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I want to read more Daphne and have had a lot of luck finding her in used bookstores lately. I'm also interested in Dorothy Eden. I have a few of hers. I am not familiar with the other authors.
How did you decide whether a group was inactive, Carol? Just curious. :)Victoria Holt might be another to add.
Beverley Nichols - Author of many books devoted to the gardening life.Earl Derr Biggers - Author of the Charlie Chan mysteries.
I have a bunch of Victoria Holt I've collected. I'd join any of hers. She's a favorite. So is Phyllis A. Whitney if she is appropriate.
What about Dorothy Sayers and her Lord Peter Wimsey books?
Oh I did not realize it but I have a Mary Renault. I got it at the library sale last year. I've also been curious about the Dorothy Sayers series you spoke of Tadiana.
Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽ wrote: "What about Dorothy Sayers and her Lord Peter Wimsey books?"I think one of the mystery groups did all her books last year. I can't remember which one though. She is a favorite author though!
Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽ wrote: "How did you decide whether a group was inactive, Carol? Just curious. :)Victoria Holt might be another to add."
Inactive groups because the latest posts are from 2 to 3 years old
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Victoria Holt might be another to add."
I picked ones where the groups hadn't been active since 2015 or earlier. I thought 2016 ones may still have a chance of reviving. But I can certainly be persuaded. & I would agree that a group that has only been inactive since Dec 2016 has more chance of starting up again than one that went inactive in Jan 2016.
I'm not going to be around much tomorrow as my daughter is moving to Australia. Look forward toreading everyone's thoughts. :)
Ooh! Beverley Nichols! Nice idea, Hannah.
The Angela Thirkell part of the list you’ve linked to doesn’t seem to be active, though—last post 2014. That’s why I thought she could be a possibility for this group.
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Just had a look & agreed. Adding her to this list.
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Most of his titles published in the nineteenth century. But he does have a couple of twentieth century ones. :)
I was wondering about Rumer Godden and her sister Jon, both wrote a good deal about India, and England.
Of course, Victoria Holt was also Philippa Carr and Jean Plaidy.
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& there is a group for all her names but no one there had read any Holt books for a number of years. :)
Kim wrote: "I was wondering about Rumer Godden and her sister Jon, both wrote a good deal about India, and England."
Rumer Godden is on our list. I haven't heard of her sister, but will check out when I get home. :)
Her real name was Eleanor Burford Hibberd, she wrote under a few other names, as well. Norah Lofts is another I remember from back in the day, also Rosemary Sutcliffe. I am re-reading Helen MacInnes and passing them onto my husband, then my kids.
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I.ve never heard of Rosemary Sutcliffe, so more research required *rubs hands gleefully*
Norah Lofts has her own group. Australian Barbara from GH fans is the moderator. I have about 4 of her books.
I love Rosemary Sutcliffe. I read her Eagle of the Ninth series last year. It is a story over several hundred years of one family beginning in Roman Britain and tracing them through the end of the Roman Empire and into Arthurian times. I think the books are presently listed as YA though I do not really seek why.
I kind of hate how the Goodreads app won't let me edit my posts or reply to others.
I never use the app. I just go straight to the GR website, even on my phone and iPad. That would drive me nuts.
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One more Retro possibility: Mary O'Hara. She got pigeonholed as a a writer of children's books/horse stories but My Friend Flicka, Thunderhead and Green Grass of Wyoming are terrific novels that defy genre stereotyping.
I love Mary O'Hara's books! I read and reread them as a child, but would love to read them with a buddy or group. Hana wrote: "This list is getting just fabulous! Now all I have to do is stop working and sleeping so I can read 24/7.
One more Retro possibility: Mary O'Hara. She got pigeonholed as a a writer..."
Oh yes, I read all of these in my teens, and still have at least one of them in my YA book collection. They're young boy + horse stories, but rise far above the normal level for the genre.
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There is an autobiography too, although I haven't read it: Flicka's Friend: The Autobiography of Mary O'HaraHana wrote: "They are also about a marriage. Nell and Rob's life together and their financial struggles with the Wyoming ranch are almost as central to the story as Ken and Flicka. I read them again fairly rece..."
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The summary for The Keeper of Bees does look good, I would be willing to read that if a buddy/group read happened.
Gene Stratton-Porter is great and I loved her books when I was younger -- especially A Girl of the Limberlost.
A Girl of the Limberlost is one of my favorite books too, Elinor. But I haven't read Keeper of the Bees--it would be fun to do a buddy read.Hana wrote: "Another possible Retro-Read author: Gene Stratton-Porter. I've never read any of her books but I have just added The Keeper of the Bees to my TBR list--it sounds amaz..."
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I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but what about Elizabeth Cadell? I constantly have her books pop up in my amazon "also boughts," but I don't know anything about her. Has anyone read her & what do you think of her?
I've read a few Elizabeth Cadell books (the Wayne Trilogy—I liked the first one best). Quite a few are being reissued for Kindle. I'd love to know which ones you all like. Moonlight Reader wrote: "I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but what about Elizabeth Cadell? I constantly have her books pop up in my amazon "also boughts," but I don't know anything abou..."
Oh, I was a big fan Elizabeth Cadell--read most of her books(back in the '60s and '70s). Some had a bit of mystery or romantic suspense, most were slice of life nice romances with a gentle humor--never silly. Sometimes the heroines were older women. I have seen all the titles that are on Kindle now--a bit pricey right now for me. My favorite was I Love a Lass.
Is Bridal Array the same book as I Love a Lass? Barb in Maryland wrote: "Oh, I was a big fan Elizabeth Cadell--read most of her books(back in the '60s and '70s). Some had a bit of mystery or romantic suspense, most were slice of life nice romances with a gentle humor--n..."
Peggy wrote: "Is Bridal Array the same book as I Love a Lass?"Actually, no. The two title were written a year apart--Lass in 1956, Array in '57. Lass involves a quartet-2 guys/2 gals and takes place mostly in France. Array is a runaway couple trying to track down her suitcase (with the jewels!), also in France. To add to the confusion, Jessica de Vrais is a character in each book!
I hope they decided to release Lass as an ebook soon, because paper copies are rather expensive on eBay and ABE Books. :)Barb in Maryland wrote: "Peggy wrote: "Is Bridal Array the same book as I Love a Lass?"
Actually, no. The two title were written a year apart--Lass in 1956, Array in '57. Lass involves a quartet-2 guys/2 g..."
Peggy wrote: "I hope they decided to release Lass as an ebook soon, because paper copies are rather expensive on eBay and ABE Books. :)"Some other venues to check--Thriftbooks.com and Half.com. No guarantees. Also check Amazon, whose used book arm, amazon marketplace, may have reasonably priced copies.
I really wish that publishers who somehow decide to publish half of an author's backlist in digital would just go ahead and commit to the whole backlist!! (Grumble, gripe, semi-rant, mumble...)
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I've never heard of Iris Bromige before. I've now seen 2 different date of births for her 1910 & 1912. If anyone can find a date of death let me know & I'll add it to GR bio.
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The Harp in the South a few years ago for a re read.
If you ever come across the novels of Lucy Walker
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I would love to do a buddy ready of The Harp in the South sometime. This is the only one of her books I own.
I think I own 2 Lucy Walkers, but the only one I can find is The Promise.
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Carol ♔Type, Oh Queen!♕ wrote: "I've just added Elizabeth Cadell, Jon Godden, Lucy Walker & Iris Bromige to the list. I've never heard of Iris Bromige before. I've now seen 2 different date of births for her 1910 & 1912. If any..."
Had forgotten about Iris Bromige and Lucy Walker. If I remember correctly they used to be serialised in the women's magazine - English Woman's Weekly and Australian WW I think. Can't supply any biographical information for either them, sorry.
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DE Stevenson
Sergeanne or Anne Golon
Juliette Benzoni
Helen Macinnes
Mary Renault
Evelyn Anthony
Kathleen Winsor
Ann Marie Selinko
Rumer Godden
Jon Godden
Dorothy Eden
Raymond Chandler
Dashiell Hammett
Thorne Smith
Leslie Charteris
Rafael Sabatini
Jeffery Farnol
Elizabeth Goudge
Anya Seton
Frances Parkinson Keyes
Jane Aiken Hodge
Beverley Nichols
Margery Sharp
Angela Thirkell
Ivy Compton Burnett
Sylvia Townsend Warner
Peter O'Donnell/Madeleine Brent (consider me knocked down with a feather. I had no idea Madeleine Brent was a man. Most of Brent books post 1980 though)
Iris Murdoch
Clare Darcy
Mary O'Hara
Lawrence Durrell
Gene Stratton-Porter
Hebe Elsna
Elizabeth Cadell
Lucy Walker
Iris Bromige
Mary Scott
Richard Gordon
Dodie Smith
Margery Sharp
One that may be tricky unless we get a lot of Australasian members
Ruth Park
Edit: Victoria Holt was added as though Eleanor Hibbert has a group, the Holt section was inactive.