[bksvol-discuss] Re: Miss Zukas--and OT re other books
- From: Cindy Rosenthal <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2009 13:31:55 -0800 (PST)
I did try to validate one of Cookson's books once but
there was too much dialect for me. I think I read the
synopsis of another one, too. Am I wrong that she
writes about the working or lower classes? I prefer to
read about the nobility, and in the 19th and 18th
centuries. I just looked up Gabalon and though her
series starts in Scotland, which I would like, it
continues to the U.S., which I'm not so found about
reading, though I have enjoyed the romances I've
validated set in the post-Civil War period--and some
more modern.
I'll check out Goudge. I'll make a note of The Dean's
Watch, and start with that, or is it part of a series?
Cindy
--- Ann Parsons <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Yes, Dereske has chosen to make her librarian a kind
> of a stereotype,
> but the books don't work without it. It's the fun
> of watching the
> stereotypical librarian set against the
> stereotypical artist
> extraordinaire that makes these books fun! Oh, they
> aren't classics,
> and they'll probably never be remembered ten years
> from now, but
> they're comfortable cozes and good for reading on a
> plane or train or
> beside a crackling fire during a blizzard.
>
> RE Victorian romances, you discovered Cookson yet?
> If not try Feathers
> In The Fire or Katie Mulholland. Hmmm, not sure
> that's the right
> spelling, but Cookson is a wowser of a writer if you
> want good
> characters and great scenery and all. Cookson is a
> regional writer who
> writes about New Castle and Tyne side life in the
> 1800s. They're long
> books, but well worth the read.
>
> If Cookson isn't your cup of tea, might I suggest
> Elizabeth Goudge?
> She's another British writer who writes in that same
> time period and
> has wonderful characters. The Dean's Watch is one
> of my favorite books
> of all time!
>
> Ann P.
>
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