tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post5061878500944692843..comments2024-03-28T12:00:55.653-07:00Comments on FURROWED MIDDLEBROW: Reading diary: EDITH MILES, MABEL ESTHER ALLANFurrowed Middlebrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-34114568679914305412015-11-12T06:24:00.055-08:002015-11-12T06:24:00.055-08:00The Mystery Began in Madeira is high on my wish li...The Mystery Began in Madeira is high on my wish list, CLM, so I'm happy to know it's memorable at least! I have read Time to Go Back and The Ballet Family and enjoyed both very much, and I've just picked up The Ballet Family Again. Will keep Bloomsbury Square in mind too. Thanks for sharing your favorites.Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-30998480145868594142015-11-11T18:07:57.301-08:002015-11-11T18:07:57.301-08:00I am a huge MAE fan but have never read Here We Go...I am a huge MAE fan but have never read Here We Go Round - I will have to see if Clarissa has any copies left. I like the YA coming of age books (The Mystery Began in Madeira contains a plot element I often think about when on vacation) but as a child it was very noticeable to me that her heroines became secretaries and didn't to go University (I guess Vine-Clad Hill differs from that mold; I own a copy but have not reread it for a long time). That was fairly typical for young women of that era in England but was very different from where I grew up.<br /><br />In any case, my favorite MAEs were all published in the US: Time to Go Back, a time travel; and three ballet books: The Ballet Family, The Ballet Family Again, and a standalone, We Danced in Bloomsbury Square. I think all of these are exceptional (my mother's favorite was Romansgrove, another time travel). MAE also wrote the Drina ballet series, which I liked but found relatively ordinary.CLMhttp://perfectretort.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-66336490597420040032015-11-11T11:02:37.372-08:002015-11-11T11:02:37.372-08:00Thanks, Ann. I've just picked up a couple MORE...Thanks, Ann. I've just picked up a couple MORE books by MEA, so I imagine I'll be unable to resist taking about them too!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-91902500246645609892015-11-11T11:00:21.873-08:002015-11-11T11:00:21.873-08:00Yes, Here We Go Round ends with a show at the scho...Yes, Here We Go Round ends with a show at the school, including various songs, so that may be what you're thinking of. I've been eyeing Black Forest Summer, Barbara, so I'll move that up my list. Did you ever read any other books by Edith Miles apart from Girl Chums?Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-71121328162137519612015-11-09T08:02:50.396-08:002015-11-09T08:02:50.396-08:00I've read several MEA stories and enjoyed them...I've read several MEA stories and enjoyed them particularly the coming-of-age ones and agree that this is a great example. Do tell us about the others when you get round to them.Annnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-88040989509202231142015-11-08T02:13:04.778-08:002015-11-08T02:13:04.778-08:00Phew, glad you thought The Girl Chums of Norland R...Phew, glad you thought <i>The Girl Chums of Norland Road</i> worth reading.<br /><br />I think I may have read the MEA nursery teacher book when I was a child. Does it end with a carol service and the heroine overcome and convinced she's in the right job?<br /><br />I haven't read that many books by MEA. I do like <i>Black Forest Summer</i>, which is easy to find and cheap because it was published by The Children's Press. I even have a spare copy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com