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Sawdust Season
Toni deeply resented Dave Bradley's coming into her life, and he on his side was simply impatient with her and looked on her as a silly, wilful child. But circumstances demanded that they put up with each other, at least for the time being.
Was there any chance of either of them changing their mind about the other?
Was there any chance of either of them changing their mind about the other?
- GenresHarlequin Romance
192 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1972
About the author
Kay Thorpe
185 books65 followersKay Thorpe was born on 1935 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. An avid reader from the time when words on paper began to make sense, she developed a lively imagination of her own, making up stories for the entertainment of her young friends. After leaving school, she tried a variety of jobs, including dental nursing, and a spell in the Women's Royal Airforce from which she emerged knowing a whole lot more about life - if only as an observer.
In 1960, she married with Tony, but didn't begin thinking about trying her hand at writing for a living until she gave up work some four years later to have a baby, John. Having read Mills & Boon novels herself, and done some market research in the local library asking readers what it was they particularly liked about the books, she decided to aim for a particular market, and was fortunate to have her very first, completed manuscript accepted - The Last of the Mallorys, published in 1968. Since then she has written over seventy five books, which doesn't begin to compare with the output of some Mills & Boon authors, but still leaves her wondering where all those words came from.
Sometimes, she finds she has become two different people: the writer at her happiest when involved in the world of books and authors; and the housewife, turning her hands to the everyday needs of husband and son. Once in a while, she finds it difficult to step from one role to the other. She likes cooking, for instance, but she finds that it can be an irritating interruption when she's preoccupied with work on a novel, so the quality of her efforts in the kitchen tend to be a little erratic. She says, "As my husband once remarked, my writing gives life a fascinating element of uncertainly: one day a perfect coq au vin, the next day a couple of burned chops!"
Luckily Kay has daily professional help with her housework, and that leaves her time to indulge in her hobbies. Like many other Mills & Boon authors, she admits to being a voracious consumer of books, a quality she shares with her readers. She likes music and horseback riding, which she does in the countryside near her home. But her favorite hobby is travel - especially to places that will make good settings for her books.
Kay now lives on the outskirts of Chesterfield in Derbyshire, along with husband, Tony, and a huge tabby cat called Mad Max, her one son having flown the coop. Some day she'll think about retiring, but not yet awhile.
In 1960, she married with Tony, but didn't begin thinking about trying her hand at writing for a living until she gave up work some four years later to have a baby, John. Having read Mills & Boon novels herself, and done some market research in the local library asking readers what it was they particularly liked about the books, she decided to aim for a particular market, and was fortunate to have her very first, completed manuscript accepted - The Last of the Mallorys, published in 1968. Since then she has written over seventy five books, which doesn't begin to compare with the output of some Mills & Boon authors, but still leaves her wondering where all those words came from.
Sometimes, she finds she has become two different people: the writer at her happiest when involved in the world of books and authors; and the housewife, turning her hands to the everyday needs of husband and son. Once in a while, she finds it difficult to step from one role to the other. She likes cooking, for instance, but she finds that it can be an irritating interruption when she's preoccupied with work on a novel, so the quality of her efforts in the kitchen tend to be a little erratic. She says, "As my husband once remarked, my writing gives life a fascinating element of uncertainly: one day a perfect coq au vin, the next day a couple of burned chops!"
Luckily Kay has daily professional help with her housework, and that leaves her time to indulge in her hobbies. Like many other Mills & Boon authors, she admits to being a voracious consumer of books, a quality she shares with her readers. She likes music and horseback riding, which she does in the countryside near her home. But her favorite hobby is travel - especially to places that will make good settings for her books.
Kay now lives on the outskirts of Chesterfield in Derbyshire, along with husband, Tony, and a huge tabby cat called Mad Max, her one son having flown the coop. Some day she'll think about retiring, but not yet awhile.
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April 6, 2018
kinda corny one of the older harlequins. May-December relationship and the couple both work in a circus! Go figure. Maybe that was an exciting lifestyle for that time period but somehow i dont think so. :-(
May 5, 2020
Saints preserve me from the womanizing, sleazy, unrepentant 1970's H. Romance novelists were not successful in categorizing the values of the time in a way that conveyed romance, or a man worth having.
April 21, 2011
I confess....I devoured Harlequin Romances back in high school. This was one of my favorites. For one thing, it actually had a plot and developed characters. While the genre would deteriorate into trash, this mid-70s book is actually a sweet little romance story.
September 12, 2022
Good points:
Clean
Kay Thorpe writes well
Supposed OM had a little depth
I got the book from the library freebie book cart
Bad points:
Circus
12 year age gap
Heroine is 18
Romance just happens
Clean
Kay Thorpe writes well
Supposed OM had a little depth
I got the book from the library freebie book cart
Bad points:
Circus
12 year age gap
Heroine is 18
Romance just happens
pback-to-read
July 8, 2022Toni deeply resented Dave Bradley's coming into her life, and he on his side was simply impatient with her and looked on her as a silly, wilful child. But circumstances demanded that they put up with each other, at least for the time being.
Was there any chance of either of them changing their mind about the other?
Was there any chance of either of them changing their mind about the other?
June 24, 2013
Not as good as I remembered but still pretty good.
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April 13, 2017Toni deeply resented Dave Bradley's coming into her life, and he or his side was simply
i mpatient with her and looked on her as a silly, wilful child. But circumstances demanded that they put up with each other, at least for the time being. Was there any chance of either of them changing their mind about the other?
i mpatient with her and looked on her as a silly, wilful child. But circumstances demanded that they put up with each other, at least for the time being. Was there any chance of either of them changing their mind about the other?
Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews