T11:03:00.609+01:002015-05-15T11:03:00.609+01:00I have downloaded it to my Kindle! Sounds most int...I have downloaded it to my Kindle! Sounds most intriguing, thanks.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-55966136129251709292015-05-15T10:58:10.403+01:002015-05-15T10:58:10.403+01:00I like Thirkell and always have...have you read Th...I like Thirkell and always have...have you read Three houses? And side stepping in that same arena the wonderful Period Piece?...and refuse to make any apologies for doing so! I also adore Mitford and Waugh, and Lord knows, but neither of them were exactly a delight to know. One cannot place the present upon the past.<br />I discovered Thirkell when I was 14, there were piles of them in my ancient Great Aunt's...I could have rivalled Bertie Wooster in the Great Aunt stakes, both known and unknown..."parlour", along with the Miss Read books. I found them a great comfort and still do so, it's that I don't want effort, just to feel warm and eat chocolate and read. I also refuse to apologise for the Miss Read! There are those snobs who would require one to do so, but I have read long and wide and when I want easy comfortable slippers I will take them, so there ; )LollyWilloweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616800459266149659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-19258954499091823882015-05-15T10:29:56.484+01:002015-05-15T10:29:56.484+01:00Nice example of paralepsis.
Book now on my wish l...Nice example of paralepsis.<br /><br />Book now on my wish list.<br /><br />Stevie Smith just crossed out "war" and replaced with "postwar" in one of her books - The Holiday - wd love your opinion. Very strange. Middle-class people sitting around a dining table for one of those interminable meals and they all start quietly weeping...Lucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-28713516670585988862015-05-15T09:56:22.231+01:002015-05-15T09:56:22.231+01:00WINTER UNDERCLOSE? Bwahahahahhahahahahahha! Love i...WINTER UNDERCLOSE? Bwahahahahhahahahahahha! Love it!Daniel Milford-Cottamhttps://www.facebook.com/danielmilfordcottamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-39904196095296586932015-05-13T18:33:34.550+01:002015-05-13T18:33:34.550+01:00Ok in it's day I suppose - though I wonder, th...Ok in it's day I suppose - though I wonder, there's a startling couple of double entendres in another of her books, along with a village called Winter Underclose....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-72417529350603290552015-05-13T18:31:41.139+01:002015-05-13T18:31:41.139+01:00That's such a great image in my head... you ma...That's such a great image in my head... you made me laugh...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-20176626273621716452015-05-13T11:22:03.900+01:002015-05-13T11:22:03.900+01:00"Vay Jee Day?" Unfortunate...."Vay Jee Day?" Unfortunate....Daniel Milford-Cottamhttps://www.facebook.com/danielmilfordcottamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-19867793684369049792015-05-13T04:52:07.992+01:002015-05-13T04:52:07.992+01:00Moira: A photo of Dovima holding a chicken would b...Moira: A photo of Dovima holding a chicken would be divine.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-29099497062012054322015-05-12T15:27:20.478+01:002015-05-12T15:27:20.478+01:00Thanks for raising the tone as ever!Thanks for raising the tone as ever!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-70084576843846303312015-05-12T14:49:45.865+01:002015-05-12T14:49:45.865+01:00I'll leave you to enjoy these and I'll sta...I'll leave you to enjoy these and I'll stay to my side of the street I think. Is that the first cock you've featured on the blog?col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-19120482815284765932015-05-12T13:42:49.292+01:002015-05-12T13:42:49.292+01:00Small doses is definitely the secret with Thirkell...Small doses is definitely the secret with Thirkell, Margot - and she can be very witty and perceptive. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-69000845628031409262015-05-12T12:45:53.348+01:002015-05-12T12:45:53.348+01:00It certainly does sound like a fascinating look at...It certainly does sound like a fascinating look at a particular era, Moira. And the writing style evokes the times effectively. Not sure I could take large doses of Thirkell's sociopolitical views either, but this sounds interesting all the same. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com