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... One's Own by Virginia Woolf
165. The Blue Flower by Penelope Fitzgerald
166. Without My Cloak by Kate O'Brien
167. The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald
168. For One Sweet Grape or That Lady by Kate O'Brien
169. Virginia Woolf's Women by Vanessa Curtis
170. An Old Fashioned Girl ... Hi Belva - Thanks for the Chrissy updates - such good news!
I loved The Bookshop! ... for your family.
I am amazed at how much Penelope Fitzgerald can pack into those small volumes of hers. I also liked The Bookshop best of these two. The Blue Flower creeped me out more than a little. I have The Gate of Angels in my book stash. Maybe I'll pull it out for my trip to C ... ... found it quite old fashioned, just like the title reads and quite suitable to my momentary needs.
The Blue Flower and The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald: The Blue Flower is a rather strange true tale set in the 18th century about Friedrich von Hardenberg; a passionate, ... ... found it quite old fashioned, just like the title reads and quite suitable to my momentary needs.
The Blue Flower and The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald: The Blue Flower is a rather strange true tale set in the 18th century about Friedrich von Hardenberg; a passionate, ... ... Sweet Grape or That Lady by Kate O'Brien.
Germany with The Blue Flower by Penelope Fitzgerald.
England with The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald.
At the University of Cambridge, England for Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own.
In the country and in the city with An O ... ... A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf the other books by female authors I have read are: The Blue Flower and The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald, Without My Cloak by Kate O'Brien and I am currently reading For One Sweet Grape, also by Kate O'Brien.
Also, recently I ... ... evening I finished, (not a Virago, but close), Penelope Fitzgerald's The Blue Flower and followed it right up with The Bookshop. It took me a while to get into The Blue Flower but I did enjoy it. Really liked The Bookshop although the ending quite surprised me.
Then I read some ... >146 - Karen - Did you like The Blue Flower? The Bookshop was my first book by Fitzgerald, but I liked it enough that I'd like to read more.
>147 - Stasia - I've been amazed at how many people have had similar experiences with their kids. I've been talking to everyone that I know to get ... >132 - Rachael - I completely agree with your comment about The Bookshop! I was so bummed by the way that the community treated Florence. I kept arguing with the other characters in her defense.
>133,134 - I agree, Nittnut. I refuse to throw my kid's stuff away while they are gone. Bonnie, we ... ... by Virginia Woolf
165. The Blue Flower by Penelope Fitzgerald
166. Without My Cloak by Kate O'Brien
167. The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald
168. For One Sweet Grape or That Lady by Kate O'Brien
169. Virginia Woolf's Women by Vanessa Curtis
170. Goodnight ... Title Alphabet Books:
A. Allegheny, Monongahela by Erinn Batykefer ARC/ER
B. The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald
C. Carmilla: A Vampyre Tale by Sheridan Le Fanu for "I'll Read Yours if You Read Mine" challenge
D. Dracula by Bram Stoker for "Ghost and Goulies"
E. Ellie ... Book #81 - The Bookshop - Penelope Fitzgerald - Finished September 8, 2009
This short book tells the story of Florence Green, a widow who decides to open a bookshop in her small town of Hardborough. While opening a bookshop might seem to be a small change (even a change for the better), ... ... in my case floor side books). And . . . Everyman now has three book in one out for Fitzgerald: The Blue Flower, The Bookshop, and The Gate of Angels all for the pleasing price of $15.64. More temptation for the politically incorrect Virago. urania walks off whistling innocently< ... Just catching up after a long absence!
#6 (romain): I read Penelope Fitzgerald's The Bookshop over my vacation, and it felt like reading a Virago.
#3 (christiguc): Definitely Iphigenia. Is it still in print from University of Texas Press?
Back to an old hobbyhorse: Margery Sharp's ... 131 - I second the Guernsey rec!
I finished The Book Shop by Penelope Fitzgerald. Good book, but yikes! The evil that lurks...
So along with the ongoing & wonderful Pillars, I've just started my next ER book, Homer's Odyssey. It looks like a good one! 37. The Book Shop by Penelope Fitzgerald
Wow, such a slight book but it packs an emotional punch. A woman decides to open a book shop in a small English coastal town circa 1959. Problems ensue. I've added The Bookshop to my tbr pile. I read The Bookshop earlier this year and found it to be a nice diversion. A bit frustrating to leave it off that way at the end, but all in all it suited the story. The characters really were the thing, I agree. I enjoyed The Bookshop when I read it last year. It's a quick and pleasant read. I'm glad you liked it. 8. The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald
Florence decides to open a bookshop in her small English village. The aristocracy of the village are not happy about it and try to prevent it; there are ghosts in the building and the damp is encroaching. The eccentric cast of characters really make ... Thanks Meg.
83. The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald
Florence decides to open a bookshop in her small English village. The aristocracy of the village are not happy about it and try to prevent it; there ... 233. The Bookshop - Penelope Fitzgerald (128)
234. Startled By His Furry Shorts - Louise Rennison (304)
235. Decoding the Heavens - Jo Marchant (336)
236. Fun Home - Alison Bechdel (232)
June stats: 37 books, 9492 pages
YTD: 236 books, 69,462 pages ... her When I lived in modern times. Muriel Spark's The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Nancy Mitford's The pursuit of Love, Penelope Fitzgerald, Kate Atkinson, Patricia Highsmith's The Talented Mr Ripley to name a few.
edit to add: Zoe Heller's Notes on a Scandal is more contemporary.
... 42) The Bookshop - Penelope Fitzgerald (Literary Fiction)
What an interesting, albeit brief, little tale! Thoroughly British in nature, and packed with odd, quirky characters, this is the story of a woman who decides to open up a bookshop in her very small town. For whatever ... ... Seduction and Betrayal
Plus some bonuses: Alain-Fournier's Le Grand Meaulnes (Penguin), Penelope Fitzgerald's The Bookshop and Josephine Tey's The Franchise Affair
All for under $20. Penelope Fitzgeralds "Buchhandlung" würde da vielleicht reinpassen. Ist zwar nicht über ein Buch, sondern über eine Buchhandlung... ... of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women
Christie, Agatha – They Do It With Mirror
Fitzgerald, Penelope – The Bookshop
Gear, Kathleen O’Neal & W. Michael Gear – The Visitant
Griffin, Susan – The Book of the Courtesans: A Catalogue of Their Virtues
Hoff, Benjamin – ... ... lt
- Asleep by Banana Yoshimoto: which looks a lot of fun
I also have three promised books to read and post on:
- The bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald
- Crying of lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
- The orange girl by Jostein Gaarder
My personal challenge is to read all five and ... 36. The Bookshop by P.Fitzgerald
Brilliant. A portrait of life in a small village in Britain. I have not read either.. but sadly own neither.. although 84 is on my wishlist.
It gives me an idea though... maybe The Bookshop?
I picked up a book that I really bought to give to my sister. It looked funny, and was also related to a sort of family joke. Dear Neighbor, Drop Dead thinking ... 8) The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald--I read both this and Fitzgerald's Human Voices last year, and both of them had something about them that made me reread them just a few months later. Fitzgerald's style is very much like Beryl Bainbridge's, another favorite of mine, and similar to Barb ... 8) The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald--I read both this and Fitzgerald's Human Voices last year, and both of them had something about them that compelled me to reread them just a few months later. Fitzgerald's style is very much like Beryl Bainbridge's, another favorite of mine, and ... ... Lady of Milkweed Manor - Julie Klassen
41) Scoop - Rene Gutteridge
42) The Bookshop - Penelope Fitzgerald
43) Turn Up the Heat: A Couples Guide to Sexual Intimacy - Dr. Kevin Leman
44) The True Confessions ... I was underwhelmed by The Bookshop also but may take a look at The Blue Flower. ... probably a pinpoint accurate picture of being a teenager, but it just began to grate slightly. A good read, though.
97. The Bookshop - Penelope Fitzgerald
My first Fitzgerald. Florence Green is a widowed middle-aged woman who decides to set up a bookshop in the small Suffolk town in which ... Ha, a Star Wars pun. I make myself laugh sometimes. But not this time.
What I've read so far (as of 6/19):
44. Birds of America: Stories by Lorrie Moore
43. Good-bye, Mr. Chips by James Hilton
42. No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories by Miranda July
41. ... ... me a laugh, thank you.
I love the Shirley Jackson story, too.
And in terms of nudging, I would totally echo #14, with The Bookshop. Five SF novels to an LT friend in Toronto
A copy of George Orwell's essays to Tennessee via BookMooch
The Bookshop is off to Sydney, Australia to another LT friend
Some Viragos are off to Canada and Texas to other LT friends.
I've yet to read Blue Flower, though it's on my TBR list. The Bookshop by Fitzgerald is also terrific. After reading it, I decided to read all of her work, though, at this point, the only other one I've read is The Golden Child. It's interesting, mainly because it was her first fiction book ... 76. The Bookshop ... by Penelope Fitzgerald
A widow decides to set up a bookshop in a seaside town and initially does well--too well for the rather mean community which drives her out of business. The only really kind fellow, apparently a Fellow of the Royal Society, dies after leaving the ... The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald is all that came today.
Mom... Burning Sea was good. It was a good story. I didn't love it, but I did enjoy the read.
The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald turned up today.
... I know I saw pretty much all of her books at Borders, but I almost never see them anywhere else. Anyway, good luck finding The Bookshop! The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald has been on my TBR list forever, I think. I read her book, The Blue Flower and really enjoyed it and have been looking for more of her books but unfortunately, my local library does not have them. I may have to buy The Bookshop in order to finally be ... wunderkind, I'm really keen to read The Bookshop - I've never read any Penelope Fitzgerald before, but with her letters being published this year there is a lot about her around the place which has really got me interested. Glad to add your recommendation to the list too! 59) The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald--This was my second Fitzgerald novel of the year, but at times it reminded me more of Barbara Pym's stories (I think it was the middle-aged female protagonist). Very very good, of course. >102 mckait, good heavens child, WHICH two books? I exist in hope that you mean Life by Gwyneth Jones and The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald.
AIDS organizations are, like most social-service entities, underfunded by the hideous bureaucratic greed of our funding system's ... richardderus--
I just checked out The Bookshop and it sounds delightful and just up my alley. It also seems that small towns must have a lot in common--I can just imagine someone getting a good idea of how to use an abandoned house in this town and people flocking out of the woodwork with ... ... it 40 years old when you read it?
And for a lovely fictional take on a town with the same issue your town has, try out The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald. I love her stuff, though I agree with an LT comment I saw somethread that Offshore wasn't the lady's best work...I felt very ... #32 hemlokgang-- Another Fitzgerald fan here, I loved The Bookshop (one of my favorite books). Bought all of her others after that one, but have so far only read The Golden Child which was her first.
Currently reading Poisonwood Bible for the group read and starting The Iliad today. ... has woven her web of beautiful words around your readerly heart. I loved The Blue Flower but I most often press The Bookshop onto people who express ignorance or reluctance re: PF. It's like E.F. Benson's Mapp and Lucia books with more substance and sharp-toothed meanness, ... ... quite a few of them reached the level of favorites:
"Publish and Perish" by James Hynes - wicked academic satire
"The Bookshop" by Penelope Fitzgerald - Brit lit, concise and oh so effective
"The Devil's Oasis" by Bartle Bull - third in historical trilogy set in N. Africa
... 42. The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald - I'd been really looking forward to reading this, from LT recommendations, but I found it a bit lighter than I expected. It's true that the very end takes the story into altogether more sombre territory - but for me, this was too sudden - it felt ... Books recommended on LT
1. The Bookshop, Penelope Fitzgerald - read in Jan - good - reviewed.
2. The Belly Of The Atlantic, Fatou Diome - read in June - good.
3. Kindred, Octavia E Butler - read in July
4. Foreign Affairs, ... Today I picked up:
We by Yevgeny Zamyatin
A house for Mr Biswas by V. S. Naipaul
The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald
The Loudest Sound and Nothing by Clare Wigfall
The main character in The Bookshop (by Penelope Fitzgerald, who started writing fiction at 60) is a woman of a certain age. I haven't read it in years, but I remember loving it. The Bookshop
Bookstore: The Life and Times of Jeannette Watson and Books and Co.
The Haunted Bookshop
The Piano Shop on the Left Bank
Suddenly one Morning: The Shopkeeper's Story An Easter Narrative I finished The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald and have started The Go Between(touchstone only loads when I leave out the hyphen in Go-Between) by L. P. Hartley. ... reviewed in last Sunday's NY Times Book Review, and am now in England, in East Anglia, with Penelope Fitzgerald's The Bookshop. ... perceptive story of an Ethiopian immigrant in Washington DC (immigrant stories always interest me). And now I'm reading The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald, given to me by a friend. ... Saints and Sinners: A History of the Popes and Esther and Ruth (Reformed Expository Commentary). Short term project is The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald.
I try to keep my current, recent past, and future reading updated here: http://bookpress.wordpress.com/. I'm way behind on ...
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