Tag: Angela Thirkell

• Wild Strawberries – Sweet as Saccharine…

  The Leslies, who star in Angela Thirkell’s Wild Strawberries, lead a charmed life in their beautiful ancestral home, cared for by faithful servants, and looked up to by local villagers. There is no shortage of cash, no nastiness, no rain, and everything is bathed in a golden glow. It’s all as sweet as saccharine and…

  chrisharding53

  September 7, 2013

  1930s novel, Angela Thirkell, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post

• Cheerfulness Breaks In

  Oh dear, over the last few months I’ve missed writing posts when I’ve been at my mother’s, and when we’ve been away, and I don’t seem to be able to get back into the swing of things at all. I’ve even read less than normal, which is unusual for me,  but now I’m taking stock…

  chrisharding53

  April 15, 2013

  Angela Thirkell, Cheerfulness Breaks In, Evacuees, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, refugees, school, village

• Falling Leaves in High Rising!

  Falling leaves… A cover – and some pages! I’d never heard of Angela Thirkell until I read a post by Claire at The Captive Reader, who is a great enthusiast and has written about her on several occasions. Since Claire seems to enjoy many of my own favourite novels, I find I usually like her…

  chrisharding53

  November 9, 2012

  1930s novel, Angela Thirkell, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, Vintage Penguin