tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post4606568432353115029..comments2024-03-27T10:21:58.236-07:00Comments on FURROWED MIDDLEBROW: THE FURROWED MIDDLEBROW DOZEN 2016Furrowed Middlebrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-36275982473126820672017-01-04T09:31:53.552-08:002017-01-04T09:31:53.552-08:00Hi Scott – I'll be happy to lend you those two...Hi Scott – I'll be happy to lend you those two you mentioned. (Maybe you can grace us with one of your perceptive reviews if you like them.) A couple of others you might also enjoy are Joanna (especially its exciting first part in which the title character escapes from France with her husband and his mistress one step ahead of invading Nazis) and Incident Closed, an atmospheric mystery about murder among Air Raid Wardens during WWII – although I have no idea if it's female-authored and thus eligible for your list. Murder in the Mobile Unit, though male-authored, reminded me a lot of Green for Danger. It's about an emergency medical team dispatched to treat air-raid casualties, something like that in my favorite blitz-lit novel, Robert Greenwood's The Squad Goes Out.<br />Grant HurlockAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-61803329153707302152017-01-02T13:27:19.915-08:002017-01-02T13:27:19.915-08:00I promise to bequeath them to you, Scott - althoug...I promise to bequeath them to you, Scott - although I hope that will be a long wait!<br />Ha ha!<br />TomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-74646789305338553552017-01-01T10:52:35.651-08:002017-01-01T10:52:35.651-08:00Thanks, Claire. I have enjoyed all of Anderson'...Thanks, Claire. I have enjoyed all of Anderson's books, but Daughters and Spam are undoubtedly the two to be particularly on the lookout for.Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-5828666727943457042017-01-01T10:50:46.166-08:002017-01-01T10:50:46.166-08:00The Norah Hoult is one of my favorite Persephones,...The Norah Hoult is one of my favorite Persephones, though it seems to be a bit dark for some readers' taste. I'm glad you liked it too. I haven't read The Beth Book, but I hope you enjoy that one too!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-38867058371252103662017-01-01T10:48:34.842-08:002017-01-01T10:48:34.842-08:00How on earth do you track down these books, Grant?...How on earth do you track down these books, Grant?! I thought I was pretty good at getting hold of obscure titles, but I've been trying to get hold of Have Your Cake and Tea and Hot Bombs for years! I'm envious, and now I have to check out some of the others you mentioned as well...Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-44394031644824110612017-01-01T10:40:57.724-08:002017-01-01T10:40:57.724-08:00I think you might really enjoy Anderson's memo...I think you might really enjoy Anderson's memoirs, Rosemary, and I think I will have to pick up the Hampton book you mention. I didn't realize she was Verily's daughter. Thanks for sharing that!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-16118178214262169042017-01-01T10:38:02.887-08:002017-01-01T10:38:02.887-08:00Thanks so much, Tanya. And you know, the dust just...Thanks so much, Tanya. And you know, the dust just accumulates again in a few days anyway. Reading is a much more productive use of time! :-)Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-43238541405787739962017-01-01T10:34:09.060-08:002017-01-01T10:34:09.060-08:00Thanks, Simon! And I was so delighted to see The L...Thanks, Simon! And I was so delighted to see The Lark topping your list!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-76449338385134040002017-01-01T10:33:00.920-08:002017-01-01T10:33:00.920-08:00Thanks, Gil! I am very intrigued by Kamm, and am h...Thanks, Gil! I am very intrigued by Kamm, and am hoping to find time to read more of her work this year. I found a copy of Peace without breaking the bank. Table Two, though, may prove a challenge.<br /><br />As for Mitchell, I did notice after writing my post that some readers actually rank Longer Bodies pretty high, which I find astonishing. But to each their own! I believe I read Soho very early on, before I knew much about Mitchell (the WWII connection drew me to it, of course). I need to reread. And I happen to have Brazen Tongue on my Kindle, along with two or three others that I haven't read. Hmmmm.Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-31764457969544042512017-01-01T10:25:40.029-08:002017-01-01T10:25:40.029-08:00Thanks Liz! I enjoyed seeing your list just a litt...Thanks Liz! I enjoyed seeing your list just a little while ago.Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-64490931649677032722017-01-01T10:24:41.059-08:002017-01-01T10:24:41.059-08:00You've already added the Bosanquet to my list,...You've already added the Bosanquet to my list, Susan, and I have been meaning to read the Rich for ages. Now I'm also intrigued by the Whishaw book, which I'd never heard of...Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-6939212581356573852017-01-01T10:21:40.891-08:002017-01-01T10:21:40.891-08:00I'm embarrassed to admit I have never read Lad...I'm embarrassed to admit I have never read Lady into Fox, Darlene. That will have to be a 2017 title. I hope you enjoy the Gibbons and the Young!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-86748312843867371042017-01-01T10:19:32.383-08:002017-01-01T10:19:32.383-08:00Thanks for the kind words Brian! Both of the books...Thanks for the kind words Brian! Both of the books you mention sound intriguing--who could resist a gothic novel involving the plague?!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-81474479712893902822017-01-01T10:17:01.259-08:002017-01-01T10:17:01.259-08:00I think TBR lists aren't meant to be finished ...I think TBR lists aren't meant to be finished Sue, one must just enjoy the embarrassment of riches of having so many good books still to read. (Or that's what I'm telling myself today anyway.)Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-87505902857796963772017-01-01T10:14:57.492-08:002017-01-01T10:14:57.492-08:00I'm green with envy, Tom, that you have the wh...I'm green with envy, Tom, that you have the whole Miss Hogg collection! Perhaps I'll have to housesit for you one of these days...Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-77527468369046253842017-01-01T10:12:35.561-08:002017-01-01T10:12:35.561-08:00It afraid I don't know for sure about this, Pa...It afraid I don't know for sure about this, Patrick. Maybe someone else will chime in. I know there is a Facebook group, if you use Facebook, and there is a Virago group, on Library Thing, I think? I bet there would be some kindred spirits there who might also know of other groups.Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-73254161684879649142017-01-01T10:09:16.912-08:002017-01-01T10:09:16.912-08:00Thank you Nan! So glad you enjoy the blog. I actua...Thank you Nan! So glad you enjoy the blog. I actually am (slowly) reading the Thrush Green books in order, but the trouble is I started with Battles, so I've been proceeding from there and then will have to go back to the beginning. Perhaps just an excuse to reread the later ones after that!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-7269939821850515752017-01-01T10:05:40.620-08:002017-01-01T10:05:40.620-08:00Thanks Jerri! I'm excited to see two of the Fu...Thanks Jerri! I'm excited to see two of the Furrowed Middlebrow/Dean Street Press titles in there, and I have been meaning to get round to that Cadell as well!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-30170965227467964112016-12-30T23:09:54.385-08:002016-12-30T23:09:54.385-08:00Oh Scott, what a list! I have the Streatfeild and...Oh Scott, what a list! I have the Streatfeild and Young on my shelves already but would love to find the Anderson book. Always good to have a quest. Thanks for all the great recommendations and best wishes for lots of wonderful bookish discoveries in 2017!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-28819836078190808282016-12-30T11:40:39.166-08:002016-12-30T11:40:39.166-08:00...sorry, I accidentally lopped the 1st title off ......sorry, I accidentally lopped the 1st title off my dozen. It's:<br />1940 - Sutherland Scott - Murder in the Mobile Unit.<br />Grant HurlockAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-73097706242599872512016-12-30T10:57:01.290-08:002016-12-30T10:57:01.290-08:00I just finished norah hoult's "There Must...I just finished norah hoult's "There Must Be Windows" and really admire it.I'm about to read sarah grand's 'The Beth Book'from 1897.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-84579852134353107682016-12-30T04:53:47.246-08:002016-12-30T04:53:47.246-08:00Here's a dusty dozen I enjoyed, including writ...Here's a dusty dozen I enjoyed, including writers I got onto from your big list:<br />1941 - Budd Schulberg - What Makes Sammy Run?<br />1941 - C.S. Wallace - Westbound Murder.<br />1942 - Helen Ashton - Joanna at Littlefold.<br />1942 - Maritta Wolff - Night Shift.<br />1942 - Ursula Orange - Have Your Cake.<br />1943 - Lorna Lewis - Tea and Hot Bombs.<br />1944 - Anne Duffield - Out of the Shadows.<br />1945 - Chester Himes - If He Hollers Let Him Go.<br />1946 - Alan Kennington - Flying Visitor.<br />1946 - Edith Howie - The Band Played Murder.<br />1947 - H.J. Dellar - Incident Closed.<br />Grant Hurlock<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-46879280539817704532016-12-30T02:09:44.630-08:002016-12-30T02:09:44.630-08:00Thrilled to read about Verily Anderson. I had only...Thrilled to read about Verily Anderson. I had only ever read her (much loved) books about Brownies, borrowed as a child from the Bromley public library - then I came across her in Janey Hampton's wonderful biography of Joyce Grendel & it was like meeting an old friend. Hampton is one of Anderson's daughters. <br /><br />I saw that in one of your earlier reviews you mentioned Grenfell. Hampton's book is a great read - Grenfell had a very interesting life. There is quite a lot about Anderson & her family towards the end of the biog - the young Janey is at a party at which Joyce mentions to her that she is in terrible pain; Janey offers her an aspirin, but Joyce says 'I'm afraid it's a bit too late for that' - she died of cancer soon after. <br /><br />Anyway, so delighted to find out more about Anderson & am looking forward to reading more of her work - thank you. Rosemarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-86524321580175842082016-12-30T01:16:56.020-08:002016-12-30T01:16:56.020-08:00Nan in her comment said it for me: your blog makes...Nan in her comment said it for me: your blog makes me so happy! As do all the other comments - thank you all of you. Bother the housework - next year I am going to make more time for reading ...Tanya van Hasselthttp://ninevoices.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-22022774719806622042016-12-29T16:02:37.643-08:002016-12-29T16:02:37.643-08:00What a wonderful list! And how good that #1 will b...What a wonderful list! And how good that #1 will be coming back into print. You really are doing the most wonderful work :)Simon T - StuckinaBookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15199322354592885363noreply@blogger.com