I thought I was the only one who mixed them. I read The Bookshop and was so floored by it I kept picking whatever book I saw by her or so I thought until I looked at the complete name !
Oh no, I love detective Karen Pirie and sidekick Jason. She barely makes an appearance in The Distant Echo, the subsequent books are much stronger IMHO. I have read them all and waiting for the newest installment. I loved the Emer Kenny adaptation too where Lauren Lyle plays Karen.
Rosamunde Pilcher is my all time favorite comfort read! Every time I have a reading slump, I pick up a RP to gently get back into reading. The first RP I read was 'The Shell Seekers' when I was 15 but 'Coming Home' is a real favorite too (very autobiographical too) and 'September' as well.
I just re-read The Shell Seekers as well! Because, as you know, September features a character from it. Extremely good, only I found myself wanting to give everyone actual good advice instead of them all privately fucking up their lives, which is when you know a book has "got" you.
I thought I was the only one who mixed them. I read The Bookshop and was so floored by it I kept picking whatever book I saw by her or so I thought until I looked at the complete name !
Oh no, I love detective Karen Pirie and sidekick Jason. She barely makes an appearance in The Distant Echo, the subsequent books are much stronger IMHO. I have read them all and waiting for the newest installment. I loved the Emer Kenny adaptation too where Lauren Lyle plays Karen.
I keep mixing up the Penelopes too! Penelope Fitzgerald’s Human Voices is so good, I think you’ll enjoy it
Oh thank you! Will look it up ASAP because I have a little travelling to do at the end of this month
Whatever happened to the Claire Keegan?
Ughhh I missed it! But fully recommend. The perfect short book for an hour’s wait/commute
Rosamunde Pilcher is my all time favorite comfort read! Every time I have a reading slump, I pick up a RP to gently get back into reading. The first RP I read was 'The Shell Seekers' when I was 15 but 'Coming Home' is a real favorite too (very autobiographical too) and 'September' as well.
I just re-read The Shell Seekers as well! Because, as you know, September features a character from it. Extremely good, only I found myself wanting to give everyone actual good advice instead of them all privately fucking up their lives, which is when you know a book has "got" you.