A new book received with faint edgewear. This new Furrowed Middlebrow edition has an introduction by Elizabeth Crawford.; The author of this novel set in the border country of Scotland was a good friend of D.E. Stevenson. They both lived in Moffat and were active in the Girl Guides. There has been some speculation on the DES email discussion list, and amongst DES's family, as to whether the main character of this novel may have been based on DES. Published in the US as "Mrs. Lorimer's Family". In what is surely Molly Clavering's most autobiographical novel, two middle-aged women writers, close... View More...
A lovely unread copy.; In this beloved author's first novel, set in the 19th century on Guernsey, we meet the du Frocq family. The story is based on the memories of Goudge's mother who grew up on Guernsey.; "A really charming book, very human and humourful, with five of the most real children I have ever met in fiction and full of the most gorgeous discriptions of life in Guernsey."-- Daily Telegraph "The year is 1888. Rachell and Andre du Frocq live on a run-down farm in the town of St. Pierre, on one of the Channel Islands (between England and the coast of Normandy). The proud parents of fi... View More...
Spine ends lightly bumped, a few page edges creased. Dust wrapper very lightly edgeworn. A very nice copy.; This series is the basis for both 'Poldark' television series. The eleventh novel set in early 19th Century Cornwall opens with the family travelling to Paris. The book states it is the conclusion of the Poldark series but there was a final novel published after this one.; This series recommended by Jessica of the DES email discussion list. Image is actual copy on offer. View More...
Spine creases, covers creased and edgeworn. Pages browned as is common with Virago editions but clean, none loose.; This edition has a new afterword by Caroline Blackwood. From the cover: "First published in 1935, this is an exquisite novel with vivid descriptive passages and concise placing of emotions. In unravelling and exposing the precariousness of one family's security, Molly Keane has created one of her finest and most intuitive works."; Image is actual copy on offer. View More...
Light spine and cover edgewear, page edges yellowed; looks unread. ; Winner of the 1985 Pulitzer prize for fiction. The story of two American academics in London. One of them is Virginia Miner, an Anglophile on leave to research her new book about children's folk rhymes. The basis for the not as good movie of the same name starring Joanne Woodward. Smartly written, poignant, and witty, 'Foreign Affairs' remains an enduring comic masterpiece.; Recommended by Holly H. of the ATS and AT email discussion group. Image is actual copy on offer. View More...
Cover creases, light edgewear, spine lightly creased; pages clean, none loose. ; This short story collection has sixteen stories of love, heartbreak, marriage, relationships, and romance. ; This author recommended by Kerry J. and Anne L. of the DES email discussion list. Image is actual copy on offer. View More...
A new book received with cover creases, faint edgewear.; 'The enchanting follow-up to "Village School", Miss Read's beloved first novel, "Village Diary" once again transports us to the picturesque English village of Fairacre. Each chapter describes a month in the life of the village school's headmistress, Miss Read. As the villagers prepare for their country pageant, Fairacre welcomes many newcomers, such as the headstrong Amy, Mr. Mawne (whom the villagers would like to see the reluctant Miss Read marry), and the earnest new infants' teacher, Miss Jackson.'; Cover matches sample image. View More...
No spine or cover creases, light edgewear, page edges age browned (seen before in this edition), a few pages creased, several pages creased along bottom edge. ; The first title in the Fairacre series and the author's first book.Our introduction to the schoolmistress Miss Read and her loveable students in the English village of Fairacre.; Recommended by Linda S. "Miss Read is one of my favourite writers of comfort reading."-Lyn B., author of the 'I Prefer Reading' blog and member of the DES email discussion group. Image is actual copy on offer.... View More...
Soiled cloth boards, corners and spine ends bumped and lightly worn (not to boards). Pages age browned, edges darker and a bit soiled, library stamp on bottom page edges, staple holes on front free endpaper; interior pages clean, no binding problems. Front flap from now missing dust wrapper and BOMC insert about the book (with an image of the author), both with staple holes, laid in. A reading copy only. ; The story of Adelaide and her life in London from the Victorian era through World War II. Basis for the film "The Forbidden Street" starring Dana Andrews and Maureen O'Hara.; "Around the co... View More...
A new book received with faint edgewear.; The movie "Julia Misbehaves" was based on this novel. The first book we read by this author and one of our favourites; highly recommended. This 'novel about a slightly unmoral woman named Julia, made a quiet appearance in the summer of 1937. Before the year was out "The "Nutmeg Tree" was cracking faces that hadn't smiled since 1929.' 'Julia Packett has barely laid eyes on her daughter, Susan, since leaving her with her proper, well-heeled in-laws after her husband was killed in World War I. Now thirty-seven, her lack of prospects hasn't dimmed her spi... View More...
A new book received with faint edgewear. This edition features an introduction by twentieth-century women's historian Elizabeth Crawford. ; Ann Laventie, the youngest of three children in a long line of anti-social Sussex gentry, doesn't quite fit the mould of her intellectual, elegant, ultra-modern siblings Dick, an artist, and Elizabeth, a high-brow writer. Their father is scholarly and just wealthy enough to focus all his attention on reading and other highbrow pursuits. Ann, on the other hand, worries about being plump, is what might be called a 'people person', and appreciates the simple... View More...
No spine or cover creases, covers lightly edgeworn, previous bookstore price sticker on rear cover, a few faint smudges to page edges. Extensive pencil underlining and notes from previous owner, for example "Cassandra's observations are keen, delightful and include lots of self awareness." make this a reading copy only. ; Basis for the 2003 BBC film. The first novel by this author, who was best known for '101 Dalmations', written while she lived in the United States in the 1940's. This is one of the most enchanting and unusual coming of age stories. Set in a three-quarters ruined 60... View More...
Spine and cover creases, some edgewear and rubbing, previous owner used black marker to write title on bottom page edges and black line on top edge. Pages lightly browned (seen frequently in this edition); interior pages clean, none loose.; We meet the Ayrton family on their estate on the west coast of Scotland. 'Summerhills' is the sequel to this novel, a favourite of many DES readers as well as DES herself according to a 1967 letter to an American fan.; This title reviewed by Claire author of 'The Captive Reader' blog and by Katrina author of the "Pining for the West" blog. Also enjoyed by ... View More...
A new book received with pale tan pages, very light edgewear. and a few smudge marks on textblock edges. ; A continuation of 'The Two Mrs. Abbots' set in Chevis Green. The "four Graces", the daughters of the village Vicar, Mr. Grace, are named Matilda (Tilly), Elizabeth (Liz), Sarah (Sal) and Adeline (Addie).; "The four Grace sisters-Liz, Sal, Tilly, and Addie-love their quiet life in the country village of Chevis Green. To some, their insular world might seem dull, but the sisters and their father, Mr. Grace, never seem to run out of conversation, jokes, and pleasant ways to pass the time to... View More...
A new copy received with faint edgewear.; This is the delightful sequel to Miss Buncle's Book. Highly recommended.; " In this charming follow-up to Miss Buncle's Book, the intrepid writer moves to a new town filled with fascinating folks...who don't even know they might become the subjects of her next bestselling book.Miss Buncle may have settled down, but she has already discovered that married life can't do a thing to prevent her from getting into humorous mix-ups and hilarious hijinks.A beloved author who has sold more than seven million books, D. E. Stevenson is at her best with the storie... View More...
A new copy received with some edgewear and a few smudges to textblock edges. ; Originally published as 'Miss Dean's Dilemma' in the US and as 'Divorced from Reality' in Great Britain in 1935. This revised edition was first published in 1970. An interesting study on unhappy marriages and divorce and how these can affect children. Charlotte Dean has her future all planned out. But when Garth, the man Charlotte loves, marries her sister instead, Charlotte is hearbroken and moves to London to escape her pain. Clementina, the child of that marriage, will become an important part of Charlotte's lif... View More...
A new copy received with faint edgewear.; 'Helping the county's denizens move past their grieving for the death of King George VI, the whispered inklings of a romance between a new rector and "the incredibly beautiful and even more incredibly silly" Rose Fairweather lighten the mood in this 22nd Barsetshire novel, originally published in 1953. But at the center of this tale is Admiral Phelps's daughter Margot, a 40-ish ugly duckling who is taken in hand by the ladies of Barsetshire and transformed into a swan.'; Image is one of actual copies available. View More...
Soiled red cloth boards sunned and bumped at spine ends, page edges age browned and lightly soiled, rear endpapers a bit browned and foxed (all flaws seen previously in this edition). Nice decorative map front pastedown and endpaper, no binding problems, a some soil marks on a few page margins. Price clipped and age browned dust wrapper with sunned spine (seen often in this edition) edgeworn with some small chips and closed tears.; 'The story begins at Beliers Priory, Barsetshire's preparatory school for boys. Prominent in the charming cast of eligible young men and women are Charles Belton, ... View More...
Light cover creases and edgewear. Library name stamp and ink mark on bottom edge are only library markings (possibly to mark a donation rather than a book available to be checked out). Interior pages clean, no loose pages. A nice copy. This edition has an additional section that includes an interview with the author about how she came to write the book. ; This stand-alone novel by the author of the Maisie Dobbs mysteries is the story of girlhood friends Kezia Marchant and Thea Brissenden as they navigate the tumultuous time in which they are living. Thea has become a passionate suffragette ... View More...
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