tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post5616616481705480571..comments2024-03-07T03:01:03.672-05:00Comments on roses over a cottage door: Bits of SparkDarlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-19773017455599548772012-04-29T12:27:32.317-04:002012-04-29T12:27:32.317-04:00Oh my goodness, it certainly sounds like Muriel ha...Oh my goodness, it certainly sounds like Muriel had an eventful life. I've got a couple of books on my shelves but have still yet to read them (amongst with other countless authors that I still have to experience but which are in my collection). So little time, so little books it seems!A Bookish Spacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352870732457077916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-28241926224647753212012-04-27T07:54:49.395-04:002012-04-27T07:54:49.395-04:00I'm also curious about her Catholicism - it se...I'm also curious about her Catholicism - it seems so intrusive sometimes as opposed to matter-of-fact. It's like she sometimes flags it without - to me, at least - it being necessary to signpost it so obviously.skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-70299593090131038192012-04-26T07:29:10.959-04:002012-04-26T07:29:10.959-04:00It's a fascinating read, Harriet, so better la...It's a fascinating read, Harriet, so better late never I say. Muriel wouldn't have been an easy friend to have but she certainly seemed courageous, resourceful and fiercely independent. Thanks for all your efforts this week!Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-36232491196387635632012-04-26T02:49:00.408-04:002012-04-26T02:49:00.408-04:00This is so interesting and I am wishing so much I ...This is so interesting and I am wishing so much I had got hold of this before MSRW. Look forward to more comments!harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470091985662379182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-44424475161301623382012-04-25T20:13:16.963-04:002012-04-25T20:13:16.963-04:00You have a point, Simon. My library has a copy of...You have a point, Simon. My library has a copy of Curriculum Vitae and I've placed a hold. It's only fair! My biography would be full of cups of tea, work and dog walks...the perfect sleep aid for insomniacs.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-55792426309558199132012-04-25T19:55:38.925-04:002012-04-25T19:55:38.925-04:00Clearly we have some reading ahead of us, Sunday! ...Clearly we have some reading ahead of us, Sunday! Muriel's relationship, or lack thereof, with her son is something that interests me as well. This week has opened my eyes to Spark as a person and a writer and I'll never skim past her books on a bookshelf again without remembering the tidbits I've learned. Thomas's Anita Brookner reading week was just the same and I'm so grateful for the English lesson. Glad you've joined in!Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-29021685944649841332012-04-25T19:39:45.287-04:002012-04-25T19:39:45.287-04:00I half-expected to skim a few paragraphs here and ...I half-expected to skim a few paragraphs here and there but then I couldn't stop! Back for more tonight.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-66087830079503856352012-04-25T18:13:14.537-04:002012-04-25T18:13:14.537-04:00I've just read her autobiography, which I love...I've just read her autobiography, which I loved - but I could definitely see places where Spark's version of events would be read quite differently by the other people involved. Luckily I have this biography somewhere!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-48599168472061112582012-04-25T11:37:13.948-04:002012-04-25T11:37:13.948-04:00I enjoyed reading this post and learning some thin...I enjoyed reading this post and learning some things about Muriel Spark. I am inspired to learn more about her now, and especially after reading "Loitering with Intent" which seems autobiographical. Darlene, I share your admiration for people who start from humble beginnings and go on the achieve great things. I also want to learn more about her conversion to Catholicism, which seems to be a very big part of her life, and her fiction, and also her relationships with people. She settled in Italy for the last thirty years of her life and I would love to know what drew her there and what her life was life living in Italy for so long. There is much to discover and I am so glad to have participated in this reading challenge. I'm hoping I can convince one of my book clubs to read one of her books.Sunday Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148090705938196599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-22292073809244039822012-04-25T10:31:30.072-04:002012-04-25T10:31:30.072-04:00That sounds fascinating, Darlene. Made me realise ...That sounds fascinating, Darlene. Made me realise that I know hardly anything about her life.maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.com