Well we got through September. While I am longing for fall temperatures here, my friends in the southern hemisphere are about to experience Springtime :-) Clearly I need a home is two parts of this world, haha.
So a wrap up of September reading and watching.
I was saddened to learn of Nan's passing. She wrote at Letter from a Hill Farm and will be missed. Les wrote a lovely tribute to Nan and you can read that HERE.
📚 Books read 📚
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (a buddy read with Susan at the Cue Card)
The Last Letter of Rachel Ellsworth by Barbara O'Neal
Vanishing Cornwall by Daphne du Maurier - a nonfiction for my 2025 Nonfiction Reading Challenge at Book's Out. and British Isles Friday.
I enjoyed the book and learning so much about the history of Cornwall. It was a place du Maurier had such a passion for and influenced so many authors we have read in classic literature. The part about Yorkshire and the Bronte sisters and family was very interesting to me. Reading about their Cornish mother and aunt and how it sparked their imaginations, inspiring the plots and locale in their books.
The myths and legends about Arthur, King Mark and Tristan were page turners as well. Too many stories in here to address all but if you have an interest in the history, landscape, myths and legends about Cornwall, please check your local library for a copy of this book.
As a few commenters stated they didn't know Daphne du Maurier wrote any nonfiction. I thought I would include a screen shot of the book listing her books. She wrote many about Francis Bacon, I suppose her big interest, as well as memoirs.
Category for the nonfiction challenge is Myths and Legends.
Watching
It's always sad to hear that a fellow blogger has passed.
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy all of these books!
Vicki, thank you. I had a pretty decent reading month. Indeed itmis sad about Nan. She was such a kind and happy person.
DeleteSo sorry for the loss of your blogger friend, that's rough. I am pretty sure one of mine passed last year, but never got official word, she just dropped off all socials, so not 100% sure. Have a good week.
ReplyDeleteCindy, thank you very much. It's hard when they just disappear...you never know.
DeleteMy mom loved gothic novels, and that's how I came to know Daphne Du Maurier. I did not realize she wrote anything except gothics.
ReplyDeleteLes' tribute to Nan was beautiful. It's sad to lose our friends.
Deb, I didn't know du Maurier wrote anythign but fiction but there were quite a few other books she wrote, two about Francis Bacon. Her son took the photographs and made the trip to Cornwall with her.
DeleteIt’s actually been Spring here for a month already (since September 1st)
ReplyDeleteI wonder why Du Maurer was so interested in Francis Bacon ?
Wishing you a happy reading week
Shelleyrae, I also wondered why Bacon was du Maurier's focus. I am unlikely to read any of those by her but maybe her memoir.
DeleteI was so sad to hear about Nan. I will have to look for the Daphne duMaurier. I've been fascinated with Cornwall since I read The Shell Seekers years ago and duMaurier is one of my favorite authors. We have had a drop in humidity which I am counting as Fall!
ReplyDeleteKatherine, I love the settings in Cornwall in either fiction or nonfiction. We were lucky with a few cooler evenings, cool enough to sit outside for a drink and watch it get dark. That's a win.
DeleteI was also so sad about Nan. We get to know our blogging friends and it's so sad to lose them.
It's very autumnal here, helped by the slightly wild weather from Storm Amy -- but we still get a few bright days here and there, like today. Probably my favourite time of year! Wishing you some perfect weather too. :D
ReplyDeleteNicky, that sounds like good weather to me. I like it cooler and never thought I'd end up staying in Florida.
DeleteVanishing Cornwall sounds so interesting. I would enjoy understanding more about the history and the legends.
ReplyDeleteJoy, it was a pleasure walking around Cornwall with Daphne and her photographer son. The legends are great.
DeleteI wish I had read The Correspondent with you and Susan. I finished it last week and thought it was marvelous! I plan to post my review later next week sometime.
ReplyDeleteI started following Barbara O'Neal on Substack and found out that she lives in Bandon, which is where we were this past week with my mom! She lives about a block away from where we were staying, and she's written a message to me saying that I probably walked past her and her dogs. Lol! She was even in the same bookstore that we popped into, but a day later.
We started the new season of Slow Horses before we left on our getaway, but now Dodger baseball has taken precedent, so we'll have to wait to get back to Gary Oldman and crew. I'lll have to take a peek at Your Friends and Neighbors. I like Jon Hamm.
Thanks for mentioning my blog post about Nan. I'm sure there are some bloggers who haven't heard the news. It's sad when our blogging friends stop posting but obviously more sad when they've passed away.
Les, I'm glad you liked the book. It was a quick read because I couldn't stop turing pages to see what would happen next. That's so cool about Barbara O'Neal. Mayeb she would have chatted with you about her books.
DeleteWe are waiting on Slow Horses until all the episodes are out. We watch about 2 episodes of anything a night. And, as you said, the ball game is on and I see why it takes precedent. That said, and you know I love you, but I love my Phillies and when they play Dodgers or Pirates I'm ambivilent. Haha I follow Dodgers and Phillies on my phone and last night it was a nail biter going into 11 innings!
It is cool to find out du Maurier wrote nonfiction too. The Cornwall book looks interesting. We haven't made it to the new season of Slow Horses yet (but it's next up). Lately we're near the end of Task (sort of violent) and the Morning Show Season 4. Hmm.
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