tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post6692655278371708158..comments2023-11-01T02:35:48.057+00:00Comments on Geranium Cat's Bookshelf: The Woods of Windri by Violet NeedhamGeraniumCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010199887691558717noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-4175199987817786512015-09-27T09:09:22.449+01:002015-09-27T09:09:22.449+01:00The exchange rate is horrendous, but today I found...The exchange rate is horrendous, but today I found an affordable copy of Richard and the Golden Horseshoe, so soon I will have all of the Stormy Petrel books! I read some as a child and loved them, collected more for my daughter in the 70's, and re-read them, and now in my own senior years I've finally collected the last two, The Emerald Crown and this one. Such a pleasure to read still. I include in this collection The Changeling of Monte Lucio and The Woods of Windri, and have left a note for my heirs warning them that these books, battered though some may be, are sought after!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-46921395650431839392013-06-07T10:30:26.827+01:002013-06-07T10:30:26.827+01:00It's so atmospheric, isn't it! Coming back...It's so atmospheric, isn't it! Coming back to it as an adult was a slightly curious but enjoyable experience, and I could still see why I'd adored it so much. <br /><br />I think children's books are often much more interesting than adults' books, so "limitations" isn't really a word I'd choose. In these days of crossover fiction it's often the writers for young adults who explore the really difficult themes while telling a good story at the same time. And one of the most sublime books I know is L.M. Boston's The River at Green Knowe.GeraniumCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010199887691558717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-8853270958674001002013-06-07T05:42:17.150+01:002013-06-07T05:42:17.150+01:00This was my only Violet Needham book (that I can r...This was my only Violet Needham book (that I can recall) and it was close to my favourite book of all as a child and young teen. Fifty plus years later, and I still love it - plenty of intrigue, action and romance set in an interesting and slightly exotic location, somewhere in Europe, but where? I guess you have to enjoy children's books, with their limitations, to stay with it as an adult, but i do!unkleEhttp://www.is-there-a-god.info/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-23909415466366286692010-12-19T17:00:14.733+00:002010-12-19T17:00:14.733+00:00Callmemadam, the illustrations are lovely, so atmo...Callmemadam, the illustrations are lovely, so atmospheric. I remember the oddity of the cars and telephones too!<br /><br />Jenny, do look out for them!<br /><br />Nicola, I haven't read The Emerald Crown - shall do so.<br /><br />Charlotte, worth a try, at least...Jodie Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442935205880334932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-84036212346022317902010-12-18T21:58:12.253+00:002010-12-18T21:58:12.253+00:00My first, and only, Needham was Changeling--I read...My first, and only, Needham was Changeling--I read it too young, and found it very distrubing! Someday I'll have to try more of her...Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-65486766418915480752010-12-16T18:19:30.762+00:002010-12-16T18:19:30.762+00:00I loved Violet Needham's books as a child and ...I loved Violet Needham's books as a child and have collected most of them over the years. I recently bought some of the GGB editions of the later ones. Apparently she wrote The Black Riders some time before WWI but it wasn't published till much later, which explains the timing. They deal quite starkly with love and loyalty and betrayal, don't they. The Emerald Crown is always the book I read on Christmas Day, have done for years; this year I'll have to sneak it in while cooking for 17!Nicola Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03076176253820195827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-33145801666137724182010-12-15T03:15:25.150+00:002010-12-15T03:15:25.150+00:00I've never heard of Violet Needham but I luuuu...I've never heard of Violet Needham but I luuuurv high drama and people being put to the question! I'm so pleased you're bringing this to my attention. :DJennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-79026872815468236062010-12-14T19:24:50.467+00:002010-12-14T19:24:50.467+00:00I was totally confused by the first Violet Needham...I was totally confused by the first Violet Needham book I read. It seemed to be set in the past but suddenly the characters were driving motor cars and using the telephone!. I've read most of them, including <i>The Horn of Merlyns</i> but haven't kept any. I think perhaps you have to have loved them as a child. My favourite was probably <i>The Changeling of Monte Lucio</i>. I love Joyce Bruce's illustrations for the books.<br /><br />Hope your Boxing Day dream comes true; it sounds lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com