I really enjoyed the way you paint the scenes and details - very immersive. I've added a couple to check out at the library. I watched picnic at hanging rock and didn't realize it was based on a book. Thanks for sharing.
Ah, I just read it! Deborah Levy is such a genius. I have just picked up I'm mostly here to enjoy myself by Glynnis MacNicol, a memoir set in Paris. I'm obsessed. Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy some of these.
What a wonderful list! I love Kate Chopin and Dodie Smith – and I’m eager to check out the others. This post also makes me think of Edith Wharton’s short novel about romance and unexpected pregnancy, Summer, and Liz Moore’s wonderful murder mystery set in a summer camp, God of the Woods. So many great things to read, so little time!
Thanks, Erin! I haven’t come across Summer or God of the Woods, so I am adding them to my list right now! Thank you for reading and sharing suggestions :)
“My Brilliant Career” by Miles Franklin. Another dark coming of age set in Australia at the turn of the twentieth crntury. Dark comedy in parts. It is an interesting book especially if read in parallel with “I Capture the Castle” by Smith. Franklin’s book was published almost fifty years before Smoth’s work but there are some very similar themes. “Career” is darker as it centers on an intriguing young woman struggling to find herself in a world of chaos.
Some nice reads here. Hanging Rock is still on my list, and the summer could be the ideal time.
I think you’d like it, it has a dark sense of humour… ; )
I really enjoyed the way you paint the scenes and details - very immersive. I've added a couple to check out at the library. I watched picnic at hanging rock and didn't realize it was based on a book. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, Chandler. I’m glad you found it engaging I was the other way around- I didn’t realise there was a film until I’d read the book!
What a great list! I added a few to my read list. If you can’t get to Paris this summer, August Blue by Deborah Levy will take you on a trip.
Ah, I just read it! Deborah Levy is such a genius. I have just picked up I'm mostly here to enjoy myself by Glynnis MacNicol, a memoir set in Paris. I'm obsessed. Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy some of these.
It looks interesting as well.
What a wonderful list! I love Kate Chopin and Dodie Smith – and I’m eager to check out the others. This post also makes me think of Edith Wharton’s short novel about romance and unexpected pregnancy, Summer, and Liz Moore’s wonderful murder mystery set in a summer camp, God of the Woods. So many great things to read, so little time!
Thanks, Erin! I haven’t come across Summer or God of the Woods, so I am adding them to my list right now! Thank you for reading and sharing suggestions :)
Enjoy and thank you!
“My Brilliant Career” by Miles Franklin. Another dark coming of age set in Australia at the turn of the twentieth crntury. Dark comedy in parts. It is an interesting book especially if read in parallel with “I Capture the Castle” by Smith. Franklin’s book was published almost fifty years before Smoth’s work but there are some very similar themes. “Career” is darker as it centers on an intriguing young woman struggling to find herself in a world of chaos.
This sounds fascinating, Pamela! And one I’ve never come across before. Thank you for the recommendation! :)
Thanks for all of these recommendations. They sound interesting.
Thanks, Nancy!