tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post7735524948706252435..comments2024-03-22T07:29:41.391+00:00Comments on Jayne Ferst: Book worm: January 2010Jaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11309191526500602452noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-46944927945852651342010-02-07T22:05:12.716+00:002010-02-07T22:05:12.716+00:00Hi Ev - thank you so much for pointing me towards ...Hi Ev - thank you so much for pointing me towards Book Drum, anything that could potentially earn some pennies sounds wonderful to me. And oh, to fly anywhere for a book launch - that sounds so lovely and grand. I would like to visit Dublin one day as well... *plans potential book launch tour with glee*<br /><br />And yes, I'd be up for a coffee - sounds good! Let me know via jayneferstATyahoo.com if or when you have any definite dates in mind. :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309191526500602452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-52948447130563433462010-02-07T20:25:41.799+00:002010-02-07T20:25:41.799+00:00Jayne - don't waste it, hon - share it - check...Jayne - don't waste it, hon - share it - check out Bookdrum.com tournament - although they are very very strict with you - a bit like your scariest teacher who you loved to bits but were terrified of letting down - share your favourite books with the world basically. Plus nice relaxation from your own work - start saving for flights to Dublin for a September book launch!Actually might be in London over next month to do research so might meet for a coffee - wotcha reckon? You can bring a ginger cat to protect you!Evhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336006621499332354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-54752738944125697542010-02-05T15:46:21.608+00:002010-02-05T15:46:21.608+00:00Hi Katie, and welcome! That must have felt weird, ...Hi Katie, and welcome! That must have felt weird, reading the book and then realising you were in one of the areas she had mentioned so many years previously. I do love it when things like that happen though – a strange occasional serendipity! And thank you for finding my blog, and for saying hello - much appreciated!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309191526500602452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-54234129688330464542010-02-05T15:45:04.303+00:002010-02-05T15:45:04.303+00:00Hello Alexandra, and welcome! Thank you so much fo...Hello Alexandra, and welcome! Thank you so much for saying you like my blog, and for linking to it – definitely okay! In fact, I will link to yours too. :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309191526500602452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-53401661953735364852010-02-05T15:44:27.990+00:002010-02-05T15:44:27.990+00:00Hi Linda. Thank you! Testament of Youth was an eye...Hi Linda. Thank you! Testament of Youth was an eye-opening book for me, ultimately rewarding, even though I found it hard-going at times. The hard-going part was the sometimes excessively flowery language – I do think it would have benefited from a more ruthless edit. But I really do feel for those young souls in the book who were tipped into war so long ago. <br /><br />And be prepared – my reading choices can be somewhat eclectic, shall we say! :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309191526500602452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-17137511675267787302010-02-05T15:43:51.258+00:002010-02-05T15:43:51.258+00:00Hi Fran. That sounds an interesting dissertation. ...Hi Fran. That sounds an interesting dissertation. Mine was on the psychology of reading focusing on children’s stories – I remember reading some fascinating books on the subject. Testament of Youth has made me want to read more of that period, although at the moment my reading has plunged me headfirst into the battle of Waterloo!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309191526500602452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-15483450619447720202010-02-05T10:58:14.663+00:002010-02-05T10:58:14.663+00:00Hello again! :) I just thought I'd let you kno...Hello again! :) I just thought I'd let you know that I like your blog so much that I've linked to it from my blog. Hope that's okay?<br /><br />XX Alexandra.Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018596012893869692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-43509458221417734402010-02-04T18:29:21.991+00:002010-02-04T18:29:21.991+00:00I also enjoyed Vera Brittain's 'Testament ...I also enjoyed Vera Brittain's 'Testament of Youth'. I originally read it as part of my English Literature A Level, but returned to it some time later.<br /><br />In fact, it was a really bizarre experience. I read it while driving through France and when we stopped for the night I looked up to realise that we had stopped in the exact same town that Brittain was writing about. <br /><br />Anyway, I just found your blog and I wanted to say hello!<br /><br />Katie xKatie Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024744446466968741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-91191909218482950862010-02-04T10:21:22.054+00:002010-02-04T10:21:22.054+00:00If there's a cat in it, I'll read it:)If there's a cat in it, I'll read it:)Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018596012893869692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-89466767444377530632010-02-02T09:51:29.234+00:002010-02-02T09:51:29.234+00:00Hi Jayne
What a good idea to review the books you...Hi Jayne<br /><br />What a good idea to review the books you have read throughout the year.<br /><br />I haven't read Testament of Youth, but your review has inspired me to look it up. Sometimes I get a bit stuck in a rut in the type of books I read so to see this kind of review will hopefully stretch my own reading matter.<br /><br />Keep it up.<br /><br />Lindawannabe a writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692361757891220849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-4002908487751498522010-02-01T20:37:40.093+00:002010-02-01T20:37:40.093+00:00Loved Testament of Youth. I read it when I was wr...Loved Testament of Youth. I read it when I was writing my uni dissertation on the poetry of the 1WW. So sad.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.com