tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post6480182128179339007..comments2024-03-25T20:57:40.930-04:00Comments on Gulfside Musing: Someone at a Distance by Dorothy WhippleJoAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-51811096690958408112011-01-10T08:43:42.747-05:002011-01-10T08:43:42.747-05:00Care - A year has passed and the memory of horrid ...Care - A year has passed and the memory of horrid Louise lingers on... but so does the memory of a few beautiful quotes. Glad to hear you enjoyed this, too. I haven't been able to find any of Whipple's other books in the US. Hoping to stock up when we travel to London next month.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-20489844212952093632011-01-09T19:21:04.888-05:002011-01-09T19:21:04.888-05:00I just finished this one and really enjoyed it. ...I just finished this one and really enjoyed it. But boy o boy was louise just horrid! And you couldn't help but root for Ellen. How could Avery be so stupid?! Arghhhh.<br />:)Carehttp://Bkclubcare.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-70819227596134535452009-09-28T15:49:28.770-04:002009-09-28T15:49:28.770-04:00Book Psmith - I was just looking through the Perse...Book Psmith - I was just looking through the Persephone catalog over the weekend, and there are so many books I want to oder!<br /><br />Stacybuckeye - I did use a lot of quotes in this review, but there were still so many more I wanted to include.<br /><br />Paperback Reader - My next Persephone order will definitely include another book by Whipple!<br /><br />Marie - I hope you can fit this in soon! I'll need to place another Persephone order soon.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-84086866727148406712009-09-28T13:22:15.634-04:002009-09-28T13:22:15.634-04:00Great review. I really want to read this one &...Great review. I really want to read this one & I'm glad you talked about it. Love Persephone!Marie Cloutierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938166831865436287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-53232214846441337422009-09-28T09:19:18.551-04:002009-09-28T09:19:18.551-04:00I am so glad that you enjoyed this. I love its ra...I am so glad that you enjoyed this. I love its raw evocation of emotion. Whipple writes about pain and the devastating side of life all too well. The only other Whipple that I have read so far is They Were Sisters and that is subtly crushing too.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-30705443717611106882009-09-27T23:18:35.897-04:002009-09-27T23:18:35.897-04:00I love these quotes. I think I might need to find...I love these quotes. I think I might need to find this book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-56443645115495656972009-09-27T21:37:28.490-04:002009-09-27T21:37:28.490-04:00Your review is making me wish I had this book in m...Your review is making me wish I had this book in my house right now. I see a Persephone order in the near future:)Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12387313238448432017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-15389465827901158262009-09-27T10:25:19.473-04:002009-09-27T10:25:19.473-04:00Staci - Good luck...you won't be sorry!
Rache...Staci - Good luck...you won't be sorry!<br /><br />Rachel - The Priory will be my next Whipple, and I'm not going to wait too long to read it.<br /><br />mel u - That was my favorite passage!<br /><br />ds - I don't usually include that many quotes, but it was so hard to choose this time.<br /><br />Verity - Thanks. Whipple is amazing!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-85978134342955726212009-09-27T10:19:47.696-04:002009-09-27T10:19:47.696-04:00Ivy - This was an excellent book, and I think you ...Ivy - This was an excellent book, and I think you would like it.<br /><br />Tracey - This is my third Persephone title ( Miss Pettigrew and The Home-maker are the others) and I love them! Can't wait to read another!<br /><br />Fleurfisher - I think you'll be very happy if you can carve out a weekend to devote to this book. Wish I could have read it over just a couple days myself.<br /><br />Claire - You'll love this one! Have you read any of Whipple's other books?<br /><br />Justicejenniferreads - I had a hard time picking just a few quotes. There were so many that just blew me away...<br /><br />Darlene - I think your blog was the first place I heard about this. I really need to start keeping better track if these things...JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-88501750847186356662009-09-27T07:07:32.139-04:002009-09-27T07:07:32.139-04:00Really enjoyed this one too - and what a great rev...Really enjoyed this one too - and what a great review.verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-11322928988378935452009-09-27T00:56:20.308-04:002009-09-27T00:56:20.308-04:00Wonderful review. I loved all the quotes, especial...Wonderful review. I loved all the quotes, especially the last. Thank you!dshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616750784052488695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-12644266403394830902009-09-26T19:17:02.669-04:002009-09-26T19:17:02.669-04:00"These women were old, time had softened them..."These women were old, time had softened them, they had learned something from loss, helplessness, loneliness; they knew almost anything can happen to anybody. They were kinder than when they were young."<br /><br />thank you for sharing this wonderful line-I will read this book for sure after your very inspiring review.Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-64713930925526548412009-09-26T19:10:16.305-04:002009-09-26T19:10:16.305-04:00You chose perfect quotes from this wonderful book....You chose perfect quotes from this wonderful book. It is brilliant in a quiet, subtle, and devastating way. I love how Whipple really sees and understands human nature, at its best and its worst.<br /><br />This is probably the best Whipple I've read but The Priory comes very close to it. I highly recommend it if you haven't read it yet.Rachel (Book Snob)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13669640788036671572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-64860176419450105162009-09-26T18:36:50.058-04:002009-09-26T18:36:50.058-04:00Loved every single word you wrote. Now I'm goi...Loved every single word you wrote. Now I'm going to try to hunt down a copy of this book!Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-67526346902700713312009-09-26T17:24:22.144-04:002009-09-26T17:24:22.144-04:00It was such a good book wasn't it! So glad th...It was such a good book wasn't it! So glad that you enjoyed it.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-9739297261939105762009-09-26T15:42:09.458-04:002009-09-26T15:42:09.458-04:00Great quotes that you shared. This sounds like a ...Great quotes that you shared. This sounds like a really great book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-71528005957159255562009-09-26T12:10:49.234-04:002009-09-26T12:10:49.234-04:00Sounds wonderful, JoAnn! I look forward to reading...Sounds wonderful, JoAnn! I look forward to reading it! :)clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14397226316253896335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-37212946708428936182009-09-26T12:09:43.874-04:002009-09-26T12:09:43.874-04:00What wonderful words! I am so looking forward to t...What wonderful words! I am so looking forward to this book, but I am making myself wait until I have the time to really do it justice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-26633310372978847602009-09-26T10:25:07.971-04:002009-09-26T10:25:07.971-04:00This was the first persephone book I read and I re...This was the first persephone book I read and I remember absolutely loving it. Glad you liked it too 0:)Traceyhttp://giraffeelizabeth.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-79169175098803598622009-09-26T10:12:05.990-04:002009-09-26T10:12:05.990-04:00A wonderful review, JoAnn! This book is definitely...A wonderful review, JoAnn! This book is definitely one I'd like to read. Thank you for the quotes!Ivanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18243664836278611954noreply@blogger.com