tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post2894002437503270592..comments2024-03-28T18:16:09.693+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Thursday List: Christmas BooksClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-61003042557749347362014-12-16T22:13:30.465+00:002014-12-16T22:13:30.465+00:00Yes, Tracy and Christine, wasn't it lovely? I ...Yes, Tracy and Christine, wasn't it lovely? I shared it with my family too.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-61732656551702351522014-12-16T19:55:13.100+00:002014-12-16T19:55:13.100+00:00Thanks for sharing that link to the Father Christm...Thanks for sharing that link to the Father Christmas article. I enjoyed it, and shared it with my husband and son, who are both fans also.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-54458033803505847052014-12-16T18:28:48.822+00:002014-12-16T18:28:48.822+00:00What a delightful article.What a delightful article.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510409974009816550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-19956445085345300752014-12-16T12:40:22.286+00:002014-12-16T12:40:22.286+00:00There is the most lovely article in the Guardian t...There is the most lovely article in the Guardian today where Raymond Briggs talks about writing the book: http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/dec/16/how-i-made-father-christmas-by-raymond-briggs <br />Haven't read the Grisham, but yes, the Dylan Thomas is lovely.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-40713660735363981902014-12-15T17:57:11.769+00:002014-12-15T17:57:11.769+00:00Ha ha. Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs is one o...Ha ha. Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs is one of the best picture books ever published.I also like John Grisham's Skipping Christmas. But my favourite Christmas book ever ever ever is A Child's Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas.steve mitchellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-91044165702461741802014-12-15T09:12:53.739+00:002014-12-15T09:12:53.739+00:00Another vote for Haddam - nice to find some fans. ...Another vote for Haddam - nice to find some fans. And I'd forgotten about the Hare, good call. The Benchley stories aren't familiar to me, but I will look them up. Thanks John!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-14204658257736954772014-12-15T04:28:17.966+00:002014-12-15T04:28:17.966+00:00I would also add Haddam's Not A Creature Was S...I would also add Haddam's Not A Creature Was Stirring and Cyril Hare's An English Murder. For any GAD readers feeling a bit jaded this time of year I highly recommend the Robert Benchley collection A good Old-Fashioned Christmas, especially "Christmas Afternoon" ("God help us, everyone") and the preposterous crime story "Editha's Christmas Burglar". Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00696787897821427537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-30466337384226281072014-12-13T22:04:27.952+00:002014-12-13T22:04:27.952+00:00Oh great suggestions Tracy! I have rad the Haddam ...Oh great suggestions Tracy! I have rad the Haddam - it's the one where he meets Bennis and her family, is that right. I love her books. The others are new to me, I will check them out.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-628179946225559882014-12-13T21:54:39.139+00:002014-12-13T21:54:39.139+00:00My absolute favorite Christmas mystery is Jane Had...My absolute favorite Christmas mystery is Jane Haddam's Not a Creature was Stirring, the first in the Gregor Demarkian series. I read it twice and could read it again.<br /><br />From last year's Christmas mysteries, I would recommend The Holiday Murders by Robert Gott, a historical mystery set in Australia during World War II.<br /><br />One mystery I read this month was Rest You Merry by Charlotte MacLeod. It is an old favorite of mine. Her first novel and an academic mystery. The other was A Season for Murder by Ann Granger, a fine mystery set among Christmas festivities. Both have skulls on the cover! I will be reviewing them this month. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-83838573748304655132014-12-13T21:33:02.835+00:002014-12-13T21:33:02.835+00:00Thanks Tracy. Would you recommend the Christmas bo...Thanks Tracy. Would you recommend the Christmas books you've read ? - I'm going to do another list of reader recommendations.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-65535728525645415682014-12-13T21:26:56.121+00:002014-12-13T21:26:56.121+00:00A very nice and varied list, Moira. I read Mr Ives...A very nice and varied list, Moira. I read Mr Ives’ Christmas last year based on your recommendation and will re-read every now and then. And of course I read Hercule Poirot's Christmas, since you sent me the beautiful copy I read. Father Christmas is also a favorite. <br /><br />I have read two Christmas mysteries and one novella so far this month, and hope to get one one more in. <br /><br />I definitely want to try the books by J Jefferson Farjeon and Hilda Lawrence someday. I also want to read A Christmas Carol and try a movie version that I haven't ever seen, and hope to do that for Christmas 2015.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-55731208366266532912014-12-12T17:55:41.097+00:002014-12-12T17:55:41.097+00:00Oh yes, I read that Nicholas Blake years ago, I mu...Oh yes, I read that Nicholas Blake years ago, I must get that one out. I will look up the Indridason, thanks. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-92122452206290671202014-12-12T17:31:56.011+00:002014-12-12T17:31:56.011+00:00Lovely list, Moira. 'The Gift of the Magi'...Lovely list, Moira. 'The Gift of the Magi'! Yes! It's perfect. I second the recommendation of Maigret's Christmas. I also like Arnuld Indridason's Voices, which is set at Christmas. And then there's Nicholas Blake's The Abominable Snowman. Not sure if it is actually Christmas, but there is a very sinister snowman. Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510409974009816550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-69636467878010552842014-12-12T09:55:58.214+00:002014-12-12T09:55:58.214+00:00I hope he might be right up your street Sergio - a...I hope he might be right up your street Sergio - and I wish you happy Boxing Day reading!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-30506539065880761932014-12-12T09:55:36.906+00:002014-12-12T09:55:36.906+00:00Thank you - I'm off to look that up....Thank you - I'm off to look that up....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-81724689677188823962014-12-12T09:55:21.001+00:002014-12-12T09:55:21.001+00:00How nice to find another fan - and yes, Peter'...How nice to find another fan - and yes, Peter's Room and Runaway Home both also fabulous books. (I did the 12th Night party in Peter's Room for the Jan 6th entry this year http://clothesinbooks.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/twelfth-night-peters-room-by-antonia.html) And I couldn't agree more about her chararacterisation. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-50291334600245765332014-12-12T09:06:56.836+00:002014-12-12T09:06:56.836+00:00Some great stuff there and thanks for the reminder...Some great stuff there and thanks for the reminder that I really will have to treat myself to the Palliser - happy holiday reading Moira!Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00819072625907181179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-33038843777419088742014-12-12T07:07:47.892+00:002014-12-12T07:07:47.892+00:00Wonderful list, great suggestions, thank you.
One...Wonderful list, great suggestions, thank you.<br /><br />One of the most entertaining Christmas stories I know is Stephen Leacock's Hoodoo McFiggins Christmas.<br /><br />http://www.online-literature.com/stephen-leacock/literary-lapses/23/Ceciliahttp://selectstories.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-9362391609722085242014-12-12T06:44:44.769+00:002014-12-12T06:44:44.769+00:00So glad you recommended the Antonia Forest; her &#...So glad you recommended the Antonia Forest; her 'Peter's Room' (also brilliant) takes place entirely in the Christmas holidays as does ... now I come to think of it her 'Runaway Home'. I've just put a comment on another blog saying that I think Forest's characterisation is far superior to many an award-winning fiction writer.Nomeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07852416489125069782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-15062589805258795952014-12-11T18:47:24.003+00:002014-12-11T18:47:24.003+00:00Oh great suggestions! I wouldn't have thought ...Oh great suggestions! I wouldn't have thought of Winter Holiday, but that was one of my favourites of the series, and now I want to read it again.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-88645288308426703452014-12-11T18:43:10.935+00:002014-12-11T18:43:10.935+00:00You'd think there'd be some Christmas-y no...You'd think there'd be some Christmas-y noir out there - relying on you to find some before next XmasClothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-84584320156319459592014-12-11T18:40:52.210+00:002014-12-11T18:40:52.210+00:00Definitely one for the list! I am planning to read...Definitely one for the list! I am planning to read and re-read more Marsh in the near future, so that one needs to move up the list.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-34279927824110434932014-12-11T18:38:53.841+00:002014-12-11T18:38:53.841+00:00I haven't read that for years: good reminder a...I haven't read that for years: good reminder and obviously a good one for the list.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-29846438291257812842014-12-11T18:37:20.134+00:002014-12-11T18:37:20.134+00:00Ok, sold! I have heard of it, and obviously must r...Ok, sold! I have heard of it, and obviously must read it. You keep adding to my list...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-10239071209014857692014-12-11T15:29:25.801+00:002014-12-11T15:29:25.801+00:00Maigret's Christmas is also really good, a gre...Maigret's Christmas is also really good, a great selection of short stories some of which genuinely have a Christmas theme; and of course I love ghost stories at Christmas too. John Masefield's Box of Delights is a fun Christmas-set read as is Arthur Ransome's Winter Holiday.Bookhoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101346534682901240noreply@blogger.com