tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post8092406961433608405..comments2024-02-25T19:19:39.854+11:00Comments on I prefer reading: Margaret Kennedy Day - The Wild Swanlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-74579021672303827012016-06-21T09:47:06.323+10:002016-06-21T09:47:06.323+10:00I haven't read TC & I don't think I ow...I haven't read TC & I don't think I own a copy but I do have a couple more MKs on the tbr shelves. I enjoyed TCN when I read it years ago but it seems quite different from her other books.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-73496385434568897532016-06-21T02:55:32.571+10:002016-06-21T02:55:32.571+10:00The book sounds wonderful. I read Troy Chimneys, w...The book sounds wonderful. I read Troy Chimneys, which I loved, and am part-way through The Constant Nymph. They've both been sitting unread for years, and now I feel guilty at missing out out on such a good author for so long - but I can look forward to discovering more of her novels in the future. Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-8899912337556369402016-06-20T15:59:19.845+10:002016-06-20T15:59:19.845+10:00It may be set slightly earlier but the point is th...It may be set slightly earlier but the point is that the Hardings are gentry & accustomed to a certain standard of living even though they can no longer afford to keep it up.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-17183756973981267552016-06-20T15:57:25.449+10:002016-06-20T15:57:25.449+10:00Thank you for the push to read another Kennedy. I ...Thank you for the push to read another Kennedy. I have several more on the tbr shelves. I'm looking forward to reading other reviews around the blogs.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-86357666200032897652016-06-20T15:54:28.977+10:002016-06-20T15:54:28.977+10:00I hope you enjoy it, Audrey. I think you will.I hope you enjoy it, Audrey. I think you will.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-77734659747764734732016-06-20T06:30:35.369+10:002016-06-20T06:30:35.369+10:00I'm so glad that you enjoyed this book too and...I'm so glad that you enjoyed this book too and that you were able to be part of Margaret Day. And I'm interested that you compare this book with Mary Swann; I read it years ago and had almost forgotten. Time for a re-read, perhaps.Jane @ Beyond Eden Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14568410017337283636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-28661625306932382502016-06-20T03:34:27.415+10:002016-06-20T03:34:27.415+10:00The best part of Margaret Kennedy is thinking abou...The best part of Margaret Kennedy is thinking about all the MK's I have left to enjoy! This one sounds like my cup of tea.Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912114716426828436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-30149903252036853002016-06-20T02:13:14.844+10:002016-06-20T02:13:14.844+10:00"Written in 1957... [Celia's] father can&..."Written in 1957... [Celia's] father can't afford to send her to college."<br />...except that in 1957 sudents of higher education in the UK received grants from thir local authorities. These varied according to their parents' income, but if Celia had got a job she would have received a full mature student's grant after three years. Where had she been educated before? Presumably her parents wouldn't regard a local authority school as appropriate, so they must have paid for a private school or a tutor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com