tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post5648509607322899068..comments2024-03-28T12:00:55.653-07:00Comments on FURROWED MIDDLEBROW: UPDATE: School story authors (D-F)Furrowed Middlebrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-8922081944205272112015-11-15T09:52:46.743-08:002015-11-15T09:52:46.743-08:00I wonder if you can help my search for a beloved b...I wonder if you can help my search for a beloved book.Here's everything I can remember of the plot: A young woman goes to boarding school in disguise, hoping to clear her name of murder. Her daughter, fostered to a widowed doctor who believes his baby daughter also died, is in the fourth form, friends with a girl who turns out in the end to be the doctor's daughter. There is a guest book with pages cut out that is crucial to her alibi. The daughter plays Titania in Midsummer Nights Dream. The identity of the doctor's dsughter is discovered after a hiking accident. Be very glad of any help tracking this down.ozbrooks@aol.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01576538471961147058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-52581464460367000372014-12-31T06:55:22.682-08:002014-12-31T06:55:22.682-08:00Oh, good, I'm glad I was able to surprise you ...Oh, good, I'm glad I was able to surprise you with cover art you hadn't seen before! Thanks for your recommendation of Mollie Hazledene--I have a feeling I'll be ordering a copy very shortly. And I'm interested that you like the Trudy books--I was finding the covers seductive but wasn't sure if the religious content would be overpowering. Thanks for reassuring me. <br /><br />I'm glad you discovered the blog too! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and knowledge in comments and making the blog better than it would otherwise be.Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-67515897710402885702014-12-31T06:51:19.299-08:002014-12-31T06:51:19.299-08:00Thanks, Vicki! I wish the same to you!Thanks, Vicki! I wish the same to you!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-35726035473801054822014-12-31T06:50:46.058-08:002014-12-31T06:50:46.058-08:00You're right, Nicola. I remember thinking she ...You're right, Nicola. I remember thinking she looks like she was on a set of a film--now I know why!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-81979004711402865762014-12-31T06:48:24.443-08:002014-12-31T06:48:24.443-08:00The cover art is rather amazing in its variety. So...The cover art is rather amazing in its variety. Some really beautiful, some funny, and one or two that gave me pause, such as The Best Term Ever, which seems--judging by the cover--to be about a schoolgirl who is possessed by an evil spirit from a music box???Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-17687466931380200712014-12-31T03:16:39.732-08:002014-12-31T03:16:39.732-08:00Yet again I'm amazed by the work you put into ...Yet again I'm amazed by the work you put into your lists.I have many of these books and have never bothered to write about them. And where do you find all those lovely dustwrapper images? I've had <i>Caroline's First Term</i> for years but have never seen a dustwrapper.<br /><br />I'm going to express a minority opinion here. I have all the Trudy books by Mary Alice Faid and, evangelistic or not, I really like them. They describe a particular, homely (in the English sense) sort of life very well. I also enjoy the Linda series. The adventures may be far-fetched but Winifred Donald was an English teacher and wrote well.<br /><br />Finally, I endorse The Book's view of <i>Mollie Hazledene's Schooldays</i>. It's really funny.<br /><br />I'm so glad I discovered your blog this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-86677785866727373682014-12-31T01:14:50.723-08:002014-12-31T01:14:50.723-08:00Happy New Year - and may 2015 bring many spectacul...Happy New Year - and may 2015 bring many spectacular and much-desired special middlebrow finds to your door! skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-80130569559394932342014-12-30T10:34:35.707-08:002014-12-30T10:34:35.707-08:00I rather like the Christine of the Fourth cover. ...I rather like the Christine of the Fourth cover. She resembles a young Elizabeth Taylor!Vintage Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-64466098806021094142014-12-30T10:25:30.233-08:002014-12-30T10:25:30.233-08:00I am in LOVE with the cover art - I can imagine ha...I am in LOVE with the cover art - I can imagine having lots of it matted and framed, and hang it in one's den. TomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com