Thanks for comments yesterday. I had 4 year old MG - the dinosaur/marvel heroes expert - here for the day so didn't get round to replying.- poor excuse! but here are some answers...........
To Chris - thanks for the mention of a new Kristin Hannah - I reserved it and am 57th. We really are lucky to have such a good library service in Suffolk. The TV series of the Detectorists was made a few years before the book so not made from the book.
On Facebook Groups I found a recent walk around the town that I've known all my life.
Mine and Colin's first home together was in Bridge Street where Don walks after coming out of the river walk by the factory. It was ICI when we lived there and was the factory where my mum met my dad back in the late 1940's.
I've never done the walk as he did but wouldn't need a map as I've walked almost everywhere he went at some time or another and worked in the building now called Red Gables when it was Stowmarket Library. It was much smaller then.
Probably boring for everyone but I'd thought I'd share it anyway!
lol I’m no. 57 in the line for The Women. It’s on order so goodness knows when it’ll arrive. And because Id forgot all about her previous book (Another Life) I’m at no. 23 waiting for it. They do say all good things come to those who wait!
ReplyDeleteI've only read a few, the more recent of her books
DeleteNot at all boring Sue always great to see more of your wonderful country best wishes nanaMarie Horsham Australia
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you enjoyed it
DeleteI'll watch it later when I have the time - it doesn't look at all boring , thanks. xx
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy the walk
DeleteOur Land Rover precedes the show and the book. We were fixing it up in the early 2000s!
ReplyDeleteI'm so used to living in the countryside, I can't begin to imagine walking around a town for 3.5 miles!
The bit by the river is nice apart from the great big PPG factory
DeleteWe all know how exhausting 4 year olds can be!
ReplyDeleteAlthough he went at 3 so I should have had time to answer!
DeleteI'd love to see a walk around my home territory in Kent and also here in Berkshire. I'm sure it was really interesting, even though so familiar to you.
ReplyDeleteThis walk was on the local Facebook page - maybe there is a page for your town
DeleteActually I'm thinking as I love her books I might treat myself and buy it, I need a lift and a Kristin Hannah book would do just that! I watched the video very interesting.
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed the video
DeletePlaces that are safe to walk around give the best quality of life.
ReplyDeleteI can give you the link to the Goole to Hull service bus route through all the country villages if you would like it. It is only 2 hours long.
Thank you but I think I'll manage without!
DeleteI spent a lot of time on buses going through umpteen villages going to work and back in the 70's!
Interesting to see how Stow has grown over the years - one of my uncles worked at the ICI paint factory back in the 1960/70s, and it's so much larger now, almost unrecognisable in places.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the video.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
I loved The Great Alone by Kristen Hannah - couldn’t put it down.
ReplyDeleteStowmarket has lots of interesting history. Walking tours are very popular. Concord, MA also has one and when the tourist buses come in I do notice people doing the narrated walk.
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