You are a delight! Having so much fun catching up on your videos. (I’m starting at the very beginning.) I have been wondering when you’d mention Mapp and Lucia…. So fun - and perfect - that it was in this episode. Hysterical books.
I love your videos! You always present original and vintage books that I don't find so easily on other channels! It's always a pleasure to hear from you.
I have just subscribed because you seem very sweet and you talk of books that are not on any other book channel. I like that you read books I never heard of and am very interested in. Your channel is not a carbon copy of every other book channel, you taste is very individual, which I love. 🌻❤️🐻👏🏼
Yes! Rah, Rah! Rah! For Miss Read. I have several and a Christmas book of hers is comforting. For years I had them in arm's reach. Since I've moved they' ve burrowed misplaced; endearing Reads.
This was another wonderful video, Miranda. I have read about half these books and agree with you wholeheartedly and can't wait to read the rest. I have been reading the post-war books in Angela Thirkell's Barsetshire books, so I'll soon have read the whole series. They're wonderful. I have been re-reading Elizabeth Enright's Melendy books (The Saturdays, The Four-Story Mistake, etc.) and the cozy mysteries by Susan Wittig Albert about Beatrix Potter. I just started reading The Morning Gift by Eva Ibbotson, and I love it so far.
A lot of my favorites! Glad to hear some new titles too. Another of my favorites is “Understood Betsy” by Dorothy Canfield. It’s a children’s book and easy to find in the public domain as an ebook. Have you ever read it?
Yes, I read Understood Betsy when I was little and I still love it! I also enjoy her writing for adults too - 'The Home-Maker' is a favourite of mine xxx
Another amazing video - I'm so inspired by more books to add to my TBR! I'm a huge Elizabeth Goudge, Agatha Christie and Miss Read fan! Thank you so much, Miranda! :D
An excellent list to stimulate our reading Miranda and much needed too as you have hit the nail on the head about concentration levels. I adore Map & Lucia and have the series from television on DVD, the costumes are just divine and so beautifully made which is a real tribute to the costume designers. I loved it when you said you liked to read Ronald Blythe's writing before sleep which is exactly what I do and have just finished and enjoyed Stour Seasons. He lives in a village not too far from me and he once came, many years ago, to give an address at a special Sung Evensong in our church. Thank you and it is so lovely to have you keeping our spirits up with your lovely videos. Keep well, Teresa 📚💕
Thanks for the review Miranda. Elizabeth Goudge is probably my most favorite author. I take your point about Christianity, but her writing has something of magic about it.
I’ve just bought quite a few of those books. Thank you Miranda. I came to this country already as an adult, and I’ve got to know so much though you and your recommendations. 👏🏻✨📚📚
All of these sound just delightful. Cozy reads are the perfect antidote to these unsettled days. I'm finishing up a re-read of Emma. Patricia Wentworth is next on my list, per your recommendation. Miss Marple is my absolute favorite detective, too. I'm so excited to learn about these short stories and can't wait to curl up with them. How is it that even quarantine time does not seem to allow for enough reading hours!
I'm listening to so many Patricia Wentworth books on audible at the moment. Hope you enjoy Miss Silver too! And if you love Miss Marple, then you'll absolutely adore the short stories that feature her; they're just so brilliant xxx
Hello, Miranda. I love your book recommendations! For the most part, the authors are new to me but I will definitely try a few. I just found you and have subscribed. I live in western Canada. 🙋♀️🇨🇦
Hello! Thank you so much for subscribing. I'm actually half Canadian (my Dad is from Saskatchewan). I'm so glad you are enjoying my book recommendations :)
Hi Miranda. Some of my favourites in your suggestions. All lovely. I am listening to Agatha Christie alternating with Ngaio Marsh as I clean my apartment or exercise. I am finding it harder to read hard copy books right now.
Oh the Winifred Peck looks really interesting. I've just ordered it on kindle. Am intrigued as it is set in Manchester where I am ! I have also got The Solitary Summer by Elizabeth Von Arnim which I haven't read before. I hadn't realised before there was a sequel to Elizabeth and her German Garden. I agree that My Family and Other Animals is a perfect book to read at this time. You can't help but laugh out loud reading it. I have been reading the Sadler's Wells series by Lorna Hill this last week for the first time and they are just charming. I'm just slightly put out as I managed to buy there first 12 of 14 in the series recently but don't have the last two so won't know how it ends! Surely an excuse to go book hunting when life goes back to normal!
I want to add The Solitary Summer to my TBR pile as I love Elizabeth and Her German Garden too! The Sadler's Wells books are so lovely; I adored them as a ballet mad youngster. I hope you do manage to track down the last two titles xxx
I love Agatha Christie novels, my favourites are Death on the Nile and Murder on the Orient Express. But áll of them are fine for me, just reread Mrs. Mcginty is dead which features Mrs. Oliver, the alterego of Mrs Christie herself! She's one of the most hilarious yet believable artist character in books I've ever met.