Monday, February 13, 2012

Muriel Spark Reading Week


Simon & Harriet are hosting a Reading Week in April about all things Muriel Spark. I think Spark is a brilliant choice as her novels are all quite short so easily read in a week, her books are readily available & she wrote fiction & non-fiction. I'm going to swim against the fictional tide & reread her book on Emily Brontё, first published in 1960 & last read by me in the 1980s. It was written with Derek Stanford & examines the life & the work with special reference to the poetry. As you can see from the lovely badge created by Thomas, Muriel Spark Reading Week runs from April 23-29. Visit Simon & Harriet's blogs for all the details about how it will work.
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  1. readingcareFebruary 13, 2012 at 4:10 PM

    Hi...
    You post is really great.i love to read books and novel.

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    1. lynFebruary 13, 2012 at 4:32 PM

      Thanks. I hope you can join us for Spark Week.

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  2. harrietFebruary 13, 2012 at 6:55 PM

    Thanks for getting on board Lyn -- and nice choice!

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    1. lynFebruary 13, 2012 at 7:23 PM

      I thought I'd choose something completely different!

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  3. StuckInABookFebruary 13, 2012 at 7:13 PM

    Thanks, Lyn! And I agree with Harriet - great choice; I didn't even know Spark had written a book about Emily Bronte!

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    1. lynFebruary 13, 2012 at 7:24 PM

      I was tossing up between that & her biography of Mary Shelley. Actually, I may reread both...

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  4. Marie-JoséeFebruary 15, 2012 at 10:29 PM

    I will put it on my agenda and think I will read again The prime of miss Jean Brodie. Have you the beautiful Folio edition?

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    1. lynFebruary 16, 2012 at 6:49 PM

      Marie-Josee, I have a Penguin edition of Miss Brodie which I read many years ago. I may have time for a reread as all MS's books are quite short. I don't have any Folios of her books but I'm sure they're beautiful editions.

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    2. Marie-JoséeFebruary 17, 2012 at 11:09 AM

      You are blessed if you've got enough time to read! Being a teacher, I spend a lot of my time reading essays not beautifully written by my students...

      I just read the Wikipedia's article about Muriel Spark : interesting indeed! I look forward for the posts in april!

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    3. lynFebruary 18, 2012 at 2:55 PM

      Even though I work full-time, I'm lucky that I do have time for reading in the evenings & at weekends. If I have a busy, social weekend (doesn't happen often, I admit), I feel quite deprived of my reading time. Muriel Spark was an interesting writer & I'm looking forward to all the posts during MSRW.

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