tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post9215454271729039955..comments2022-07-19T07:48:28.683-04:00Comments on Belle, Book, and Candle: Mother's Day OrphansBellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-29458594364894029602013-05-15T11:48:23.251-04:002013-05-15T11:48:23.251-04:00I am not familiar with Marcia Willett but I see th...I am not familiar with Marcia Willett but I see the library here carries many of her titles. I will give her a try. Thanks, Joyce.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-77500815582891596872013-05-14T22:40:38.424-04:002013-05-14T22:40:38.424-04:00I think the Miss Read books are better in order. ...I think the Miss Read books are better in order. They are sort of a cozy quick read and might not appeal to you at all but you won't know till you try one I guess. If you Google Miss Read you get a Wikipedia link which lists all her books. I see Elly Griffiths has five books total in that series so far. I'll have to fill in with another author if I keep the Miss Read as every other book. Maybe the last books of Marcia Willett. Have you ever read anything by her? Hers are best read in order also.<br /><br />Joyce in KSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-60383881314151165252013-05-14T16:04:54.992-04:002013-05-14T16:04:54.992-04:00Oh, yes. I forgot about Kim. Thanks for the additi...Oh, yes. I forgot about Kim. Thanks for the addition.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-36607182068351655952013-05-14T16:04:37.166-04:002013-05-14T16:04:37.166-04:00Glad you are back, Tullik. Wow! I am impressed tha...Glad you are back, Tullik. Wow! I am impressed that you made it through the Beckett biography. I can see why Miss Read would appeal after that. I am not one for angst in my reading. I will give Miss Read a try. My library seems to have quite a few of the titles in its collection.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-5282231606671715962013-05-14T15:59:16.344-04:002013-05-14T15:59:16.344-04:00I started the second book by Elly Griffiths but pu...I started the second book by Elly Griffiths but put it away for another time. Are the Miss Read books to be read in order? My library carries quite a few.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-17795993649903912842013-05-13T18:59:56.067-04:002013-05-13T18:59:56.067-04:00The mystery I'm reading between the first two ...The mystery I'm reading between the first two Miss Read books is The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths. Thoroughly enjoying it and will probably finish tonight. Second Miss Read book on the way to our library. Msy have to read something else inbetween.<br /><br />Joyce F in KSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-78981647212210850852013-05-13T18:27:25.043-04:002013-05-13T18:27:25.043-04:00Belated entry:
my favourite motherless children in...Belated entry:<br />my favourite motherless children in literature (both by coincidence in India) are<br />Kim (Kimball O'Hara) Rudyard Kipling<br />The Secret Garden (Mary Lennox) by Frances Hodgson BurnettTullikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10524256855855014534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-15187533335588697922013-05-13T18:12:12.824-04:002013-05-13T18:12:12.824-04:00Hi Belle!
My computer was down for a few weeks so ...Hi Belle!<br />My computer was down for a few weeks so I am catching up on your posts. <br />Regarding 'Miss Read' about a year ago I finished an 800+ page biography of Samuel Beckett (Damned to Fame) it was exhausting with the need to constantly cross reference his plays and works but one of the most rewarding biographies I have ever read. When I finished I felt the need to read something light, anything lighter than the existential musings of the great Samuel. I had just picked up a bag of books from my library discard sale (pretty random, Penguins, always lots of Penguins)and told myself to just pick one and jump in, but it must be light! Low and behold a Miss Read's "Mrs. Pringle of Fairacre" was on the top of the pile. Reading this was such an enjoyable exercise, no demands, no angst, no need for navel gazing, just what the doctor ordered. Since then I have kept an eye out for further books by Miss Read and my collection is growing especially for those times for mental recuperation from taking on a challenging reading project. Tullikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10524256855855014534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-15614043783329935092013-05-13T17:50:07.137-04:002013-05-13T17:50:07.137-04:00Well, I have never read 'Jane Eyre', but h...Well, I have never read 'Jane Eyre', but how could I forget Little Orphan Annie. I will be humming 'Tomorrow' the rest of the night! That is so funny about the request for red hair.<br /><br />How lovely to have your father's books, Penny. I cherish the ones I have that are inscribed with family names. Such treasures.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-38384715334462574252013-05-13T14:10:08.550-04:002013-05-13T14:10:08.550-04:00Jane Eyre! and Annie, of course. Our daughter Jenn...Jane Eyre! and Annie, of course. Our daughter Jennifer loved the Annie character so much, she was Annie for Halloween, knew all the words to all the songs, and has now accumulated a nice collection of memorabilia. I drew the line when she asked me, aged 6, to die her hair red. <br />I first read Jane Eyre at about the age of 12 when I discovered all of my father's books in the old cedar chest. He said I could read whatever I wanted (joy supreme) as long as I took care with each and every book I read. I did, and I have still have some of them. Penny O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665025558373015362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-62037741032949676082013-05-12T19:27:32.272-04:002013-05-12T19:27:32.272-04:00Joyce, sounds like you could write an 'orphan&...Joyce, sounds like you could write an 'orphan' book of your own. You were very young to lose your mother. I am so sorry. Mine died three-and-a-half years ago - she was in her eighties - and I miss her every day.<br /><br />I have not read any of the 'Miss Read' books although they are on some TBR list somewhere. What mystery did you read in-between?Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-15277671792794722552013-05-12T18:01:20.913-04:002013-05-12T18:01:20.913-04:00My own mother died when I was 14 - maybe that'...My own mother died when I was 14 - maybe that's why I like all of the books you mentioned so much. My dad was 74 and in poor health so he lived with one of my brothers and I lived with a sister & family for 2 years and then a brother & his family for a year. On my own at 17 1/2. <br /><br />Makes we want to go back and read some of those books! Will be awhile as I just started a reread of "Miss Read" books with a mystery inbetween...<br /><br />Joyce in KSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com