tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post3750804225052078461..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: BookwormsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-88183851827931951082015-09-16T19:37:15.024+01:002015-09-16T19:37:15.024+01:00Steve, I never got into Malcolm Saville but I know...Steve, I never got into Malcolm Saville but I know his fans are devoted! There are some reprints and I think a book about the books published by Girls Gone By.Sheena Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13847659993713606837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-37318936263166917472015-09-14T11:02:32.809+01:002015-09-14T11:02:32.809+01:00That was lovely Sheena and it really recaptures th...That was lovely Sheena and it really recaptures that infectious enthusiasm of yours about such things at Charney. And that bookshelf. But I was wondering if you or anyone else has read Malcolm Saville's Lone Pine series? My sister and I used to love them.Steve Gladwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809330248051701869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-20034631700594718202015-09-14T10:17:19.979+01:002015-09-14T10:17:19.979+01:00Yes, I'm going to treat myself to the Francis ...Yes, I'm going to treat myself to the Francis Spufford one! When Anne Shirley talked of kindred spirits, I always took that to mean people who liked the same books as I did. Sheena Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13847659993713606837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-25370269894361879992015-09-14T09:51:10.552+01:002015-09-14T09:51:10.552+01:00We've so many books in common, Sheena. And (a...We've so many books in common, Sheena. And (although I wasn't actually a huge Ransome fan) I've got the exact same row of Ransome hardbooks with one jacket missing - only on my shelf it's Pigeon Post.<br /><br />I love memoirs of childhood reading - Francis Spufford wrote a good one too. I think I'm going to treat myself to Bookworm.Emma Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02718171070716804800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-37382656980478744582015-09-13T11:05:32.054+01:002015-09-13T11:05:32.054+01:00Will, definitely. But Christina made the right cho...Will, definitely. But Christina made the right choice at the end of the series. <br /><br />Swallows and Amazons, where to start? I read the books until the pages fell out, taught myself semaphore, morse code, how to tie knots and to make a fisherman's net with a shuttle fashioned from stiff card. I also learned to sail on an old reservoir in Kingston. Happy days!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846839494891623600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-17771540676874003482015-09-13T08:49:27.285+01:002015-09-13T08:49:27.285+01:00Oh, Dick, is my gut reaction! But then Will was wo...Oh, Dick, is my gut reaction! But then Will was wonderful too, and maybe offer more experiences through life? But not Mark. I can't bear a bully, however handsome. But a hug from Dick, smelling of hay!!! Lovely post, Sheena, and it certainly hit a chord with me. I've wept so many times over Jack! Thank you.Pippa Goodharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709422048047155208noreply@blogger.com