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Comment on Love Lessons – Joan Wyndham by Book of the Month: Joan Wyndham’s Dating Endeavours During The Blitz – Professional Moron

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:00:47 +0000

[…] It’s not clear how heavily edited the finished diary entries are, but there are more candid moments of reflection and potential doom. But we’ve seen some book critics offer a not so favourable review of Love Lessons (see Captive Reader): […]

Comment on Library Loot: March 4 to 10 by Simon T

Simon T — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:13:04 +0000

very glad you've managed to track down Mr Teddy - and happy belated birthday!

Comment on Library Loot: March 4 to 10 by Miss Bates

Miss Bates — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:47:19 +0000

In reply to speedy8b5ef7a325.

His brother, Lawrence, also wrote a book about Corfu, Prospero’s Cell. And for fun, Emily Sullivan has a new historical mystery series whose first book is set on Corfu, A Death on Corfu.

Comment on Library Loot: March 4 to 10 by Pam Webb

Pam Webb — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:30:10 +0000

Halfway through Charles Finch’s Victorian gentleman detective series. It’s becoming a go-to comfortable mystery read.

Comment on Library Loot: March 4 to 10 by speedy8b5ef7a325

speedy8b5ef7a325 — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:12:57 +0000

It's also worth trying 'My Family and Other Animals' by Gerald Durrell before you go to Corfu, if you haven't already read it. It is about his family who moved from England to Corfu in the 1930s to have a less expensive lifestyle. Very funny, and the basis for a recent TV series.

Comment on Library Loot: March 4 to 10 by Staircase Wit

Staircase Wit — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:36:37 +0000

I am on a long hold list for that Susan Elizabeth Phillips, although I must admit I have found some of her recent books disappointing.

Comment on Library Loot: February 25 to March 3 by Library Loot | Maphead's Book Blog

Library Loot | Maphead's Book Blog — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:19:58 +0000

[…] Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted Claire from The Captive Reader and Sharlene from Real Life Reading to encourage bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library. If you’d like to participate, just write-up your post, steal the Library Loot icon and link your post using the Mr. Linky on Claire’s blog. […]

Comment on Library Loot: February 25 to March 3 by Claire (The Captive Reader)

Claire (The Captive Reader) — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:10:42 +0000

In reply to Staircase Wit.

I love the vision of you gathering and distributing copies of this! That's such a lovely and generous way to pass on a beloved book.

I'm now to keen to read The Perilous Gard too, but, as with ths one, will need to wait for the ILL system to source it for me. Annoyingly, only her academic book (Paradise Regained: The Tradition and the Poem) is available locally.

Comment on Library Loot: February 25 to March 3 by Claire (The Captive Reader)

Claire (The Captive Reader) — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:06:15 +0000

In reply to Kate.

I still haven't read it, though I've had it noted and on my radar since your review! I'm back into the diaries next but will look forward to Journey to Java after that.

Comment on Library Loot: February 25 to March 3 by Staircase Wit

Staircase Wit — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:48:59 +0000

I love The Sherwood Ring and Peaceable is very swoonworthy! This is one of those books that I pick up whenever I come across duplicate copies because I enjoy sharing it. I like The Perilous Gard just as much but it is not as much of a comfort read. What a pity the author only wrote two books! She was an English professor (apparently a terror to those she found inadequate) and perhaps was too busy until her later years.