tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post6477735262801663140..comments2024-03-27T10:21:58.236-07:00Comments on FURROWED MIDDLEBROW: "As a femme fatale she was a disappointment": JOYCE DENNYS, And Then There Was One (1983)Furrowed Middlebrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-10354056870268615642022-06-16T06:00:09.891-07:002022-06-16T06:00:09.891-07:00This sounds delightful, Scott.
But the title sou...This sounds delightful, Scott. <br /><br />But the title sounds ominous. Do the others all die off, or does it refer to them all leaving home?Susan Dhttp://www.susandaly.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-73023653323037270702022-06-14T14:56:42.587-07:002022-06-14T14:56:42.587-07:00Thanks for you kind comment. I am an obsessive dig...Thanks for you kind comment. I am an obsessive digger! And certainly more to come about Joyce, as I seem to be on a roll with her...Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-79023698129322547002022-06-14T14:55:51.347-07:002022-06-14T14:55:51.347-07:00Similar indeed! Thanks for sharing that. I've ...Similar indeed! Thanks for sharing that. I've always meant to read more of Grenfell as well.Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-77342696912656452392022-06-14T14:53:29.074-07:002022-06-14T14:53:29.074-07:00Oh, lovely to have a signed copy! I only wish she ...Oh, lovely to have a signed copy! I only wish she had written more--how wonderful if we had Henrietta's diaries from the postwar period and from the 1960s as well. If only!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-64291769614211468722022-06-12T13:13:31.393-07:002022-06-12T13:13:31.393-07:00I marvel at how you unearth information about thes...I marvel at how you unearth information about these lesser-known writers, but I really appreciate your work in doing so. I love Joyce Dennys’ Henrietta books and was glad to learn more about her. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-41358925802134249672022-06-11T12:47:42.369-07:002022-06-11T12:47:42.369-07:00There's another, similar Joyce and her brother...There's another, similar Joyce and her brothers. Look up Three Brothers by Joyce Grenfell: https://www.monologues.co.uk/First_Ladies/Three_Brothers.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-16404165598532781532022-06-11T01:01:33.043-07:002022-06-11T01:01:33.043-07:00I was lucky enough to pick up a signed copy of thi...I was lucky enough to pick up a signed copy of this years ago. I'd already read and loved the Henrietta books (and have reread often since) so I was thrilled. I can also recommend it. I love her illustrations, which I think she did for all her own books. More pics <a href="https://callmemadam.livejournal.com/tag/joyce%20dennys" rel="nofollow">here</a>callmemadamhttps://callmemadam.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.com