tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post2465206809180103648..comments2023-11-01T02:35:48.057+00:00Comments on Geranium Cat's Bookshelf: More Than Love Letters by Rosy ThorntonGeraniumCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010199887691558717noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-72775745861248774232014-03-11T13:32:02.239+00:002014-03-11T13:32:02.239+00:00I'll look forward to hearing what you think, N...I'll look forward to hearing what you think, Nan.GeraniumCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010199887691558717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-35973810313113343602014-03-08T15:13:23.114+00:002014-03-08T15:13:23.114+00:00I just picked this up off my shelf last evening bu...I just picked this up off my shelf last evening but put it back and chose another book. Am amazed to come here and read the title. I'll save your post to read when I do read it.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-7519835396884541632014-03-07T10:57:17.232+00:002014-03-07T10:57:17.232+00:00I do sympathise about "extreme work reading&q...I do sympathise about "extreme work reading" - what a truly superb phrase! I'm about to disappear into some of that myself and may not re-emerge until April :-(GeraniumCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010199887691558717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-29889376105412790272014-03-07T10:55:13.671+00:002014-03-07T10:55:13.671+00:00Thanks, Kailana - hope you enjoy it when you get t...Thanks, Kailana - hope you enjoy it when you get to it.GeraniumCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010199887691558717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-72480593988086425462014-03-07T10:54:38.578+00:002014-03-07T10:54:38.578+00:00That sounds like an excellent way of spending the ...That sounds like an excellent way of spending the weekend, Alex.GeraniumCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010199887691558717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-51898578256053058022014-03-07T01:46:13.514+00:002014-03-07T01:46:13.514+00:00Sounds like a perfect read for the Postal Reading ...Sounds like a perfect read for the Postal Reading challenge -- going on my list. I've been doing so poorly at my own challenge this year! Too many challenges + extreme work reading = time just flying by... ;)Melwykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885378201188978664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-22343960138887449722014-03-06T18:14:58.749+00:002014-03-06T18:14:58.749+00:00I have this on my list to hopefully read this year...I have this on my list to hopefully read this year. I am glad you enjoyed the reread!Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-86652698509317912962014-03-06T18:05:12.214+00:002014-03-06T18:05:12.214+00:00I love Rosy Thornton's work and you've rem...I love Rosy Thornton's work and you've reminded me that I still have 'Ninepins' sitting on my kindle to read. Something to look forward to at the weekend, perhaps. Alexhttp://thinkinginfragments.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-8414196974148639002014-03-06T11:18:03.270+00:002014-03-06T11:18:03.270+00:00I know with you I'm preaching to the converted...I know with you I'm preaching to the converted, Cath :-) On the face of it, this is a fairly straightforward, simple story, but then she brings something extra to it. I like authors who take evident pleasure in words (though I have a post coming up which is going to have something to say on that subject!)GeraniumCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010199887691558717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-16780000897425567872014-03-06T11:14:15.482+00:002014-03-06T11:14:15.482+00:00Publishers don't seem to appreciate that that ...Publishers don't seem to appreciate that that those pale blues and pinks put off many readers. When I bought this one, it was only the author's name on the spine that made me pick it up - if I hadn't already known her work, I'd have gone straight past it on the shelf.GeraniumCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010199887691558717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-88173590215021563052014-03-06T11:02:52.035+00:002014-03-06T11:02:52.035+00:00I was convinced that Hearts and Minds would remain...I was convinced that Hearts and Minds would remain my favourite whatever else Rosy wrote, because she did the academic setting so superbly, but then Ninepins moved, I thought, into a new league.GeraniumCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010199887691558717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-46536182721545547992014-03-06T10:34:43.957+00:002014-03-06T10:34:43.957+00:00I've had this one on my radar for several year...I've had this one on my radar for several years and not got to it. Having read your review I think I will now make more of an effort as I do like Rosy Thornton's writing. I thought the one set in France, The Tapestery of Love, was superb.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-75151660812229085392014-03-06T09:48:48.782+00:002014-03-06T09:48:48.782+00:00Hope you find it, Tracy. All her books are worth r...Hope you find it, Tracy. All her books are worth reading, even when - as in Ninepins - they are rather darker.GeraniumCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010199887691558717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-26346866430725524692014-03-06T06:19:12.922+00:002014-03-06T06:19:12.922+00:00You are right, the cover would make me expect a pi...You are right, the cover would make me expect a piece of chic lit, but your description clearly shows it isn't. I like books that tell credible stories of people you imagine could be in your circle of friends and acquaintances. And if the stories are told in such an unusual way, all the better!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-90785612468173850012014-03-06T01:17:09.693+00:002014-03-06T01:17:09.693+00:00I love this book. It was my first encounter with ...I love this book. It was my first encounter with Rosy and though it's no longer my favourite of her books (<i>Hearts and Minds</i> is), that doesn't mean I think any less of it! I reread it again recently and found it just as funny and touching as I did the first time. Claire (The Captive Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07430380065718826213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-55074582719179248202014-03-06T00:31:12.559+00:002014-03-06T00:31:12.559+00:00I hope my local library has a copy of this one. It...I hope my local library has a copy of this one. It sounds like a nice read.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185599118466320327noreply@blogger.com