Hello, folks,
I saw this meme doing the rounds at Karen, Lizzy, Simon, Ali & Jane, and decided to join in! The meme was created by Fictionophile and it is as simple as it gets: spell out your blog’s name from books on your TBR shelf.
I’ve perused my shelf of Virago unread books, and here is what I found:
THE
- Treasure Hunt, by Molly Keane
- Hunt the Slipper, by Violet Trefusis
- Elizabeth and Her German Garden, by Elizabeth von Arnim
BLANK
- Brother Jacob, by George Eliot
- Letty Fox: Her Luck, by Christina Stead
- Anderby Wold, by Winifred Holtby
- None Turn Back, by Storm Jameson
- The King of a Rainy Country, by Brigid Brophy
GARDEN
- The Gentlewomen, by Laura Talbot
- A Heritage and Its History, by Ivy Compton-Burnett
- Red Pottage, by Mary Cholmondley
- Devil by the Sea, by Nina Bawden
- Eight Cousins, Louisa May Alcott
- Nobody’s Business, by Penelope Gilliatt
The big question now: which of these books should I read first? Have you read any of these?
If you enjoyed the meme, do join in 🙂
Yours, truly,
J.
I have most of these unread too BUT I just read Hunt the Slipper and will be reviewing soon. I liked it a lot.
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Thank you, Simon! I will be reading your review 🙂 I bought this book after reading a biography of Vita Sackville-West, and I remember getting curious about Trefusis’ writing. But then I never got to reading it… Shame on me.
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We share a couple of TBR titles there in None Turn Back and Red Pottage. I recommend. King of the Rainy Country, The Gentlewoman Anderby Wold and Elizabeth and her German Garden. Great list.
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Thank you, Ali! I want to read Red Pottage this year for my century of books. Let’s see if I get around to doing it! X)
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Love the idea of doing all Viragos! Elizabeth and her German Garden is lovely – highly recommended!
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Thank you, Karen! I’ve been meaning to read more von Arnim 🙂
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