tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post697521859999203887..comments2024-03-29T11:36:25.050+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Dress Down Sunday: Miss Treadway and the Field of Stars by Miranda EmmersonClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-8060872470726705472017-01-18T21:46:46.786+00:002017-01-18T21:46:46.786+00:00Yes, I try to make some allowances, but it does tr...Yes, I try to make some allowances, but it does trip up your belief in the setting. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-89175969783092073622017-01-18T21:46:11.021+00:002017-01-18T21:46:11.021+00:00Indeed. I was a bit young for that... but I rememb...Indeed. I was a bit young for that... but I remember hoping that the excitements wouldn't have gone away by the time I was old enough to take part.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-44472276096147953032017-01-17T15:20:15.102+00:002017-01-17T15:20:15.102+00:00"Known knowns" in the 60s???"Known knowns" in the 60s???Lucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-65948822375224646372017-01-17T02:10:01.257+00:002017-01-17T02:10:01.257+00:00Well, you know the saying? If you remember the six...Well, you know the saying? If you remember the sixties, you didn't really experience them?carrpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726596939143045758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-65273126980983629612017-01-16T12:29:12.710+00:002017-01-16T12:29:12.710+00:00It's difficult: as I said to Margot, I don'...It's difficult: as I said to Margot, I don't like to be negative. And there was some good stuff in there...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-33504892078643783982017-01-16T12:27:54.055+00:002017-01-16T12:27:54.055+00:00I don't at all think people shouldn't writ...I don't at all think people shouldn't write about a period they didn't experience, but I think they should bear in mind that readers WILL remember the era. They should get someone to check! Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-29966710146434646772017-01-16T12:25:57.169+00:002017-01-16T12:25:57.169+00:00Yes, she IS a good writer. As you know, I don'...Yes, she IS a good writer. As you know, I don't particularly like being negative about living writers, especially new ones, but I hope I will like her next book better.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-76104954971008027352017-01-15T19:56:30.989+00:002017-01-15T19:56:30.989+00:00Maybe the best audience for this book is those who...Maybe the best audience for this book is those who don't remember the 60s, won't notice the errors. The premise sounds interesting, strange about indicating it was a crime novel. As you say, possibly later books will be better.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-5794238084253490152017-01-15T15:21:11.102+00:002017-01-15T15:21:11.102+00:00Oh dear. Has ANY policeman ever spoken like this? ...Oh dear. Has ANY policeman ever spoken like this? It is so important, too, to get the feel of a period right - and not easy at all. Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510409974009816550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-41045179816739131602017-01-15T11:50:43.246+00:002017-01-15T11:50:43.246+00:00I know what you mean, Moira, about a sense of plac...I know what you mean, Moira, about a sense of place and time. That's something that's very important to me, too. I get pulled right out of a story if I don't have an authentic sense of place and time. It's a shame there wasn't more to keep drawn in, because it sounds as though it could have been a good 'un.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com