My husband did once read a couple of Chalet Schools. He thought they were comedies.pete9012S wrote:Debbie wrote: Or as my husband would put it "they have a lot to blame".
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Who is your favourite author except Enid?
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Re: Who is your favourite author except Enid?
Has to be PG Wodehouse.
Before I discovered his books, I read a lot of novels by the likes of John Steinbeck, Henry James, Charles Dickens... However, after discovering the wonderfully silly and hilarious world of Wodehouse, then I stopped being able to enjoy the more sombre authors. I now pretty much just read a constant rotation of Wodehouse and Enid Blyton books, with the occasional dips into Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain and Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories.
My favourite Wodehouse books are from the Jeeves & Wooster series (as my screen name indicates) - especially Right Ho Jeeves, Code of the Woosters and The Mating Season. But there's so many other wonderful books in the Blandings, Mr Mulliner or Uncle Fred series. And some great stand alone books.
I absolutely love his world. No preaching. No politics. No swearing. Just innocence and silliness.
Before I discovered his books, I read a lot of novels by the likes of John Steinbeck, Henry James, Charles Dickens... However, after discovering the wonderfully silly and hilarious world of Wodehouse, then I stopped being able to enjoy the more sombre authors. I now pretty much just read a constant rotation of Wodehouse and Enid Blyton books, with the occasional dips into Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain and Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories.
My favourite Wodehouse books are from the Jeeves & Wooster series (as my screen name indicates) - especially Right Ho Jeeves, Code of the Woosters and The Mating Season. But there's so many other wonderful books in the Blandings, Mr Mulliner or Uncle Fred series. And some great stand alone books.
I absolutely love his world. No preaching. No politics. No swearing. Just innocence and silliness.
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Re: Who is your favourite author except Enid?
Daphne DuMaurier, Kitty Ray, Douglas Kennedy, Peter Robinson, Barbara Erskine, Susanna Kearsley, Nelson DeMille, Nancy Thayer, Carlene Thompson, Michael Allegretto, Stieg Larsson, Camilla Laeckberg, Utta Danella, Rosamunde Pilcher, Linwood Barclay, Anne LaBastille and Kathrene Pinkerton.
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Some of Chrissie’s are amongst my favourites:
Daphne DuMaurier, Camilla Lackberg and Linwood Barclay. Others are Henning Mankell, Ian Rankin, R.D.Wingfield and Angela Marsons. As I also enjoy true crime books, there are numerous one-offs - too many to mention.
Daphne DuMaurier, Camilla Lackberg and Linwood Barclay. Others are Henning Mankell, Ian Rankin, R.D.Wingfield and Angela Marsons. As I also enjoy true crime books, there are numerous one-offs - too many to mention.
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Of course if it were a children's author I'd choose Violet Needham. Needless to say 'Favourite Authors' is a work in progress.
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Re: Who is your favourite author except Enid?
Norman Dale comes to my mind. he wrote very blytonesque children's books.
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