tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post8327762723548998365..comments2024-03-27T10:21:58.236-07:00Comments on FURROWED MIDDLEBROW: Re-reading a favorite: RUBY FERGUSON, Apricot Sky (1952)Furrowed Middlebrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-1676715699061986852023-08-19T14:40:26.625-07:002023-08-19T14:40:26.625-07:00No, it’s definitely a village further north and we...No, it’s definitely a village further north and west, close to the Atlantic for the children to sail to small islands and easy for Raine and Cleo to get to Skye! I think the two girls must have stayed overnight in Edinburgh, as Mrs Macelvey says. ALAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-56846776207170931292021-08-28T01:11:54.246-07:002021-08-28T01:11:54.246-07:00On the strength of how much I enjoyed the FM editi...On the strength of how much I enjoyed the FM edition of Apricot Sky, I ordered a couple of slightly musty-smelling copies of other Ruby Ferguson books.<br />I'm 68 pages into 'The Cousins of Colonel Ivy' and enjoying it very much, so thank you for introducing me to a new-to-me author.Rhiannonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-88239266411482578302021-05-28T02:09:38.274-07:002021-05-28T02:09:38.274-07:00Gosh. This does sound a great read. Like an Eliz...Gosh. This does sound a great read. Like an Elizabeth Cadell. THank you for posting a few snippets<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11855438562291558910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-46801264914348184212021-05-01T12:21:45.453-07:002021-05-01T12:21:45.453-07:00Thanks Louise, I haven't read that one yet. Ha...Thanks Louise, I haven't read that one yet. Haven't found anything as adorable as Apricot Sky, but I keep hoping!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-12163075207483094672021-04-26T05:14:43.200-07:002021-04-26T05:14:43.200-07:00I enjoyed Turn Again Home very much,; not as amusi...I enjoyed Turn Again Home very much,; not as amusing as Apricot Sky though.louiseculmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02092144618449134125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-10375098392505461262019-12-11T05:23:07.723-08:002019-12-11T05:23:07.723-08:00Thanks Ann! Isn't it a lovely book?Thanks Ann! Isn't it a lovely book?Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-57818306184624961982019-12-11T05:22:31.234-08:002019-12-11T05:22:31.234-08:00Thanks Jerri!Thanks Jerri!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-235647862538142542019-12-11T05:20:31.265-08:002019-12-11T05:20:31.265-08:00Thanks Monica, it's really a lovely book.Thanks Monica, it's really a lovely book.Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-89969277780844175362019-12-11T05:20:05.375-08:002019-12-11T05:20:05.375-08:00Thanks Jane. It's well worth checking out!Thanks Jane. It's well worth checking out!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-57638506478283614072019-12-10T08:05:39.712-08:002019-12-10T08:05:39.712-08:00One of my favourites too!One of my favourites too!AnnPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12336938252996563422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-59400753254832667352019-12-09T08:27:10.046-08:002019-12-09T08:27:10.046-08:00Oh, this does sound right up my street. Furrowed ...Oh, this does sound right up my street. Furrowed Middlebrow please publish, pretty please?<br /><br />JerriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-40683333571059045662019-12-07T11:30:03.411-08:002019-12-07T11:30:03.411-08:00This looks like a book I'd enjoy, so I'll ...This looks like a book I'd enjoy, so I'll be looking for a copy. Thanks for your review!Monica's Bookish Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02880513088449652396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-43824723071844815952019-12-06T23:12:44.724-08:002019-12-06T23:12:44.724-08:00I devoured all her Jill books as a child. Time to ...I devoured all her Jill books as a child. Time to revisit her work perhaps!Jane from Dorsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441624532355378274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-8289448675728011332019-12-06T11:29:32.684-08:002019-12-06T11:29:32.684-08:00Ha! I hadn't noticed that. But it may actual...Ha! I hadn't noticed that. But it may actually be more the sharp distinction in UK and US perceptions of distance. The characters made a day trip to Edinburgh for wedding shopping, and I think any place you can make a day trip to is "not too far". Google says it's a 2 to 2 1/2 hour drive from Edinburgh to a random town I selected near the southern edge of the Highlands. The characters make the trip by train, which might (?) have been faster than driving in the 1950s, but would probably be less feasible or impossible now with train service reductions. So, not too far by American standards!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-40083412101074907882019-12-06T11:16:50.744-08:002019-12-06T11:16:50.744-08:00It's really delightful Tom!It's really delightful Tom!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-13475149508230163722019-12-06T11:08:24.968-08:002019-12-06T11:08:24.968-08:00"It's 1948 in the Highlands of Scotland, ..."It's 1948 in the Highlands of Scotland, in a village not too far from Edinburgh."<br />Is it you or Ruby Ferguson who has an imprecise grasp of Scottish geography?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-90800864416255635872019-12-06T09:51:48.647-08:002019-12-06T09:51:48.647-08:00You make this sound VERY enticing, Scott. I wonde...You make this sound VERY enticing, Scott. I wonder, can i find it now?<br />TomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com