Biographies/Autobiographies of some of our authors

[Lesley]

Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ wrote: "Hi

I'll put threads up tomorrow. I like to put up reads I'm leading on or just before the start date - just so I'm actually ready to lead. It hasn't been an issue in this group, but I've been in o..."

Cracker! I'm hoping to join in a bit more now I've retired. Been doing the reading but not spending time on the boards - so to speak. :)
Of course having retired I have been asked to go in on Tuesday to do the end of year fiscal roll out, so .... I thought it was a good idea when I was asked before Christmas, but now it has got closer, not so sure!

[Karlyne]

Kavan wrote: "Peggy wrote: "This is an interesting article on Du Maurier (and makes me want to move The King's General up my TBR list):

https://fivebooks.com/best-books/daph..."
I need to keep my eyes peeled for a copy. I'm sure I read it forever ago, but I don't really remember it!

I'm..."

[Karlyne]

Debbie wrote: "Carol, works for me. I'm reading the Margaret Forster version."

Me, too.

[Karlyne]

I just read the Wiki article on Rumer Godden and she's another one whose life seems bigger than fiction. I'm going to check on bios and whether or not she wrote an autobiography (she wrote a childhood one with her sister) for when we next have time.

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah!]

Karlyne wrote: "I just read the Wiki article on Rumer Godden and she's another one whose life seems bigger than fiction. I'm going to check on bios and whether or not she wrote an autobiography (she wrote a childh..."

The Wikipedia article was fascinating. It mentions two autobiographies;

1987 A Time to Dance, No Time to Weep, an autobiography
1989 A House with Four Rooms, an autobiography

Both are in the GR database.

[debbicat *made of stardust*]

I have the Margaret Foster one. Yaaay! I’ll be peeking at it tonight

[Karlyne]

Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ wrote: "Karlyne wrote: "I just read the Wiki article on Rumer Godden and she's another one whose life seems bigger than fiction. I'm going to check on bios and whether or not she wrote an autobiography (sh..."

I made a nice little list yesterday of what I'll be ordering, eventually, but I forgot to share!