tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post2040953723530882260..comments2024-03-28T12:00:55.653-07:00Comments on FURROWED MIDDLEBROW: The NEW Hopeless Wish List (now even MORE hopeless!)Furrowed Middlebrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-12065074225546843512015-01-08T06:21:11.330-08:002015-01-08T06:21:11.330-08:00How interesting, KW. I'll be on the lookout fo...How interesting, KW. I'll be on the lookout for The Losers, too--that sounds irresistible. Please do feel free to email me (see note below the comments section for address) if you have any information to share about Lowry. I'm quite intrigued by her.Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-84331997372535557612015-01-04T05:41:01.874-08:002015-01-04T05:41:01.874-08:00I am Bridget Lowry's granddaughter. I think th...I am Bridget Lowry's granddaughter. I think three of her novels are worth a read and one, The Losers, deserves a reprint (though Nicola Beauman disagrees!). One critic said "..a little Cranford about a bungalow town..." KWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-54135367614405931562014-09-23T14:07:47.218-07:002014-09-23T14:07:47.218-07:00Thanks, Simon! As it turns out, there may be some...Thanks, Simon! As it turns out, there may be some hope for a handful of these titles after all, but I can't tell yet!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-82600249846826785972014-09-23T14:05:58.177-07:002014-09-23T14:05:58.177-07:00Sure, the more people who email, the more they'...Sure, the more people who email, the more they'll know there's a genuine interest. And Faviell's book seems like such a perfect match for them. Plus, the whole Persephone team are so nice and gracious, I'm sure they'd be happy to hear from you. It's worth a shot!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-18557426183065221522014-09-23T14:04:14.559-07:002014-09-23T14:04:14.559-07:00You know, Kristi, I think I had a note about her s...You know, Kristi, I think I had a note about her somewhere, but I don't think I ever followed up on it, so thank you for reminding me. I have a large update I'm working on that just never seems to end, and now you've added still another author!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-23578849430551274532014-09-23T06:51:25.992-07:002014-09-23T06:51:25.992-07:00What a wonderful blog post - although so many temp...What a wonderful blog post - although so many temptations that cannot be sated!<br /><br />Having said that, I do have Mrs Frensham Describes a Circle and have read it - it's fun, but probably not one of RC's best. She's very variable, although at her best she is a dream.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-6221692035983650042014-09-23T06:10:07.750-07:002014-09-23T06:10:07.750-07:00"Faviell was featured prominently in Virginia..."Faviell was featured prominently in Virginia Nicholson's wonderful book Millions Like Us" Thanks to your recommendation, I racaed through the Nicholson book and totally want to read Chelsea Concerto, and her Berlin book too. Do you think emailing Persephone with our request would help this wonderful book into print? Emails have been known to produce results... thanks so much for your blog! gina in alabamanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-29279932595856776722014-09-21T22:19:16.746-07:002014-09-21T22:19:16.746-07:00Fascinating as always, Scott! BTW, Have you read a...Fascinating as always, Scott! BTW, Have you read about this author?<br />http://mysteryfile.com/blog/?p=64<br />There are too many mysteries about mysteries and their authors.....<br />Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-56423099878686536592014-09-20T19:22:08.454-07:002014-09-20T19:22:08.454-07:00Definitely, Vicki, it's never completely hopel...Definitely, Vicki, it's never completely hopeless if you're persistent enough!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-76776514779796304182014-09-19T07:20:26.756-07:002014-09-19T07:20:26.756-07:00I'm liking that "hopeless" can evolv...I'm liking that "hopeless" can evolve - I think there might be hope for my own reading/collecting desires in that case! ;-)skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-65072464375436176462014-09-17T20:19:24.139-07:002014-09-17T20:19:24.139-07:00I loved I'm Not Complaining too, Darlene. Ooh...I loved I'm Not Complaining too, Darlene. Ooh, I'm just busting to tell you a Ruth Adam-related secret! But it will have to wait for a more in-depth explanation. Stay tuned... :-)Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-55612026602210190222014-09-17T17:17:37.970-07:002014-09-17T17:17:37.970-07:00Honed right in on mention of Ruth Adams! I'm ...Honed right in on mention of Ruth Adams! I'm Not Complaining is one of my favourite surprise reads - bought on a whim, sat on the shelf for ages and then one day I decided to give it a go. It's wonderful! Would definitely love to have more of her writings of the WWII era but what's this about Elizabeth Bowen?! Queenie Leavis...shame on you!Cosy Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17818379449207007470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-46631036813121096932014-09-16T19:33:44.883-07:002014-09-16T19:33:44.883-07:00If I were any more obsessive than I am, Susan, I c...If I were any more obsessive than I am, Susan, I could probably be locked up. But happily, Andy keeps distracting me from getting too obsessed.Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-77985984419820910232014-09-16T19:31:29.027-07:002014-09-16T19:31:29.027-07:00Sleeping? Working? What are such things?!Sleeping? Working? What are such things?!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-41102966749272741582014-09-14T15:28:47.951-07:002014-09-14T15:28:47.951-07:00Tom, my thoughts exactly as I was reading through ...Tom, my thoughts exactly as I was reading through Scott's latest posting. Someone far more obsessed with lovely old novels than I am, and who actually does something about it.<br /><br />Read long and prosper, Scott.Susan Dhttp://www.destevenson.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-27295233155891537672014-09-14T10:46:15.645-07:002014-09-14T10:46:15.645-07:00I am just stunned by all your hard work and amazin...I am just stunned by all your hard work and amazing efforts. Truly, you might almost turn your talents to a career as a private investigator! <br />HOW do you ever find the time to pursue more mundane activities such as - oh, say - sleeping, going to work, etc. TomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com