tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post5671228384030269370..comments2024-03-07T03:01:03.672-05:00Comments on roses over a cottage door: At Mrs Lippincote's by Elizabeth TaylorDarlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-66013596594436280982012-01-14T09:44:50.878-05:002012-01-14T09:44:50.878-05:00bookssnob, Thanks and I'm really enjoying your...bookssnob, Thanks and I'm really enjoying your slant on Fanny...okay, that just sounds hilarious!<br /><br />Danielle, Like a kid in a candy store you are, my friend. Isn't it fun!?Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-8336148092976557192012-01-13T20:33:34.462-05:002012-01-13T20:33:34.462-05:00Hmm. I wonder if I still have time to join in--I ...Hmm. I wonder if I still have time to join in--I love her work and it's been too long since I have read anything by her. You are inspiring me--and this sounds so good, too. Am off to find my copy....thanks (well, now sure the other books on my current reading pile are thanking you but, you know how it goes)! :)Daniellehttp://www.danitorres.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-77026338173756228202012-01-13T15:45:34.728-05:002012-01-13T15:45:34.728-05:00Fantastic review Darlene - I am going to get crack...Fantastic review Darlene - I am going to get cracking on Elizabeth Taylor just as soon as I finish up with Mansfield Park!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-44150878795031758482012-01-11T14:04:54.278-05:002012-01-11T14:04:54.278-05:00Sunday Taylor, Make room on your bookshelves! My ...Sunday Taylor, Make room on your bookshelves! My introduction to Taylor was 'In A Summer Season'. After that I searched for and ordered everything I could get me hands on. 'A Game of Hide and Seek' is the title that Virago chose to reprint in their gorgeous cloth-bound anniversary editions so that says quite a lot I think. 'Blaming' was excellent and 'A Wreath of Roses' had me holding my breath at one point...I am no help at all am I!?<br /><br />Virago is reprinting Taylor's oeuvre and there are great deals on thebookdepository.com so that's where I would head. All the best!Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-33077288233298084902012-01-11T12:29:34.204-05:002012-01-11T12:29:34.204-05:00Darlene, I am embarrassed to admit that I have not...Darlene, I am embarrassed to admit that I have not read anything by Elizabeth Taylor. I was wondering which book you would recommend as your favorite by her.<br />Sunday xxSunday Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148090705938196599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-9608981927282774762012-01-11T08:20:31.423-05:002012-01-11T08:20:31.423-05:00GirlsWannaRead, I remember standing on a train sta...GirlsWannaRead, I remember standing on a train station platform and laughing out loud while reading the waxing scene in A Game of Hide and Seek. Glad you enjoyed Palladian, it's on my list!<br /><br />Claire, Don't give up! Perhaps give 'A Wreath of Roses' a try, it was quite suspenseful and had me scared out of my wits at one point! There also happened to be a thunderstorm roaring for effect at the time so perhaps that had something to do with it. But still...<br /><br />harriet, You have me thinking about which is my favourite so far...I just can't do it!<br /><br />mary, Don't you think ET would have been a terrific friend to chat over the fence with? Not sure what I'd do if she went on about communism though!<br /><br />laurasmusings, That bio is outstanding, I'm so glad that I bought it. I love the image of ET heading out to the pub or a tearoom to people watch. Who knows how many ended up as characters in her books without realizing it!?Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-13318612000746943812012-01-10T07:52:29.314-05:002012-01-10T07:52:29.314-05:00Great review Darlene! I am all the more impressed...Great review Darlene! I am all the more impressed knowing this was her debut novel, and she finished it just as she was breaking off a long-term affair (this factoid gleaned from the outstanding bio by Nicola Beauman, <i>The Other Elizabeth Taylor</i>).<br /><br />For the centenary celebration we are reading all of her books in order of publication. So yes, <i>Palladian</i> is on for February.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-34903834662328104332012-01-10T07:36:18.704-05:002012-01-10T07:36:18.704-05:00I loved this one, too, Darlene - one of her best. ...I loved this one, too, Darlene - one of her best. But I'd happily go back and read all of them again. (Well, maybe not The Wedding Group which didn't seem to be ET on top form.)maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-84899307835587990072012-01-10T04:35:31.541-05:002012-01-10T04:35:31.541-05:00I think this has been my favorite Taylor so far, a...I think this has been my favorite Taylor so far, and I've read a good many of them. Thanks for reminding me.harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470091985662379182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-72941160376765054862012-01-09T23:12:58.453-05:002012-01-09T23:12:58.453-05:00I tried a handful of Elizabeth Taylor books for Vi...I tried a handful of Elizabeth Taylor books for Virago Reading Week last year and could not get into any of them. And yet whenever I read one of your reviews, I am instantly convinced I should love them all! I'm going to say I was just in a cross mood last year when I rejected her books and plan to try again.Claire (The Captive Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07430380065718826213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-14341073219906122482012-01-09T20:58:58.767-05:002012-01-09T20:58:58.767-05:00Just finished Palladian a week or so ago and loved...Just finished Palladian a week or so ago and loved it. It was my second Taylor. I liked A Game of Hide and Seek even more. Thanks for the post. I look forward to reading this one, too.GirlsWannaReadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12981627850782598265noreply@blogger.com