Life must be filled up

land_girl
13 Apr 2021, 14:46
Jane Austen, Lucy Worsley and me
We lived there when Rosie was a baby and I was working nearby. I had read all the books by then (Emma for A Level, the others out of choice) but I don't think I had read any biographies or letters…
callmemadam
12 Apr 2021, 14:40
Jane Austen, Lucy Worsley and me
Golly. Were you old enough to know much about it? When you drive through that part of Hampshire now, there are brown signs saying, 'Jane Austen Country'. Yet hundreds of books from the first edition…
land_girl
12 Apr 2021, 13:49
Jane Austen, Lucy Worsley and me
I lived in Steventon, briefly. My grandmother, who loved Jane Austen possibly even more than I do, was thrilled :)

I shall definitely read this.
callmemadam
23 Mar 2021, 11:26
Film watch: Hue and Cry
Yes! I hadn't thought of that.
huskyteer
23 Mar 2021, 08:17
Film watch: Hue and Cry
This sounds terrific - a bit Emil and the Detectives-y.