tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post7210855179499531144..comments2024-03-29T07:32:50.921+00:00Comments on My Quiet Life in Suffolk: Reading From My ShelvesSue in Suffolkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-32758047506996406962019-07-29T14:58:28.956+01:002019-07-29T14:58:28.956+01:00It is a long time since I read any of those Sue.It is a long time since I read any of those Sue.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-24872422384163982302019-07-29T13:38:11.380+01:002019-07-29T13:38:11.380+01:00Have you tried looking on Thrift Books? I order a...Have you tried looking on Thrift Books? I order a lot of used books fromvthem at a reasonable price. I am not sure if they are available in UK though.bjnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326723112746751920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-81579436673325287572019-07-29T12:59:17.329+01:002019-07-29T12:59:17.329+01:00I have loads of old coins and useless foreign coin...I have loads of old coins and useless foreign coins which people used to put in our honesty box at the smallholding. I'm keeping them for the grandchildren to play with when they are biggerSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-38634922932282101402019-07-29T12:57:43.987+01:002019-07-29T12:57:43.987+01:00That's why I don't do proper reviews becau...That's why I don't do proper reviews because so many people do them so much better.<br />The boys who lived with him never mentioned any impropriety and Boothby said he just seemed to prefer living with teenagers rather than adults, but it would certainly have raised eyebrows now.Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-44829498080523736302019-07-29T11:18:44.975+01:002019-07-29T11:18:44.975+01:00Ah, shillings. Still have some of the old coins: s...Ah, shillings. Still have some of the old coins: sixpence (used for all my children's weddings-'a 6p in her shoe'), thruppence and even a ha'penny.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11587652444835060129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-3353120181934883602019-07-29T10:32:55.969+01:002019-07-29T10:32:55.969+01:00I read a lot of Gavin Maxwell for a couple of year...I read a lot of Gavin Maxwell for a couple of years and dreamt about escaping from everything to some isolated part of Scotland but eventually became a mature student instead. No one at the time seemed to think anything strange about him living with teenage boys, and I know of no reason to say there was, but suspicion would be rife now as your exclamation mark indicates. Just came across this excellent review of Island of Dreams by an excellent reviewer: https://dovegreyreader.typepad.com/dovegreyreader_scribbles/2016/07/island-of-dreams-dan-boothby.html Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-12349245557073927252019-07-29T10:27:43.170+01:002019-07-29T10:27:43.170+01:00I'm not even sure that I've seen the film ...I'm not even sure that I've seen the film despite how well known it isSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-65641053764566348592019-07-29T10:26:22.104+01:002019-07-29T10:26:22.104+01:00Oh dear, it has mixed reviews, but I'll give i...Oh dear, it has mixed reviews, but I'll give it a trySue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-36825414944689965242019-07-29T10:25:34.541+01:002019-07-29T10:25:34.541+01:00The book mentions her love for Maxwell, he seemed ...The book mentions her love for Maxwell, he seemed to get impatient with her. I'd not heard of her before reading this but there is a bibliography mentioning her books at the back of this bookSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-4000429955377939772019-07-29T09:30:32.123+01:002019-07-29T09:30:32.123+01:00Oh no, don't read the Watchman book! Loved Mo...Oh no, don't read the Watchman book! Loved Mockingbird since I read it ....... erm ...... 47 years ago! Watchman was such a disappointment. Savannah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-58642518023622710882019-07-29T09:04:35.937+01:002019-07-29T09:04:35.937+01:00The poet Kathleen Raine was in love with Gavin Max...The poet Kathleen Raine was in love with Gavin Maxwell for many years. If you look her up on Wiki, you'll see the saga of unrequited love, loss of Mijbil, the whole sorry tale.<br />I love second-hand books. My husband studied book-binding as part of an art conservation course many years ago, and is always pulled by good bindings and coverings, but I just care about the words inside. I buy second-hand if I can, and then donate to a charity shop so the book can find another reader.the veg artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029588460808570133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-62273010891430734542019-07-29T08:26:41.199+01:002019-07-29T08:26:41.199+01:00I never read any Maxwell but I really enjoyed the ...I never read any Maxwell but I really enjoyed the film Ring of Bright Water. Sorry about original garbled commentAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-11779939520841273512019-07-29T08:24:32.264+01:002019-07-29T08:24:32.264+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-42648927240740968562019-07-29T07:57:52.953+01:002019-07-29T07:57:52.953+01:00A lot of people seem to have read it at school but...A lot of people seem to have read it at school but we didn't, so I was very late catching upSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-81548643560852826062019-07-29T07:56:41.638+01:002019-07-29T07:56:41.638+01:00Variety is the spice of life!Variety is the spice of life!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-87983957511752797152019-07-29T07:56:13.410+01:002019-07-29T07:56:13.410+01:00Yes I did enjoy Island of Dreams and I've neve...Yes I did enjoy Island of Dreams and I've never read Ring of Bright Water and don't know much about Gavin Maxwell except from the information in this book so to say I dislike him isn't accurate. Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-56887411953051892532019-07-29T07:13:37.867+01:002019-07-29T07:13:37.867+01:00But did you enjoy island of Dreams, despite your d...But did you enjoy island of Dreams, despite your dislike of Maxwell, I loved the book and Ring of Bright water.Sarah Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06744771859309359933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-67198907805929872042019-07-29T06:50:16.608+01:002019-07-29T06:50:16.608+01:00Morning Sue, it's been....oh must be about 30 ...Morning Sue, it's been....oh must be about 30 years since I last read Mockingbird!Soozehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03762391472811785736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-52385217283769009072019-07-29T06:40:58.585+01:002019-07-29T06:40:58.585+01:00That's a great selection of reading material! ...That's a great selection of reading material! The book club cover really brought back memories!<br />xxJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116524003944939298noreply@blogger.com