tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post3360537483561386814..comments2024-03-28T12:00:55.653-07:00Comments on FURROWED MIDDLEBROW: And now for something completely different: EDITH TEMPLETON, This Charming Pastime (1955)Furrowed Middlebrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-23499121209949782802020-10-12T10:02:05.398-07:002020-10-12T10:02:05.398-07:00Not a difficult decision in this case, since Pasti...Not a difficult decision in this case, since Pastime was a library book, but I think if it had been mine I could happily have donated it. Summer in the Country and Living On Yesterday will remain on my top shelf of most-prized titles however!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-8435230681403410382020-10-12T10:00:06.856-07:002020-10-12T10:00:06.856-07:00If I hadn't already read and loved other of Te...If I hadn't already read and loved other of Templeton's books, I'm sure I would have thrown in the towel halfway through. Ah well, we take the bad with the good I guess.Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-22627791082295577282020-10-12T09:59:01.092-07:002020-10-12T09:59:01.092-07:00Hmmm, yes, I've not so far been able to approa...Hmmm, yes, I've not so far been able to approach that one Ali, so I'll look forward to reading your reaction if you do, but I do very highly recommend her first two novels if you haven't already discovered them.Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-59029680086038435112020-10-11T13:17:12.656-07:002020-10-11T13:17:12.656-07:00This does not sound very pleasant. Since we know ...This does not sound very pleasant. Since we know Templeton had the capacity to be charming and expansive, I am guessing she was experimenting in some way here and just couldn't carry it off.<br /><br />This is where being a completist can be a problem! Do you discard it or shelve it next to Summer in the Country? I had missed that review; went back and enjoyed it.CLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-10701196332263945262020-10-05T10:26:07.798-07:002020-10-05T10:26:07.798-07:00Oh dear, how difficult a read that sounds! Well do...Oh dear, how difficult a read that sounds! Well done for persisting!LyzzyBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398604923871095647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-46079881594424114072020-10-05T10:01:17.483-07:002020-10-05T10:01:17.483-07:00That does sound rather problematic. I have a copy ...That does sound rather problematic. I have a copy of Gordon by Edith Templeton,it's about a passionate relationship I think. I might be feeling less inclined to read it now. heavenalihttp://heavenali.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com