tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post6024189405632846986..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: What to read on holiday Moira Butterfield Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-56371858747378148112018-07-11T16:03:36.281+01:002018-07-11T16:03:36.281+01:00Thanks, Moira - good list! Someone else has recom...Thanks, Moira - good list! Someone else has recommended "A Gentleman in Moscow", so with two of you telling me how good it is I really must read it now!Lynne Bentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14412874594191347503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-41108760357536785782018-07-10T17:51:19.425+01:002018-07-10T17:51:19.425+01:00Great idea! I thought the programmes were fantasti...Great idea! I thought the programmes were fantastic, so I think I will read that book! Moira Butterfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355420549929911500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-6208716703340424692018-07-10T16:44:40.146+01:002018-07-10T16:44:40.146+01:00So much inspiration Moira. I was inspired by the r...So much inspiration Moira. I was inspired by the recent TV series to read a very English Scandal which was excellent non-fiction. Sally - My Custard Piehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09426408003723480160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-2041316084398747872018-07-10T10:20:28.862+01:002018-07-10T10:20:28.862+01:00Thanks Pippa! Your new book is being delivered tod...Thanks Pippa! Your new book is being delivered today by the way! Moira Butterfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355420549929911500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-52805003544465540562018-07-10T10:18:52.413+01:002018-07-10T10:18:52.413+01:00Me too, Susan! He’s my comfort read. Make sure you...Me too, Susan! He’s my comfort read. Make sure you listen to Nation read on audio by Tony Robinson. It’s glorious, Moira Butterfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355420549929911500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-61082343144315939422018-07-10T10:17:28.261+01:002018-07-10T10:17:28.261+01:00Yes the wig is a shock! The second book is good. P...Yes the wig is a shock! The second book is good. Probs better. Moira Butterfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355420549929911500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-26235353683547618832018-07-10T10:14:16.941+01:002018-07-10T10:14:16.941+01:00For anybody interested in Laura Ingalls Wilder, I ...For anybody interested in Laura Ingalls Wilder, I highly recommend Prairie Fires by Caroline Fraser. It fills in the history and geography and true personal story of the Ingalls family, and then tells how difficult unhappy daughter of Laura, Rose, nagged and shaped her mother's writing life to produce the books we love. Its a big fat book, but I found it compulsive and easy reading, and a holiday gave the opportunity to gobble it all in a few days.Pippa Goodharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709422048047155208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-13376984385790746912018-07-10T09:51:24.477+01:002018-07-10T09:51:24.477+01:00Failsafe author, for holidays or when feeling ill,...Failsafe author, for holidays or when feeling ill, or tired or depressed -- Terry Pratchett! Always funny but at the same time, always clear-sighted about human nature with all its meanness and cruelty as well as kindness. Always compassionate, always warm -- and with female characters as well developed and fully alive as his male characters. (See Granny Weatherwax and Commander Vimes.)Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-71986408004896709452018-07-10T09:36:34.167+01:002018-07-10T09:36:34.167+01:00Some very interesting recommendations here - thank...Some very interesting recommendations here - thank you! I'm glad you like Auntie Poldi - I read the first one on holiday in Sicily last year, which was perfect - we happened to be staying in Poldi country, so that gave it an extra dimension. I think she's a great character - though I don't like the wig!Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.com