tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post6538685430631991634..comments2024-03-28T09:33:29.705+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Dress Down Sunday: Clothes-Pegs by Susan Scarlett/Noel StreatfeildClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-5907069170682916292016-03-02T09:41:14.056+00:002016-03-02T09:41:14.056+00:00Well - we might let you off then. But you must rea...Well - we might let you off then. But you must read it when Sue gives it to you!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-12715442753472669792016-03-01T20:40:45.083+00:002016-03-01T20:40:45.083+00:00I am sure I would have read Ballet Shoes, had it b...I am sure I would have read Ballet Shoes, had it been available. I read everything I could get my hands on. Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510409974009816550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-32142856764296890682016-02-29T19:53:34.383+00:002016-02-29T19:53:34.383+00:00You crease me up, Moira!You crease me up, Moira!Sue Hepworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15371516958537364663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-7839328826881940572016-02-29T11:20:58.839+00:002016-02-29T11:20:58.839+00:00Only someone who HASN'T read Ballet Shoes thin...Only someone who HASN'T read Ballet Shoes thinks she can trump it with the Count of Monte Christo. (sorry, Chrissie, but this is for your own good.)Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-71525300991852407722016-02-29T11:15:17.236+00:002016-02-29T11:15:17.236+00:00I like your turn of phrase, Moira - "That'...I like your turn of phrase, Moira - "That's all very well Christine." I'll sort Chrissie out. Norse legends indeed.Sue Hepworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15371516958537364663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-7783603887594729232016-02-29T11:10:12.123+00:002016-02-29T11:10:12.123+00:00That's all very well Christine, but Ballet Sho...That's all very well Christine, but Ballet Shoes has as much to offer as those books, in terms of myths, life lessons, iconic moments etc. <br />(I think if Sue and I are both ganging up on you, you haven't got a hope.)Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-78567452313018112262016-02-29T11:08:51.912+00:002016-02-29T11:08:51.912+00:00No, you really do get a pass on this one...No, you really do get a pass on this one...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-29136201729915207372016-02-29T11:05:51.666+00:002016-02-29T11:05:51.666+00:00Thanks, Sue. Living in a small village in North Yo...Thanks, Sue. Living in a small village in North Yorkshire there wasn't much access to libraries and I read whatever I could get my hands on, which was often books for adults. I was reading The Count of Monte Christo at eight or nine and books about the Norse legends.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510409974009816550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-28879984760620512062016-02-29T08:52:29.255+00:002016-02-29T08:52:29.255+00:00Not one for me unsurprisingly!Not one for me unsurprisingly!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-36400258162083204432016-02-28T22:14:22.178+00:002016-02-28T22:14:22.178+00:00Sue, I am grateful to you for saving the day where...Sue, I am grateful to you for saving the day where Chrissie is concerned. It is never too late! Have just been involved in excellent Twitter conversation on Ballet Shoes, with several of us claiming to practically know it off by heart. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-78548016149296325192016-02-28T20:55:05.012+00:002016-02-28T20:55:05.012+00:00I am truly shocked that Chrissie Poulson has read ...I am truly shocked that Chrissie Poulson has read nothing by NS - not even Ballet Shoes! I'll buy it you for your birthday, Chrissie.Sue Hepworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15371516958537364663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-70148743357715606072016-02-28T19:35:40.999+00:002016-02-28T19:35:40.999+00:00There's something about it that pulls you in, ...There's something about it that pulls you in, isn't there? Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-31795418488423867372016-02-28T18:49:21.613+00:002016-02-28T18:49:21.613+00:00I do love that list. It does entice one to read th...I do love that list. It does entice one to read the book.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-80306513611527943532016-02-28T17:28:23.812+00:002016-02-28T17:28:23.812+00:00NO! No Noel Streatfeild? Deprived childhood plainl...NO! No Noel Streatfeild? Deprived childhood plainly, though I'm glad you at least had Biggles at the other end of the spectrum. Ballet Shoes would be one of my top 10 favourite children's books of all time. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-53113232680743844902016-02-28T17:10:06.257+00:002016-02-28T17:10:06.257+00:00Does sound fascinating! I have never read anything...Does sound fascinating! I have never read anything by her. Come to think of it, I didn't read many children's books as a child.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510409974009816550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-1749543188481610532016-02-28T17:06:24.731+00:002016-02-28T17:06:24.731+00:00Oh dear! I hope one might turn up for less than th...Oh dear! I hope one might turn up for less than that...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-56499711254381481872016-02-28T17:06:08.775+00:002016-02-28T17:06:08.775+00:00I love lists in books, they really intrigue me. An...I love lists in books, they really intrigue me. And yes, this a book to read for the setting rather than the plot. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-32059619616354158362016-02-28T17:05:29.374+00:002016-02-28T17:05:29.374+00:00I really enjoyed your blogpost, Frances, and hope ...I really enjoyed your blogpost, Frances, and hope other readers will go and take a look - you and I very much enjoyed the same things in this book. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-73373905754397049462016-02-28T14:34:31.003+00:002016-02-28T14:34:31.003+00:00This one sounded so interesting, went looking for ...This one sounded so interesting, went looking for the book and the cheapest copy I could find was over $100, ouch.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-81573334493841602452016-02-28T12:55:01.541+00:002016-02-28T12:55:01.541+00:00The atmosphere of this one does sound terrific, Mo...The atmosphere of this one does sound terrific, Moira! And that trick of using lists really does add to the story. I like the wit, too (<i>'We are robbers when we are short of a pair.'</i>) And sometimes, that context - the depiction of life in a certain place and time - more than makes up for not having the most compelling of plots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-88794323066528924712016-02-28T11:26:22.228+00:002016-02-28T11:26:22.228+00:00So pleased you included this one! She really does ...So pleased you included this one! She really does excel in those lists of clothes, doesn't she? As you say, the joy of this book definitely isn't about the plot! (Hope you forgive the plug, but I wrote about this book and how it linked to modelling in the 1930s here: http://lastyeargirl.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/1930s-models-in-clothes-pegs-by-noel-streatfeild.html)Last-Year Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05339517973272134452noreply@blogger.com