tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post6813491066712245057..comments2024-03-28T20:46:22.875+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Books of 1939: No Wind of Blame by Georgette HeyerClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-60953565436305160702014-07-23T09:07:21.274+01:002014-07-23T09:07:21.274+01:00I used to read the Regency romances when I was a t...I used to read the Regency romances when I was a teenager: they were good fun, well researched and cleverly plotted. I like the detective stories for their characters as much as anything.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-28543474238384493552014-07-23T03:56:51.002+01:002014-07-23T03:56:51.002+01:00I almost read this one for my 1939 book. Have been...I almost read this one for my 1939 book. Have been meaning to get back to Heyer's mysteries and can't remember which ones I read. Sounds like fun, although it wasn't the type of thing I was in the mood for at the time. I have a friend who loves the Regency romances, and I have read good things about those books, but too many other books to read. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-64194384001717720922014-07-22T20:52:13.206+01:002014-07-22T20:52:13.206+01:00I thought exactly the same - there was too much to...I thought exactly the same - there was too much to say about this extract, I couldn't fit it all in. Also, I said on another entry, ankle bracelets were seen as a sign of great immorality when I was growing up, their status must have changed.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-27526739675842517762014-07-22T20:36:44.532+01:002014-07-22T20:36:44.532+01:00Surely an anklet would go outside the stocking?Surely an anklet would go outside the stocking?Lucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-88217738515500298502014-07-22T14:25:07.180+01:002014-07-22T14:25:07.180+01:00I like the idea of being the woman with the Power,...I like the idea of being the woman with the Power, but I think he'll probably get someone else to choose next time....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-82391250665590067742014-07-22T13:24:07.849+01:002014-07-22T13:24:07.849+01:00I'm cautiously optimistic, I think my mojo has...I'm cautiously optimistic, I think my mojo has returned (end of World Cup maybe?) <br />I even tried to prise out of Rich yesterday what August was going to bring, but he wasn't forthcoming ......perhaps you haven't told him yet?col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-10529244382246644882014-07-22T13:14:41.504+01:002014-07-22T13:14:41.504+01:00I think Heyer had a real gift for creating charact...I think Heyer had a real gift for creating characters, and she was very witty. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-6290257742590772014-07-22T13:14:17.350+01:002014-07-22T13:14:17.350+01:00the month is ticking on Col, you need to get on wi...the month is ticking on Col, you need to get on with 1939!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-61747174440965529512014-07-22T13:13:59.134+01:002014-07-22T13:13:59.134+01:00Prahsant, I think you wluld like the murder storie...Prahsant, I think you wluld like the murder stories for their picture of contemporary England - I know you have a cosmopolitan interest in such settings and time periods. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-23672415580982630482014-07-22T13:02:02.685+01:002014-07-22T13:02:02.685+01:00Moira - I know just what you mean about the clever...Moira - I know just what you mean about the cleverness and wit in Heyer's work. I like the way she does dialogue. And even if Vicky isn't exactly sensible all the time, she does sound like a lot of fun. Glad you featured this one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-59238243729032432972014-07-22T12:02:01.631+01:002014-07-22T12:02:01.631+01:00Moira - your crystal ball was unerringly accurate....Moira - your crystal ball was unerringly accurate. Not one for me thanks. I hope to start my 1939 read next once I'm done on the current book. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-2677879237428352062014-07-22T11:15:23.869+01:002014-07-22T11:15:23.869+01:00Moira, every review that I read of a Georgette Hey...Moira, every review that I read of a Georgette Heyer novel (and I have read quite a few) is one more reminder that I ought to start reading her books right away. Someone very familiar with her work once told me that her books had many elements that one would find in various genres of fiction, mentioning which would be stating the obvious. But, I believe humour is one of them.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.com