tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post5765917667146162375..comments2024-03-27T22:25:42.129-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: The Power of Place: Elizabeth St. John's The Lady of the Tower, set in the early 17th century, and a visit to Lydiard ParkSarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-60297923615516912492017-09-16T14:05:56.331-05:002017-09-16T14:05:56.331-05:00Glad you also enjoyed it, Cryssa! It was fun to t...Glad you also enjoyed it, Cryssa! It was fun to travel back to Lydiard via the novel and see what it was like for the people who lived there in the late 16th and 17th c. It was coincidental about the setting. <br /><br />Interestingly, that also happened to me on a previous UK trip, when I <a href="http://readingthepast.blogspot.com/2014/09/chris-nicksons-crooked-spire-and-visits.html" rel="nofollow">visited Chesterfield just after buying a copy of Chris Nickson's The Crooked Spire</a>.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-53441839991611529312017-09-16T12:34:15.976-05:002017-09-16T12:34:15.976-05:00What a coincidence that you ended up there. I'...What a coincidence that you ended up there. I've enjoyed the Lady of the Tower too! Cryssa Bazoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339300665743449764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-47024727605804192572017-09-16T11:13:57.843-05:002017-09-16T11:13:57.843-05:00Hi Cathy, that's great you have the book alrea...Hi Cathy, that's great you have the book already - hope you enjoy it as much as I did.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-66921788027684623212017-09-16T10:48:08.622-05:002017-09-16T10:48:08.622-05:00I have the paperback on my shelf at home. Now is t...I have the paperback on my shelf at home. Now is the perfect time to pull it out and have a good read. Thanks for this review, Sarah. And, Lydiard will be on our list to visit next time we are in the U.K.cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05573586483063308254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-60897382753954679562017-09-16T10:31:22.563-05:002017-09-16T10:31:22.563-05:00Hi Elizabeth, and thanks for commenting! The nove...Hi Elizabeth, and thanks for commenting! The novel's among my favorite reads of the year, and having read it, I'm eager to go back to Lydiard and see everything I missed, Barbara's portrait included! It was totally random that we ended up there at all, but it was a great place to spend the morning. I was glad to get the chance to know more of its history and people via The Lady of the Tower.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-46425394401115624832017-09-16T09:53:20.200-05:002017-09-16T09:53:20.200-05:00Sarah, I am thrilled you were able to visit Lydiar...Sarah, I am thrilled you were able to visit Lydiard, and thank you so much for your lovely review of The Lady of the Tower. I'm glad you enjoyed meeting Lucy St.John and spending time in her world! Hope you can return one day to see their portraits (including Barbara!). Thanks again!Elizabeth StJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976229912277633888noreply@blogger.com