tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post3730037471757277129..comments2023-10-22T14:27:21.241+01:00Comments on From the Desk of Bee Drunken: War stories: The Cazalet ChroniclesBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-20465626354395252392012-01-29T21:34:38.417+00:002012-01-29T21:34:38.417+00:00Dear Bee,
I love what I see of your blog- and wil...Dear Bee,<br /> I love what I see of your blog- and will take more time perusing...I'm a California girl with roots in Texas and a heart in England! I'm retiring from 35 years teaching English to seek my fortune as an artist!<br /> Desert Argonauta (blogger)desert argonautahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00373870934701870500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-76603472861996709482011-06-09T17:56:09.614+01:002011-06-09T17:56:09.614+01:00Oh, I do love all your bookish adventures, friend....Oh, I do love all your bookish adventures, friend. I have missed you.Relyn Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01389583730002062714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-46051618687667350822011-06-07T02:15:29.171+01:002011-06-07T02:15:29.171+01:00I read The Light Years this week because of your r...I read The Light Years this week because of your recommendation, and have ordered the next three in the series. Thanks!<br />(This, after my announcement that it would be a non-fiction summer...)twebsterarmstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14341721506092130476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-69921197546548964932011-05-24T16:05:01.268+01:002011-05-24T16:05:01.268+01:00For years I separated fiction and non-fiction in m...For years I separated fiction and non-fiction in my mind and thought that I could only leanr about history through non-fiction. That all changed in the past year and I've read several works of historical fiction dealing with WWII and Zimbabwe c.1983 of all places. It has been a great experience and I'll certainly be adding more historical fiction to my list.<br /><br />I've added this series to my never-ending to-read list!Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931248631361366673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-34632099378713710282011-05-20T16:50:22.341+01:002011-05-20T16:50:22.341+01:00I don't know how I managed to miss this post B...I don't know how I managed to miss this post Bee, as illuminating and engrossing as ever you have whetted my appetite for the work of Elizabeth Jane Howard. I loved The Village and like yourself, I seem to be into early to mid 20th century writing at the moment.<br /><br />How was War Horse? I must see it before it closes, I hear its incredible.<br /><br />Jeanne<br />xReading Tea Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928999793157507134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-80881604094504115842011-05-16T02:06:19.059+01:002011-05-16T02:06:19.059+01:00Bee I grew up in Poland (now in Canada), and we al...Bee I grew up in Poland (now in Canada), and we always enjoyed the movies from the war times.<br />Like you said: 'they focus in on the privations and struggles of the home-front' - only few we watched that showed the famous battles, otherwise it was all about family life during the war. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Anna :)myonlyphotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07324578791902437827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-66465394780170414212011-05-09T20:56:53.303+01:002011-05-09T20:56:53.303+01:00More things to add to the "to read" list...More things to add to the "to read" list. Just what I need!Merihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07024443046207501650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-26901223341744968622011-05-09T16:41:23.691+01:002011-05-09T16:41:23.691+01:00I devoured the Cazalet sequence when the books cam...I devoured the Cazalet sequence when the books came out and I've been in semi-withdrawal ever since. Only Mary Wesley's 'The Camomile Lawn' gets close.Dickhttp://patteran.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-79366907171348922702011-05-09T16:41:06.369+01:002011-05-09T16:41:06.369+01:00I devoured the Cazalet sequence when the books cam...I devoured the Cazalet sequence when the books came out and I've been in semi-withdrawal ever since. Only Mary Wesley's 'The Camomile Lawn' gets close.Dickhttp://patteran.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-83417315347318664782011-05-09T16:40:53.112+01:002011-05-09T16:40:53.112+01:00I devoured the Cazalet sequence when the books cam...I devoured the Cazalet sequence when the books came out and I've been in semi-withdrawal ever since. Only Mary Wesley's 'The Camomile Lawn' gets close.Dickhttp://patteran.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-15129504025630481522011-05-08T18:08:37.984+01:002011-05-08T18:08:37.984+01:00Nice article, thanks for the information.Nice article, thanks for the information.sewa mobilhttp://griyamobilkita.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-26977908255736944112011-05-06T07:33:46.265+01:002011-05-06T07:33:46.265+01:00Thank you for this post, I bookmarked it for later...Thank you for this post, I bookmarked it for later reference. Hugs, M.Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-83980677131707425802011-05-06T01:58:24.489+01:002011-05-06T01:58:24.489+01:00How could her mother say such a thing? Scheesh. ...How could her mother say such a thing? Scheesh. I've read Howard's novels and loved them! I don't know if I could possibly sit through the War Horse, though. I was sorely tempted when I was in London to go and see it, but I just think I would spend the entire evening in floods of tears. Let me know what you thought!!Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-70559361167625865572011-05-06T00:02:54.667+01:002011-05-06T00:02:54.667+01:00Hallo Bee Lady,
Thankyou for this. Like many other...Hallo Bee Lady,<br />Thankyou for this. Like many others, I know of E.J.H, but have never read any of her work. I will now. I need a swag of books to read as winter approaches here and these seem like the way to go.herhimnbrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01182397064631016552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-75730866496429512752011-05-05T16:27:55.573+01:002011-05-05T16:27:55.573+01:00The Cazalet Chronicles series is on my list! This...The Cazalet Chronicles series is on my list! This period of history is of great interest, still being alive to <br />remember my grandparents, but not what they lived <br />through, except that they lost a son to WW1 at the age of 17. Love the photos of your flower borders! Thank you!Margaret Gosden https://www.blogger.com/profile/00253407541215420119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-2800935204914741192011-05-05T14:26:30.278+01:002011-05-05T14:26:30.278+01:00Just before Easter we visited RAF Coningsby which ...Just before Easter we visited RAF Coningsby which is where the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight is based. The Spitfires were practicing while we were there, which was very exciting. The Light Years is on my TBR shelf and I'm looking forward to reading it.Joannehttp://www.seagreenreader.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-61616566536050938932011-05-05T12:08:52.488+01:002011-05-05T12:08:52.488+01:00What a great and glowing recommendation..I will ha...What a great and glowing recommendation..I will have to give these a read!!<br />Hugs<br />SueAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-87741997264735997192011-05-05T02:38:58.351+01:002011-05-05T02:38:58.351+01:00Hello from New York, Bee, and thank you for remind...Hello from New York, Bee, and thank you for reminding me of the author Elizabeth Jane Howard. Her books have been recommended to me before, but somehow I never quite checked any of those novels out from the library.<br /><br />The way in which you describe your reading (quick and sometimes leading to forgetfulness) really connected with me. I steal my reading minutes while waiting for buses, or subway trains, or even while riding on buses or subway trains. I immerse myself in the book of the moment, and then...find it's due back at the library and find that I've not quite finished it. So back to the library the book goes, and I ask to be again added to the reservation list. And so on.<br /><br />So, when I next visit the library I will go to the stacks and take home the first of that family series by EJH. Thank you!Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-17008308446816641722011-05-05T01:51:23.953+01:002011-05-05T01:51:23.953+01:00I am so excited--i love long sagas that go on book...I am so excited--i love long sagas that go on book after book about generations of the same family..there's something so human about them and I too mourn when it's finally over and i must close the whole thing....now you can guess where i'm off to...to buy them!<br /><br />your remarks particularly moved me and I can imagine this scene played out many times during the war: "Apparently they came upon each other, by coincidence, on a country lane in Ypres. They didn’t recognise each other until their horses (brought from home) neighed at each other." sigh xoL'Adelaidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10725322054223364858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-73064874111314690962011-05-05T01:29:16.170+01:002011-05-05T01:29:16.170+01:00hello bee! these are new titles to me and a new au...hello bee! these are new titles to me and a new author. i am intrigued by the war that my parents lived through (as young children) and i really want to know more about it. the first world war was told best to me through the flax of dreams series by henry williamson. i've been looking ever since for something similar about world war two. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-13555005608627558132011-05-05T01:15:11.685+01:002011-05-05T01:15:11.685+01:00I am so happy I stopped by. The books sound fascin...I am so happy I stopped by. The books sound fascinating.<br /><br />I didn't get up in the middle of the night, but I did watch bits of the wedding the next day. They feel like a solid couple, at ease with each other and very happy. <br /><br />I imagine it'll take a long time before Europe is healed from WWII.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-11776271264452748502011-05-04T23:10:37.094+01:002011-05-04T23:10:37.094+01:00ok you so have me going, with this one. and i love...ok you so have me going, with this one. and i love it.<br />i am putting it on my list. <br />xochristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15541888793748453425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-49336778798011629222011-05-04T21:40:39.797+01:002011-05-04T21:40:39.797+01:00You've got my number, I've added them to m...You've got my number, I've added them to my list. I find to my bemusement that the university library has numbers 2 and 4 and the city library has 1 and 3. What happened?! <br /><br />I can't agree with "I read too much and too quickly". I understand the feeling of gulping down novels in a way that makes it hard to remember them. But I figure better a glancing blow than to never have read them at all.Nimblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16426446791363667887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-68630651869003662462011-05-04T20:59:33.948+01:002011-05-04T20:59:33.948+01:00I can't wait to dive into them! I loved Upsta...I can't wait to dive into them! I loved Upstairs Downstairs, I remember watching it when I was young with my parents and I introduced my husband to it a few years ago. Downton Abbey was wonderful! Thanks for the information!rayfamilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10738836663001170089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-2244241047028068622011-05-04T20:46:52.106+01:002011-05-04T20:46:52.106+01:00Welcome back to the book review club – I always lo...Welcome back to the book review club – I always love the background you bring to your reviews. Thanks for the introduction to EJ Howard’s works as I’m embarrassed to say I haven’t read anything by her. There is much appeal in a series that would show how historical events affected one family over time, especially given the personal history. <br /><br />I loved Upstairs, Downstairs and Downton Abbey too. I wanted to see War Horse now playing in NYC, but too little time. Your garden looks lovely too.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.com