tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post5751023327673726803..comments2024-03-25T19:05:07.205-06:00Comments on Reading, Writing, Working, Playing: DaphneJaneGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-184871819360915162010-03-02T04:49:52.469-07:002010-03-02T04:49:52.469-07:00I really want to read this book! Thanks for your r...I really want to read this book! Thanks for your review!Andreeahttp://www.passionatebooklover.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-39694144070292801342009-02-01T15:43:00.000-07:002009-02-01T15:43:00.000-07:00Justine - I confess, I have put off really explori...Justine - I confess, I have put off really exploring your site until I had the chance to read Margaret Forster's bio of Daphne. I'm about halfway through it, and have a stack of her novels to start on when I'm done. <BR/>>I went to Menabilly, and actually stayed in the cottage in the woods. <BR/>I would love to hear about this on your blog! My daughter and I are planning a trip to England in June, and I'm debating whether to head down to Fowey or up to Haworth as we won't have time to do both.<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for dropping in--you have a wonderful blog, and I repeat...I loved your Daphne. It is superb.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-89835849556847020682009-02-01T04:06:00.000-07:002009-02-01T04:06:00.000-07:00Thank you so much, everyone! It's a joy to read th...Thank you so much, everyone! It's a joy to read the comments of readers who have understood what I was trying to do in this novel. It was the hardest book to write -- I mean, I loved writing it, but like Jane, I was haunted by its writing. I went to Menabilly, and actually stayed in the cottage in the woods. But that's another story. I think I'd better blog about it one day...Justine Picardiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957669049699860596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-77723421916959077702009-01-15T10:12:00.000-07:002009-01-15T10:12:00.000-07:00Hi PamB--thanks for stopping by. Daphne is on my ...Hi PamB--thanks for stopping by. Daphne is on my Netflix queue, and the Forster bio is on my Amazon list.<BR/><BR/>I agree about the scene when Jane (the contemporary character) goes to Menabilly--I also loved the scene where Daphne is writing in her hut and looks out and sees a young girl, which she imagines/says is her as a young girl trespassing on the estate. Just wonderful imagery.<BR/><BR/>I'm also looking forward to reading My Mother's Wedding Dress.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-52499912456343318072009-01-15T08:41:00.000-07:002009-01-15T08:41:00.000-07:00I found your blog through the Pemberley site and I...I found your blog through the Pemberley site and I am so glad that I did. I read Daphne back in November and I was so blown away by it. I put it on my Christmas wish list. Picardie is an excellent writer (I also read My mothers wedding dress : the life and afterlife of clothes). I will read everything she writes in the future.<BR/><BR/>The scene when the contemporary woman goes to Menabilly and just hangs around outside. Incredible. I would love to do that. I also love the Brontes and the way she ties them all together was so well done. <BR/><BR/>Do watch the movie Daphne. The woman who plays her - Geraldine Somerville - IS Daphne. And the clothes are to die for.<BR/><BR/>So glad I found your blog. I will be visiting it extensively.<BR/><BR/>A diffferent Pam from the previous postAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-73633202762059571542009-01-10T22:29:00.000-07:002009-01-10T22:29:00.000-07:00Pam - glad you stopped by. Hope you enjoy Daphne a...Pam - glad you stopped by. Hope you enjoy Daphne as much as I am.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-26292812350033313562009-01-10T12:18:00.000-07:002009-01-10T12:18:00.000-07:00I can't wait to read this! I'm putting it on reser...I can't wait to read this! I'm putting it on reserve at the library immediately. Thanks for you interesting review--I, too, love literary(and historical)mysteries!Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10450024004497790504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-75957858076627706722009-01-08T08:18:00.000-07:002009-01-08T08:18:00.000-07:00Thanks for stopping by, Teresa. I haven't read a ...Thanks for stopping by, Teresa. I haven't read a du Maurier novel for years, though I read "Don't Look Now" fairly recently. This book is whetting my appetite to go back and do some rereading!JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-24675945936946061472009-01-07T17:12:00.000-07:002009-01-07T17:12:00.000-07:00I liked this book quite a lot too--and it inspired...I liked this book quite a lot too--and it inspired me to seek out more Du Maurier to read. (I'd only ever read Rebecca.)Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09896331683344872038noreply@blogger.com