tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post8463172329715311240..comments2024-02-25T19:19:39.854+11:00Comments on I prefer reading: The Squire - Enid Bagnoldlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-23698155930096913462014-11-19T07:46:49.906+11:002014-11-19T07:46:49.906+11:00Sheena, it's back in print with Persephone so ...Sheena, it's back in print with Persephone so it may be easier for you to get hold of their edition than the old Virago.<br />http://www.persephonebooks.co.uk/the-squire.htmllynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-67705740122232618732014-11-18T16:56:43.226+11:002014-11-18T16:56:43.226+11:00This book sounds engaging especially as a mother. ...This book sounds engaging especially as a mother. It is true that pregnancy,giving birth and then nurturing the baby are immensely emotional times for a woman. One goes through an ocean of feelings and then the physical aspect of it cannot be downplayed either! A very balanced and well written piece on the book. But it isn't very easy getting a copy of it ! Sheenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04682942948813788381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-54069032574047752922011-01-30T12:23:56.796+11:002011-01-30T12:23:56.796+11:00Audrey, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. It&#...Audrey, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. It's a deceptively simple book, I read it very quickly but there's a lot going on under the surface. Bookssnob, I'm not a mother either & maybe that's why it sat on the tbr shelves for so long. But, I found it really fascinating & I thought the picture of family life was beautiful. Much helped by all those servants, of course! It would be interesting to hear what a mother thought of it.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-82650993440126841062011-01-30T11:32:00.675+11:002011-01-30T11:32:00.675+11:00Fantastic review - I love your description of it a...Fantastic review - I love your description of it as a sensual book - it very much is. I'm yet to pass the frontier of motherhood but I found this very powerful when I read it and I loved its focus on the emotions of The Squire and the love she felt for her new baby. I gave it to my sister when she was pregnant with her second son, but she was so busy being a mother she never got time to read it! I'll have to try her again this time around, perhaps when she's on maternity leave!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-66800310396640849672011-01-29T23:18:52.886+11:002011-01-29T23:18:52.886+11:00This is a wonderful review! I have this in my coll...This is a wonderful review! I have this in my collection of unread Viragos, and I probably won't wait till VRW 2012 to read it.Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912114716426828436noreply@blogger.com