tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post1267443460777736761..comments2024-03-12T06:01:22.059-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: D is for DamaskSarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-38515923011856820272010-07-13T15:08:12.406-05:002010-07-13T15:08:12.406-05:00I absolutely love this series! I've read it th...I absolutely love this series! I've read it through twice, once as a teenager and again several years back. I've always been an avid Victoria Holt fan and came across the Philippa Carr books by accident. These are my favorite books in all the world! I am currently in the process of collecting all nineteen volumes in the hardcover Putnam editions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-86293749102290835322010-02-04T21:20:51.265-06:002010-02-04T21:20:51.265-06:00Oh, I loved Miracle at St Bruno's a teenager. ...Oh, I loved Miracle at St Bruno's a teenager. I still have that very same hardcover. At one point, Pan Books published them with these lovely white covers, and figures from the period in earth tones: I had them but sadly they got lost during my peripatetic youth. Thanks for reminding me about this book; now, I must go dig it out a box!C.W. Gortnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11881402758065602605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-31778739533111599112010-02-04T12:01:17.815-06:002010-02-04T12:01:17.815-06:00I read your post and then by accident found one in...I read your post and then by accident found one in our library booksale so I'm starting it! It seems like an ancient book, but was actually published the year I started college. Does this make me ancient and worn too (and are my pages yellowing?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-67367398672477041492010-02-03T21:40:20.473-06:002010-02-03T21:40:20.473-06:00A blast from the past :) I remember plowing my way...A blast from the past :) I remember plowing my way through this series when i was a lot younger, though at that stage it was still being added to on a regular basis.Annishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02367569632016734415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-7880025852766227942010-02-03T07:49:56.070-06:002010-02-03T07:49:56.070-06:00Heh. My guess is the library still has it because...Heh. My guess is the library still has it because people are borrowing it. Probably older readers who never got a CD player, or people still driving older cars :)Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-65490268327464068482010-02-03T00:27:13.519-06:002010-02-03T00:27:13.519-06:00Sarah, I know. I couldn't believe that the on...Sarah, I know. I couldn't believe that the only copy available here is on cassette! Why would libraries still have those? At least it wasn't on 8 track. LOL!Teddy Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145413222317511542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-38350637507958978042010-02-01T22:57:13.527-06:002010-02-01T22:57:13.527-06:00This is going to sound absolutely awful, but I use...This is going to sound absolutely awful, but I used to write my name in colored marker across the page ends of a book... the part right opposite the spine. There's probably a technical term for that I'm not aware of. Gad, I cringe when I think about it. I can't ever give those books away, it's too embarrassing.<br /><br />OK, I have a cassette player that's part of the CD player on top of my desk. It still works. But I haven't used it in years and wouldn't use it play audiobooks!Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-75734358208114213602010-02-01T20:39:30.262-06:002010-02-01T20:39:30.262-06:00Very cool--thanks for sharing a lesser-known book!...Very cool--thanks for sharing a lesser-known book! (I used to put fancy little bookplates in my books when I was young haha.)Rowennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757364614589686606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-76407843771517234452010-02-01T00:01:27.984-06:002010-02-01T00:01:27.984-06:00Oh no, another series to get me hooked on. I just...Oh no, another series to get me hooked on. I just looked for it at all the different libraries here in the lower mainland and found it in one. The bad news is that it is on cassette. How many people still have cassette players, not I. LOL!Teddy Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145413222317511542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-59262043162407476062010-01-31T17:50:57.398-06:002010-01-31T17:50:57.398-06:00I've got the earlier ones but read the rest fr...I've got the earlier ones but read the rest from the library. Apart from a couple exceptions, the stories are self-contained so you don't need to worry about collecting them all (unless you want to :) The last few in the series are readable but unmemorable. The best ones, imho, are The Witch from the Sea and The Love Child.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-39566838429162923762010-01-31T17:02:28.188-06:002010-01-31T17:02:28.188-06:0019 books in all, eh? I have a couple, but not the ...19 books in all, eh? I have a couple, but not the 19.. What did I get myself into?BurtonReview https://www.blogger.com/profile/15113347274782450564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-77092444699732653822010-01-31T09:13:12.833-06:002010-01-31T09:13:12.833-06:00I'm happy to help spread the word :) These b...I'm happy to help spread the word :) These books are long out of print, so it's not surprising you haven't heard about them anywhere, Michele and Marg. They also don't say anywhere on the covers that they're part of a series, not like the Harrod-Eagles ones do. I have to admit they're somewhat dated in places, but they're sentimental favorites!Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-65678739726425570012010-01-31T02:12:31.349-06:002010-01-31T02:12:31.349-06:00I am asking myself exactly the same question as Mi...I am asking myself exactly the same question as Michele! How did I not know about this series, and I bet it's going to be a bit of work to track down! Thanks for sharing it with us!Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-7679698522575734012010-01-30T16:48:14.607-06:002010-01-30T16:48:14.607-06:00LOL - every once in a while I just have to sit bac...LOL - every once in a while I just have to sit back and laugh at myself....I mean, how - as a hf afficianado - could I NOT know this series existed???<br /><br />Thank goodness for blogs like yours to bring this stuff to my attention!Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873109350235219509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-16870501999696419362010-01-30T16:19:26.110-06:002010-01-30T16:19:26.110-06:00What a great choice for this letter! Plaidy is my ...What a great choice for this letter! Plaidy is my favourite author- and I agree there is a slight difference with those books as opposed to the Carr ones. I have this on my TBR for this year. Great pick. Thanks:)Lucy https://www.blogger.com/profile/13600064401395449845noreply@blogger.com