Hey, come over and see me
on Simon's lovely blog
I'm part of Day 3 of My Life in Books: Series Four.
I promise you, it's filled with:
shocking revelations,
wild surmises,
& attempts to smuggle in
as many cats as possible!
Edward Bawden's cover for The Listener, 1961.
I note now that it is a Christmas picture.
Sorry for that reminder.
I enjoyed reading about your bookish life so much - but now I feel appalling under-read!
ReplyDeleteFortunately Simon is too nice to suggest we answer questions like "List the most shameful omissions from your reading life" -- this would make you feel much better and me much worse, Lisa!
DeleteLovely post, Vicki! And lovely cats, which make up for the festive reminder. Thanks so much for taking part :)
ReplyDeleteNo, thank you for suggesting it - it was great fun, and the connections are almost freaky in their (and your!!) prescience. Kittens all round!
DeleteI'll skip over there! And I LOVE the illustration! The cats are great and the Christmas tree -- it's OK, too! And I also loved the graphic you used on Skiurophile -- that's a terrific one!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jeanie. I wonder if I should do a 'fish and mice' themed Christmas tree this year, just to be different! I sort of have a vision of silver and pink glittery ornaments.
DeleteI had fun reading your "shocking revelations" on Simon's blog. :) And that is a lovely Christmas/ cat picture!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Michelle! Maybe it will cure me of my Tolkien phobia...
DeleteI caught up on your 'episode' of the series yesterday and it did make me giggle, I love your parents keeping Lawrence in the loo and your attempts at guessing your partner's height. :)
ReplyDeleteThe books in the loo are a fascinating series in themselves: as well as the Lawrence and Metalious, there's evidence of brief parental flirtations with Communism (the Little Red Book), socialism, capitalism (I suspect they settled on that one), first aid (how they met), bridge, wine know-how, and 101 (1001?) Ways to Cook Mince.
DeleteThis is such a great series - congrats on being asked to be involved.
ReplyDeleteI loved the books in the loo too.
My mother had a shelf full of Peyton Place style books (not in the loo) whilst my father was into Harold Robbins! Not the best of reading for a young teenage girl , but I devoured them nonetheless.
I think these books answer a lot of questions one's otherwise afraid to ask at that age (at least before the internet!), although sometimes the answers can really boggle the imagination! I'm sure I have read some Harold Robbins, but my favourite 'source' was probably Judith Krantz at that age. Have you read Clive James' magnificent review? http://www.lrb.co.uk/v02/n11/clive-james/a-blizzard-of-tiny-kisses
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