tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post1108327274083769360..comments2024-03-25T22:43:21.934-07:00Comments on Justine Picardie: Through the round window...Justine Picardiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957669049699860596noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-29829324492312841352011-11-18T05:35:22.264-08:002011-11-18T05:35:22.264-08:00Very cool shots, and the story behind them is so i...Very cool shots, and the story behind them is so interesting.<br /><a href="http://www.levitracialis.com" rel="nofollow">cialis levitra</a>Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15484315872941608348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-45624015593000981072010-10-05T09:34:19.364-07:002010-10-05T09:34:19.364-07:00what a brilliant view over Edinburgh.....I discove...what a brilliant view over Edinburgh.....I discovered some fantastic loos burried in the basement of The Balmoral that no one seemed to use where I would seek refuge and freshen up after a hard days flyering the show I co-wrote at this years fringe....hope you have fun in France!!Young at Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07585882466695145340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-19943899539379843432010-10-04T11:20:06.607-07:002010-10-04T11:20:06.607-07:00There were lots more posts here a minute ago - the...There were lots more posts here a minute ago - they appear to have been swallowed up! I just viewed your little film and am captivated. What an intriguing figure she was. I had no idea about her time in Britain, let alone the connection with Churchill. I'm off to order a copy. Many, many congratulations on its publication.silverpebblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456289271322986540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-20652310790546171892010-10-04T03:15:00.661-07:002010-10-04T03:15:00.661-07:00What about reading Cara Black's Paris detectiv...What about reading Cara Black's Paris detective series eg Death in the Marais . They are great Paris reading and do go to Village Voice Bookshop in Rue Mabillon and Shakespeare and coenidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04506741826683775428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-87068304655244443842010-10-04T03:14:41.290-07:002010-10-04T03:14:41.290-07:00What about reading Cara Black's Paris detectiv...What about reading Cara Black's Paris detective series eg Death in the Marais . They are great Paris reading and do go to Village Voice Bookshop in Rue Mabillon and Shakespeare and coenidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04506741826683775428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-53418288028240234992010-10-03T13:12:20.426-07:002010-10-03T13:12:20.426-07:00Safe travels, Justine.
I nearly always travel wi...Safe travels, Justine. <br /><br />I nearly always travel with Umberto Eco's How to Travel with a Salmon (essays). They are very, very funny and have gotten me through many a long flight.<br /><br />Now onto Stella Gibbons' Nightingale Wood...kairuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608839703020585886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-28666526647597520002010-10-03T12:49:23.577-07:002010-10-03T12:49:23.577-07:00Have a fabulous time in Paris. I am reading The Cr...Have a fabulous time in Paris. I am reading The Crimson Petal and The White by Michel Faber and loving it. Enjoy the next part of your amazing journey.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110894221788435313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-4120058127998799722010-10-03T12:05:21.750-07:002010-10-03T12:05:21.750-07:00I'm off to Paris tomorrow, and must think of a...I'm off to Paris tomorrow, and must think of an appropriate books to read on my way there and back. Apparently there is a tube strike and a heightened terrorist alert, so I need something to keep me occupied. I'm thinking 'The Bookshop at 10 Curzon Street: Letters between Nancy Mitford and Heywood Hill 1952-73' and Hermione Lee's biography of Edith Wharton.Justine Picardiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957669049699860596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-20856718029386145022010-10-03T11:46:58.624-07:002010-10-03T11:46:58.624-07:00My late and beloved dog was always infuriated by t...My late and beloved dog was always infuriated by the squirrels in our backyard. She would bark madly and chase after them, but they would leap up on the fence railing and cheekily look back, taunting her with every twitch of their fluffy tails.<br /><br />The New Moon with the Old is a bit different from I Capture the Castle. It is a puzzle-piece, the adventures of four young (teens through early twenties) siblings after their father flees the country following some shady business deals. I liked it, but it doesn't have the same breathlessly enrapturing soul as I Capture the Castle.kairuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608839703020585886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-92200536239273747762010-10-03T09:16:06.646-07:002010-10-03T09:16:06.646-07:00Wendy, I'll pass on your comment on the size o...Wendy, I'll pass on your comment on the size of the print to my publisher -- but I'm glad you're enjoying Coco, even so.<br />And Ian, yes, I did meet your mother recently -- she came to an event I did for the publication of my book. As for London squirrels: they've dug up most of the bulbs in my garden, and I'm beginning to regard them with the same suspicion as rats...Justine Picardiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957669049699860596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-52048521238710294982010-10-03T07:47:29.394-07:002010-10-03T07:47:29.394-07:00Justine, I am reading Coco and am loving it! It i...Justine, I am reading Coco and am loving it! It is a beautiful and luscious volume. I have been waiting on it for about a year, and am very glad it is here. As usual, I can't wait for your next book. (I just wish the print was a bit bigger in Coco.)<br />WendyWendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10357123406470484375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-309180579055198002010-10-03T06:37:28.150-07:002010-10-03T06:37:28.150-07:00I have a wonderful view from my bedroom window, I ...I have a wonderful view from my bedroom window, I live at the top of Telegraph hill and can see clear across to Crystal Palace on one side and over the Thames on the other. Sadly there is a real presence in my room, the unseen squirrels that have invaded my eaves and are slowly chewing their way through my roof joists. <br /><br />My mum says that she spoke to you the other day. How are you?<br />Ian Ceberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00895983394704932326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-37998411493107937912010-10-03T03:08:40.344-07:002010-10-03T03:08:40.344-07:00I think menace is an almost essential component of...I think menace is an almost essential component of the most potent and archetypal children's stories -- or least, the ones that I carry with me from childhood: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Mary Poppins (the books are so much darker than the Disney version), and the Narnia stories.<br />Many thanks to Lazywell for his much appreciated support on amazon, and elsewhere!Justine Picardiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957669049699860596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-39062016493164625392010-10-03T02:17:10.350-07:002010-10-03T02:17:10.350-07:00Congratulations on the arrival of your beautiful b...Congratulations on the arrival of your beautiful book and the good review, Justine. Australian Playschool also had the differently shaped windows. Round is my pick for the porthole effect. It's amazing how much menace there is to be found in some of the classic tales for children. xxJosephine Tale Peddlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16431330956687490112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-47441257562191669892010-10-02T16:41:36.501-07:002010-10-02T16:41:36.501-07:00Yes, a very good review in the Telegraph; well don...Yes, a very good review in the Telegraph; well done. The first one I saw was in the Sunday Times a few weeks ago, and that got things off to a very positive start. 5 stars last w/e in the Mail on Sunday which you must have been thrilled about.<br /><br />There was another 5 star review on Amazon, I saw, but then a really silly one that gave you only 1 star - on wholly specious grounds, I thought. I've added my own humble review there to try and redress the balance. Others might be tempted to do likewise...Lazywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04165525030432208409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-35259105659746531692010-10-02T15:19:29.931-07:002010-10-02T15:19:29.931-07:00I love 'I Capture The Castle', but haven&#...I love 'I Capture The Castle', but haven't read any other of Dodie Smith's novels (apart from The Hundred and One Dalmatians), so will have to look out for this one. I wonder if it's out of print?Justine Picardiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957669049699860596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-6466961210033010042010-10-02T14:51:34.767-07:002010-10-02T14:51:34.767-07:00Still slowly savoring Chanel, Justine, and taking ...Still slowly savoring Chanel, Justine, and taking a break for Dodie Smith's The New Moon With the Old. It is an old hardcover copy from the 1960's, smelling of dust and ancient paper. <br /><br />There is something mysterious and beguiling about round windows. They narrow the world outside into that small circle, either the trees and mountains in the distance, from up high under the eaves, or the endless blue of the sky and ocean, the porthole in a ship's cabin...kairuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608839703020585886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-16585843371931248312010-10-02T12:22:29.279-07:002010-10-02T12:22:29.279-07:00Playaway was for slighlty older children, same peo...Playaway was for slighlty older children, same people, more songs. <br /><br />I can't imagine how it feels to be putting your self out there, must make you feel very vulnerable- but the reaction you're getting is rewarding you for all those long hours gestating! Your paper baby has had a lovely warm welcome.Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15782125673448880397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-68620663484353730402010-10-02T08:26:23.887-07:002010-10-02T08:26:23.887-07:00I am so impressed with your book and elegant is in...I am so impressed with your book and elegant is indeed a good description in the Telegraph. Once again congratulations. I am loving my time with Coco and savouring every page. Enjoy the attention !!!!enidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04506741826683775428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-18195356629159803692010-10-02T07:14:34.020-07:002010-10-02T07:14:34.020-07:00Was Playaway the same as Play School? My memory is...Was Playaway the same as Play School? My memory is failing me...<br />So pleased you are enjoying the book.Justine Picardiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957669049699860596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-73665695017217668422010-10-02T06:12:07.147-07:002010-10-02T06:12:07.147-07:00I am enjoying your book so much.
Re: Playaway I ...I am enjoying your book so much.<br /><br />Re: Playaway I heard Sue MacGregors programme the Reunion, on R4 - Brian Cant, Floella et al. They were very rude about Hamble....Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15782125673448880397noreply@blogger.com