The pages that introduce the Spring part of The Country Commonplace Book by Miranda Mills.
And above is another page from the same book . There are several similar pages through the book with ideas for reading at various times of the year. I'll share more as the year progresses.
Out of the 6 listed, I have a copy of 'Rain' by Melissa Harrison - found at one of the second-hand book sales last Autumn and I've read The Lark by E. Nesbit - one of her adult books that Dean Street Press/Furrowed Middlebrow reprinted in 2017 although I didn't keep it as it was a very light romance type book. The library had ' The Place of Tides' by James Rebanks (who also wrote the bestseller 'The Shepherds Life'), so I reserved a copy, which arrived last week. I looked up details of the others but they don't appeal - is 'Darling' an updated version of 'The Pursuit of Love'? Sounds like it.
Thanks for the book list, always interested in these. I shall look out for the Blue Castle.
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I got that Commonplace book for Christmas; it was on my wishlist after reading your recommendation. It's lovely! The only book I've read on that list is The Pursuit of Love... which I reread so often I'm not sure, thirty years later, that I could read it again! I didn't watch the TV adaptation. It was too far away from my own imagination of the characters.
ReplyDeleteI have never been satisfied with a film adaptation of ANY beloved book for just that reason!
DeleteI was amused that The Pursuit of Love was featured! I was thinking more about nature study.
ReplyDeleteI've only read one on that last, but I do have Miranda's Commonplace book which I haven't actually read yet. I seem to be halfway through three different books at the moment, I have no idea how that happened!!
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DeleteWhen I was in the library of Monday they had a display of March books. Someone had done a great job in selecting them-by author or words in the title. Catriona
ReplyDeleteI've never read for the seasons. I look for recommendations on blogs (like yours!) or just browse the shelves in my library. I do lean towards mysteries.
ReplyDeleteI don't read for the seasons, but pick up on recommendations. I just 'read' a ghost story (audio book) by Susan Hill, which had a disappointing ending.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely looking book. I am off now to track down the L.M. Montgomery one!
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting book and how wonderful that it lists books to read for the season.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
The Blue Castle is definitely worth reading!
ReplyDeleteIt's a great book!
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