tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034683570321410224.post6545986390186170763..comments2021-12-03T05:46:14.412+00:00Comments on Rochester Reader: Major Pettigrew's Last StandCristina (Rochester Reader)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11157196972931051576noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034683570321410224.post-53180934922930084892011-03-31T00:30:57.958+01:002011-03-31T00:30:57.958+01:00Hi Margot and thanks for visiting my blog :-)
I...Hi Margot and thanks for visiting my blog :-)<br />I'm glad you're enjoying the book... the descriptions of East Sussex are really lovely.<br />The descriptions of the gardens that the Major and Mrs Ali walked through, and the mention of the Grand Hotel and chalk cliffs beyond, set me in mind of Eastbourne but perhaps the author amalgamated the two towns?<br />I lived in St Leonards for a while and I still return to Hastings every now and then. It's always wonderful to read about a place you've visited in a book - it takes you right back.Cristina (Rochester Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11157196972931051576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034683570321410224.post-67042283259310625472011-03-30T05:25:41.459+01:002011-03-30T05:25:41.459+01:00Hi, I have just started listening to this book on ...Hi, I have just started listening to this book on audio and am thoroughly enjoying it. I'd just like to say that it seems to be set in Hastings rather than Eastbourne. I am from there originally (now in Canada) and it made me very homesick to hear the descriptions....Eastbourne does not have those fishing net huts as far as I know. Can't wait to listen to more of it...Margothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01980444274867512814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034683570321410224.post-60709321811127423692011-03-23T16:16:08.640+00:002011-03-23T16:16:08.640+00:00Hi Sarah. Yes, I am overseas at the moment. Daun...Hi Sarah. Yes, I am overseas at the moment. Daunt Books is quite a lovely book store... it sounds like a lovely evening :-)Cristina (Rochester Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11157196972931051576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034683570321410224.post-71619130772987417932011-03-23T11:24:37.998+00:002011-03-23T11:24:37.998+00:00Hi Cristina, lovely to hear from you. I thought M...Hi Cristina, lovely to hear from you. I thought Major Pettigrew was a pleasant read too, and enjoyable but it didn't set my world on fire, I have read better I think. Our group is called Medway Readers, there are 8 of us and we just meet in our houses once a month, so it's very informal but it has been going for about four years now and I have been with them for about three a half years. Am I right in thinking you are over seas at the moment? Yes AMS is great, and you are right, it was Daunt books that I saw him. I have seen several authors there, I try to get there 2-3 times a year, it is such a charming little place and a great evening. Well happy reading and I shall continue to follow you and your reading journey. Speak again soon I hope :-)Sarah Ashfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845740667335808073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034683570321410224.post-66438689500009842652011-03-22T22:50:29.857+00:002011-03-22T22:50:29.857+00:00Hi Sarah and thanks for visiting my blog! I'm...Hi Sarah and thanks for visiting my blog! I'm so glad you are enjoying it :-)<br />This was quite a pleasant read and I hope you enjoyed it too. Your reading group sounds great... where in Rochester do you gather, just out of interest?<br />AMS is quite a delight in person, isn't he? Was it at Daunt Books that you saw him? I only saw him once - in Winchester! - but I hope to see him again at a talk soon.<br />The badge was kindly sent along with the book by Bloomsbury when I requested a review copy :-)Cristina (Rochester Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11157196972931051576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034683570321410224.post-51175794756663033892011-03-22T11:30:17.346+00:002011-03-22T11:30:17.346+00:00Our reading group (based in Rochester funnily enou...Our reading group (based in Rochester funnily enough) has just read this book and we are going to be discussing it tomorrow night, which I am very much looking forward to. Your blog is very interesting, and I see you have a love of Alexander McCall Smith, which I do too! I was fortunate enough to meet him last month at a book talk/signing in London, and he was very funny and interesting. I saw him about three years ago also, and he never fails to disappoint. I have enjoyed reading your blog and shall continue to do so. PS Love the 'Major' badge, where did you get it from, I want one!Sarah Anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034683570321410224.post-5227236392217737602010-03-20T14:26:43.143+00:002010-03-20T14:26:43.143+00:00So many positive reviews of this one!! My name has...So many positive reviews of this one!! My name has been added to the library hold list, but I have a feeling it's going to take some time. Love the button, too.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034683570321410224.post-9792956962287346702010-03-19T21:26:56.116+00:002010-03-19T21:26:56.116+00:00I love the pin badge too :)I love the pin badge too :)A Bookish Spacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352870732457077916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034683570321410224.post-56378534337959293332010-03-16T21:43:54.790+00:002010-03-16T21:43:54.790+00:00It is indded a lovely gentle read. A few wrong not...It is indded a lovely gentle read. A few wrong notes for me, but they certainly didn't spoil things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034683570321410224.post-1345884659330372812010-03-16T20:53:58.769+00:002010-03-16T20:53:58.769+00:00Like Verity I have read so much about this book - ...Like Verity I have read so much about this book - I really want to read this! :)A Bookish Spacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352870732457077916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034683570321410224.post-387852507839907242010-03-16T15:29:38.652+00:002010-03-16T15:29:38.652+00:00Oh do! It's a lovely, comforting read punctua...Oh do! It's a lovely, comforting read punctuated by instances of the human condition.Cristina (Rochester Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11157196972931051576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034683570321410224.post-79931592344894918162010-03-16T09:29:29.701+00:002010-03-16T09:29:29.701+00:00I keep hearing about this - MUST get a copy!I keep hearing about this - MUST get a copy!verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.com