tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post8013864672363132774..comments2024-03-27T22:25:42.129-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: Charles Todd's A Fine Summer's Day, an Ian Rutledge prequel set in pre-WWI EnglandSarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-31082559846069243592015-02-15T11:09:53.569-06:002015-02-15T11:09:53.569-06:00Typing class was fun, and I had fun teaching typin...Typing class was fun, and I had fun teaching typing.<br /><br />So glad you stopped. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522861943931628690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-32628826901164594912015-02-15T10:57:50.203-06:002015-02-15T10:57:50.203-06:00Thanks for commenting, Elizabeth! Hope you enjoy ...Thanks for commenting, Elizabeth! Hope you enjoy the book if you get the chance to read it.<br /><br />I enjoyed your post about typing classes - it brought back memories.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-18985160931905401132015-02-15T10:23:55.525-06:002015-02-15T10:23:55.525-06:00I haven't read this book yet. I enjoy his boo...I haven't read this book yet. I enjoy his books.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing, and thanks for stopping by to comment on my post about the value of knowing how to type and typing classes. :)<br /><br />ENJOY your day.<br /><br />Elizabeth<br />Silver's Reviews<br /><a href="http://silversolara.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">My Blog</a>Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522861943931628690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-34630849691325635162015-02-11T20:35:20.495-06:002015-02-11T20:35:20.495-06:00If you're following the Bess Crawford series, ...If you're following the Bess Crawford series, you may find something of interest in this book :) I haven't started that series yet but have copies of most of them.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-69693573763929179352015-02-11T18:56:06.631-06:002015-02-11T18:56:06.631-06:00I love Charles Todd's Bess Crawford books, but...I love Charles Todd's Bess Crawford books, but have yet to try this series. I really should do so, as doing so will give my some Todd books to read while I'm waiting for the next Bess Crawford book to come out :-)Melissa @ Confessions of an Avid Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03320886752332455903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-91165205977686387362015-02-11T18:04:56.562-06:002015-02-11T18:04:56.562-06:00That's a good question, Annis. It does resemb...That's a good question, Annis. It does resemble Belton House somewhat. The credit only says "Arcangel Images," and their gallery is online, but apparently I'm not using the right search terms because nothing relevant is coming up. Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-39062782018659142932015-02-10T23:51:11.452-06:002015-02-10T23:51:11.452-06:00Just which country home is that ubiquitous Englsh ...Just which country home is that ubiquitous Englsh manor - anyone know? It's not Chatsworth - maybe <a rel="nofollow">Belton House</a>?Annishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02367569632016734415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-90730803248333090662015-02-10T12:47:08.627-06:002015-02-10T12:47:08.627-06:00That would be interesting. I know of a couple of...That would be interesting. I know of a couple of sequels for the Wimsey books but not a prequel.<br /><br />I haven't listened to any audiobooks in years (not since my commute was much longer than it is now). The narrator for this one (Steven Crossley) has won awards for his work, which bodes well!Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-76696281560381948192015-02-10T10:29:21.731-06:002015-02-10T10:29:21.731-06:00Oho, a new series to explore! I've taken to li...Oho, a new series to explore! I've taken to listening to series on audiobook because my other reading commitments don't allow me the luxury of sinking into a whole series at a time.<br /><br />Of course the ultimate shell-shocked WWI vet was Lord Peter Wimsey. I wouldn't mind it if someone wrote a pre-War prequel for him!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07338002014574933192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-91131087694174999052015-02-09T20:58:05.956-06:002015-02-09T20:58:05.956-06:00That's a good point. This book continues thro...That's a good point. This book continues through the opening of WWI, but the remainder of the Ian Rutledge series takes place after it's over, starting in 1919.<br /><br />Charles Todd has a second series that takes place during the war - the Bess Crawford series (she's a wartime nurse).Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-70798077093256816592015-02-09T20:54:47.336-06:002015-02-09T20:54:47.336-06:00That happens to me too, I get started with a serie...That happens to me too, I get started with a series and then drop out of reading the books for a while with the TBR looming...<br /><br />I just looked up the first book and see it was published way back in 1994! This series has been going for a long time. I really ought to go back and read all of them that I've missed, since they're reliable entertainment.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-16128810548019209702015-02-09T20:52:45.483-06:002015-02-09T20:52:45.483-06:00The series is new to me and I like the pre WWI bit...The series is new to me and I like the pre WWI bit. Most stories are set in the actual war itself.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-21967277631306683102015-02-09T20:46:48.608-06:002015-02-09T20:46:48.608-06:00Glad I'm not the only one. I started with the...Glad I'm not the only one. I started with the middle of the series, worked my way to the end, and then read #1 after that. Which I liked, but it was clear after reading it that the writing style had improved over time.<br /><br />In all of the books prior to #17, the authors do a good job recapping what had happened to Rutledge during the war, so I wasn't lost beginning in the middle.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-86484252166456046492015-02-09T19:47:58.241-06:002015-02-09T19:47:58.241-06:00It's been so long since I've read one of t...It's been so long since I've read one of their novels - this will be a great one to dive back in with. Thanks for the news.Katharine Otthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01392487226330656489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-88076768910778803752015-02-09T17:23:23.363-06:002015-02-09T17:23:23.363-06:00Just added this one to my reading pile. I hadn'...Just added this one to my reading pile. I hadn't realized it was 17th in a series when I picked it up. Not that it bothered me that much. I often read series out of sequence too.<br /><br />Yvonnehttp://adarngoodread.blogspot.com.aunoreply@blogger.com