This is probably the 7th or 8th year ( maybe even more) I've been, but of course Col always drove and knew his way round Suffolk without even thinking about it, so I was chuffed to actually find the place as it's middle-of-nowhere and the sat-nav on my phone lost connection a few miles from home. Luckily I'd taken an OS map and knew which villages I needed to head for and only went wrong once............It would be easier if there weren't so many broken road signs.
All the books are 50p or £1and there is always a good crowd. Some grabbing everything that looked interesting and others like me picking and choosing.
This is what I bought.
Two by Derek Tangye, whose books I didn't read when they were first published. A Barbara Pym book that I've not read. "Murder on Christmas Eve" is a book of short stories by modern authors.
3 books for the grandchildren including one for the advent collection.
The next big charity book sale is much further away, right down near Colchester - main road all the way. Hope I'm brave enough.
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Sue
Morning Sue. That book sale was well attended! (not surprising at those prices). You got a really good collection there. Well done on finding your way there. All this stuff you're now having to tackle alone must be daunting, but you're certainly doing a great job.
ReplyDeleteAlways a queue to get in and not much room to move
DeleteIt looks like you found a nice selection of books at a great price! Congratulations on finding your way around so well. I get lost easily when driving in cities and the city traffic makes me nervous so I understand the good feeling when you are successful at it!
ReplyDeleteI would hate to drive in a city
DeleteLove your choice of books especially the Barbara Pym.
ReplyDeleteYour first and last sentences fit together. I felt for you going somewhere on your own that Col had always driven to, painful memories as well as being very brave!
I'm sure you will handle the next trip towards Colchester too.
I usually find anticipation worse than the actuality.
Hopefully there will be the reward of some unusual books when you get there.
Sue
He would have been puzzled at my going wrong!
DeleteAn interesting choice as always, Sue. Well done on being both driver and navigator. Glad you enjoyed a little treat as well. Voluntary craft class today so upwards and onwards.
ReplyDeleteHope your class went well
DeleteA great selection! Hope you enjoy reading them all. I went to a charity book sale this weekend too and Hubby and I got 18 books between us for £12 which we thought was a great deal, these sales are so good aren't they. Well done you for finding the place, it sounds like quite a challenge that you tackled well!
ReplyDeleteI wish there were more charity book sales.
DeleteA good collection. I was mentioning the Derek Tangye books to someone the other day. They were staying right by Minack, but didn't look up Jeannie's Nature Reserve on the Minack land. Their loss. I loved those books.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you will manage just fine getting to the big book sale near Colchester. From memory, the A12 etc are fine roads for getting about.
I've now read several but puzzled over why I didn't read them back in my library days
DeleteLovely selection of books. I enjoyed Derek Tangye books when my sons were small. I never imagined one son would go on to live in Cornwall nearby. It’s an adventure to find your way around by yourself and by golly doesn’t Suffolk have a choice of lanes to take!
ReplyDeleteI love our Suffolk lanes but they do make finding the way difficult!
DeleteI too loved the Derek Tangye books, I'm sure you'll enjoy them Sue. Well done with the navigation. I prefer to use a paper map, and for street finding in towns or villages I memorise the route, e.g. 2nd left after the church then first Street on the right!
ReplyDeleteI've read a few but not these two
DeleteYou're a braver driver than I ever was. I wouldn't drive anywhere 'strange' on my own, but that was before sat-nav.
ReplyDeleteA lovely collection of books, should keep you occupied for a while.
Never a shortage of books in my house - just a shortage of reading time!
DeleteSounds like a brilliant outing ... books, coffee and cake ... right up my street.
ReplyDeleteI read some of Derek Tangye's books many years ago. I have done exactly what you did, sold some books then later regretted it and re-purchased them, usually thank goodness making a profit along the way ☺
Very nice chocolate cake with maltesers on top.
DeleteThere are books I regret selling from way back but nothing drastic and I'll keep selling \I expect
A great choice of books - I loved the Derek Tangye books. Coffee and cake after. That's my kind of Saturday morning. We've been going to a booksale at a local church for the past ten years or so. They hold them twice a year and we always find something.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to find more charity book sales
DeleteNice outing and a nice bounty! I read my first Barbara Pym's recently & just loved them. It's very thoughtful of you to research diabetes on behalf of your brother-in-law.
ReplyDeleteI didn't read my first Barbara Pym until a couple of years ago. Some I like - some not so good
DeleteA fiver for all those books is amazing value, especially if you can get your money back and more by selling them on later. I've got 'Meals for One' and like it very much. I shall be taking it on holiday (self catering) with me when I go.
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One or two possibles in the SW cook book
DeleteI loved the Derek Tangye books, Sue, and have them all, every single one of them. He started out writing a book which I think is quite rare now, called One King, but then once he moved to Cornwall with his wife, Jeannie (who also wrote books, but she wasn't a good a writer as Derek in my opinion) and started growing daffodils to sell to the London market, changing their lives completely (he'd been i MI5) their lives changed totally. However, even though each book an be read independently of the others, if I were you I'd see if the library has a copy of A Gull on the Roof and read that first. It tells of their move to Cornwall, the start of their adventure.
ReplyDeleteI hae tried Barbara Pym's books several times and still can't 'get on' with them. Mea Culpa entirely.
Margaret P
I've read several Derek Tangye, but not these two. Some Barbara Pym I've loved others I've abandoned
DeleteMurder on Christmas Eve sounds rather fabulous but also rather sad! I hope Father Christmas isn't the murderer. That's the stuff on nightmares! x
ReplyDeleteof, not on. ha! x
ReplyDeleteI hope Santa isn't murdered too!
DeleteI loved Dereks books, we actually met him and Jeannie the year before she so sadly died. We were on holiday in Cornwall and met, by accident on the path near their home. They were such a nice couple. He was so lost after Jennie died, she was his life.
ReplyDeleteWhat a treat to meet them near their cottage, It sound idyllic
DeleteWhat a great way to recycle books and probably find those that are now out of print. Getting there with few hitches will have helped and hopefully you will feel you can attempt the next one. I never take much notice how we get somewhere when DH driving - I should start!
ReplyDeleteCol loved driving and knew his way round because of his job, so I never bothered much, I'm catching up on finding my way now
DeleteI buy used books more often than new now. It makes so much more sense. Mostly I use ABE Books online which is a consortium of used book sellers.
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The spam comments keep popping up and I just keep deleting
DeleteMakes me want to play hookie from work today and cozy up with some books and a coffee.
ReplyDeleteIt's cold here today so a good day for staying in
DeleteI never see any book sales advertised around here but I have discovered a new to me second hand bookshop at Sudbury Hall. I just have to hope it and all the other small shops stays open during the Winter when the hall is closed.
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Hope you find some good books if you go again
DeleteI've heard this is a very good regime for Type 2, Sue: https://www.amazon.co.uk/8-Week-Blood-Sugar-Diet-reprogramme/dp/1780722400
ReplyDeleteOh, thank you, I'll borrow it from the library
DeleteI love the frifty foraged. Great book and like how it looks at non natives.should come to our scout jumble sale, it's absolutely mental and huge!
ReplyDeleteShe seems to find all sorts of things in towns - which must be handy
DeleteYou got some great books at a great price! Used book sales make my heart go pitter-pat :)
ReplyDeleteMe too!
DeleteI remember really enjoying Derek Tangye when his books were first published but I haven't read anything like that for years. If I come across one again I might try it and see what I think
ReplyDeleteI didn't read them back in the 70s but have read a few recently
DeleteI love book sales! Unfortunately I end up buying too many. I am trying to let go of books but I always find some more I want to read lol. The bottom two books look especially interesting. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI'm much more restrained now I've started cutting down on books
DeleteI love Alys Fowler - her thrifty gardener book is one of the best. Am always referring to it.
ReplyDeleteI've looked at all her books but only owned this one before
DeleteYou were brave to head off in to the "saints". I lived close to them and the area was very isolated and slightly mysterious in the late 1950s. The author Elizabeth Smart is buried in South Elmham church. I love your books for advent plan.
ReplyDeleteI think it's possible to get lost in the Saints and never be seen again! So many lanes and greens.
DeleteLuckily St James is the nearest and not far from Metfield so I didn't have to venture too far in!
What a great sale and so lovely to do books for advent for the grandchildren.
ReplyDeleteYou found some lovely books. The foraging one interests me a great deal.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.