Posted by Kath on July 31, 2006, at 10:08:51
In reply to Re: Love in a Cold Climate » Declan, posted by Racer on July 27, 2006, at 22:25:11
Oh my gosh!!! I saw the movie Cold Comfort Farm & my husband & I LOVED it!!!!!!!!!!! I wonder if they did a good job translating it from paper to screen? We found it so incredibly funny in a totally weird way!!!!!
It's really worth seeing Racer. Although, I raved about it to my daughter & she didn't see what the big deal was.
As to Diary of a Provincial Lady & those books, what time are they set in?
As I just posted, I'm reading Nora Hague's Letters from an Age of Reason - set in the mid 1800's. One of the 2 main characters is a feisty mid-late teens young woman straining against the walls that Society tries to place around her. I just love it!
Funny - I just checked this Board for the first time. Mighta knowed you were a reader!
I LOVE reading. We don't even have our TV hooked up any more. About 6 years ago we discontinued cable after our son did one of his 'move outs'. We just never re-connected it again.
:-)))) Kath
> Doh! I forgot, when I first clicked on your post, I was going to recommend another, if you like "Love in a Cold Climate!"
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> "Cold Comfort Farm," is lovely. Very funny -- made me laugh out loud alone in a room. That's rare for me.
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> You might also like Angela Thirkell's books, like "Summer Half," or "The Brandons," or "Ankle Deep." they're all quite funny, in a very British sort of way. She was some sort of minor Sitwell, maybe a cousin? A fringe member of Bloomsbury, I think. She was also a delightful writer.
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> Another huge favorite of mine, although largely out of print, is E. M. Delafield. She's probably best known for the Provincial Lady series: "Diary of a Provincial Lady," "Provincial Lady in Wartime," etc. I liked "First Love" a very great deal, and also -- dang, can't remember the titles... Oh, well. You're a clever fellow. If you're interested, you'll be able to look them up...
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> Take care.
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