Comments on: More Words http://janeporter.com/janeblog/2007/12/more-words/ Where Jane talks about everything on her mind...and yes, as usual, there is quite a lot on her mind. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:17:58 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Shannon McKelden http://janeporter.com/janeblog/2007/12/more-words/#comment-1904 Shannon McKelden Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:18:29 +0000 http://janeporter.com/janeblog/?p=226#comment-1904 Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen! Lovely, moody, character-driven story that I couldn't put down. You'll love it! And I agree about The Thirteeth Tale...It reminded me of the gothics I used to read years ago. :-) Happy New Year! Shannon Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen! Lovely, moody, character-driven story that I couldn’t put down. You’ll love it!

And I agree about The Thirteeth Tale…It reminded me of the gothics I used to read years ago. :-)

Happy New Year!

Shannon

]]> By: Anne http://janeporter.com/janeblog/2007/12/more-words/#comment-1895 Anne Sun, 30 Dec 2007 20:13:16 +0000 http://janeporter.com/janeblog/?p=226#comment-1895 Hi there Janie, I am up to my eyeballs in good books...Have you read T is for Trespass-always have been a fan of Sue Grafton...finished it in 1 day completely ignoring family and housework..Before that I finally finished Eat Pray Love-probably the last person on the planet to finish it but had some great life messages which we need reminding of from time to time. My last one on my nightstand is Jane Austen in Scarsdale and I will be starting that one tonight. Happy '08! I will be ringing in the holiday by reading by the fire. Anne Hi there Janie,

I am up to my eyeballs in good books…Have you read T is for Trespass-always have been a fan of Sue Grafton…finished it in 1 day completely ignoring family and housework..Before that I finally finished Eat Pray Love-probably the last person on the planet to finish it but had some great life messages which we need reminding of from time to time. My last one on my nightstand is Jane Austen in Scarsdale and I will be starting that one tonight.

Happy ‘08! I will be ringing in the holiday by reading by the fire.

Anne

]]> By: Christina Arbini http://janeporter.com/janeblog/2007/12/more-words/#comment-1894 Christina Arbini Sun, 30 Dec 2007 20:04:06 +0000 http://janeporter.com/janeblog/?p=226#comment-1894 I have very fond memories of "Wives And Daughters" from when we read and studied that book in one of my British Lit classes in college. I think I might even still have it buried in a trunk out in my garage with some other old Lit and Psych text books. I should pull it out and revisit it again one of these days. :-) Glad you're having a restful vacation! Christina I have very fond memories of “Wives And Daughters” from when we read and studied that book in one of my British Lit classes in college. I think I might even still have it buried in a trunk out in my garage with some other old Lit and Psych text books. I should pull it out and revisit it again one of these days. :-) Glad you’re having a restful vacation!

Christina

]]> By: Kate Hewitt http://janeporter.com/janeblog/2007/12/more-words/#comment-1892 Kate Hewitt Sun, 30 Dec 2007 13:21:39 +0000 http://janeporter.com/janeblog/?p=226#comment-1892 Some good ones I've read recently: The Other Side of the Bridge by Mary Lawson: sad but with a hopeful ending. A Regency mystery series starting with What Angels Fear by CS Harris. Notes on a Scandal by Zoe Heller. None of these are particularly cheery, actually, but they're not total downers either :) One of my all time favorite saga type books is Wintercombe by Pamele Belle, about a woman managing her estate by herself during the English Civil War. It's out of print but you can find it on used sites or in libraries. Happy reading! Kate Some good ones I’ve read recently: The Other Side of the Bridge by Mary Lawson: sad but with a hopeful ending. A Regency mystery series starting with What Angels Fear by CS Harris. Notes on a Scandal by Zoe Heller. None of these are particularly cheery, actually, but they’re not total downers either :) One of my all time favorite saga type books is Wintercombe by Pamele Belle, about a woman managing her estate by herself during the English Civil War. It’s out of print but you can find it on used sites or in libraries.

Happy reading!

Kate

]]> By: Jill http://janeporter.com/janeblog/2007/12/more-words/#comment-1891 Jill Sun, 30 Dec 2007 12:53:38 +0000 http://janeporter.com/janeblog/?p=226#comment-1891 Jane, have you ever read "The Good Soldier" by Ford Maddox Ford. Really excellent book about two couples (one British one American) traveling through Europe. It was published in 1915 and it is really excellent. It reminds me a little of Henry James and Edith Wharton. Also very very sad so stay away from that if you don't feel up to it. The first line is, "This is the saddest story I have ever heard." So at least they warn you! Jane, have you ever read “The Good Soldier” by Ford Maddox Ford. Really excellent book about two couples (one British one American) traveling through Europe. It was published in 1915 and it is really excellent. It reminds me a little of Henry James and Edith Wharton.
Also very very sad so stay away from that if you don’t feel up to it. The first line is, “This is the saddest story I have ever heard.” So at least they warn you!

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