I'm planning a week of Persephone-book themed posts, featuring a couple of reviews, and some recent acquisitions, this week. And it starts with the result of the giveaway I offered last week. Following my visit to the shop a fortnight ago, I ended up with a spare slightly damaged copy of Katherine Manfield's Journal. I asked entrants to tell me which Persephone book they most wanted to read; the results weren't hugely surprising as many people mentioned the most popular titles, but I was happy to see so many people wanting to read many of the ones that I have hugely enjoyed. High Wages, The making of a marchioness, The Victorian chaise-longue, Few eggs and no oranges, To bed with grand music, and Saplings were all mentioned.
However, there can be only one winner. The first name out of the hat was Make do and read, so if you email me your address to verityDOTormeATgmailDOTcom, then I will dispatch it to you as soon as I can!
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Congratulations to Make do and read! Verity, excited about your Persephone posts this week. I'm trying to figure out which titles to order for the next Persephone Week, I want to order 20! Haha.
ReplyDeleteOkay, so I don't know why I never clicked over to this blog before--I've just been following your Virago blog, but now that I've figured things out...I've added you to my google reader list! :) I'm a little slow sometimes, but I eventually catch on.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Kate! I'm thrilled for you!
ReplyDeleteVerity, I've just brewed a pot of tea to enjoy with the last chapter of High Wages...I love this book!
Congratulations to Make and Do read! I didn't join because I got lucky at a secondhand bookshop around the same time and found an old copy of K.Mansfield's journal. Not a Persephone but it's still the same book.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Made Do! I've dipped in and out of Katherine Mansfield's journal and love what I've read so far (I want to read and reread more of her stories before I read it fully).
ReplyDeleteI've just acquired another Persephone title, "The Shuttle" by France Hodgson Burnett, have never read any of her adult novels before so this should be interesting.
ReplyDeleteOoh, Geraldine, that was the last one I read! It wasn't what I was expecting from the blurb but it was very good...
ReplyDeleteOh Verity, what a lovely surprise! I'm thrilled. Emailing you right now!
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