tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post5791461630547038291..comments2024-03-18T16:44:59.580+01:00Comments on From My Mental Library: Read in 2017 - 2: Driving Home for ChristmasLibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-66782008789299348942017-01-24T07:20:51.459+01:002017-01-24T07:20:51.459+01:00Yes, it takes something, doesn't it, to make p...Yes, it takes something, doesn't it, to make people smile and chuckle when you have a life like Emma Hannigan.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-33748012477682817222017-01-23T23:41:54.181+01:002017-01-23T23:41:54.181+01:00I also watched the video and she made me smile and...I also watched the video and she made me smile and chuckle, and that is always a good thing!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-64709185650936607192017-01-22T12:46:18.162+01:002017-01-22T12:46:18.162+01:00I saw the "Headscarf" book on her websit...I saw the "Headscarf" book on her website, too, and I am not surprised you are most interested in that one :-)<br />Let me know when/if she replies to you, I think it is always wonderful when an author replies to one of my messages, and some have even commented on here.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-60175374056116687812017-01-21T14:24:17.254+01:002017-01-21T14:24:17.254+01:00Oh! I went and looked at here website, Meike and I...Oh! I went and looked at here website, Meike and I see what you mean! She is a cancer survivor and one who is positive and funny and my kind of gal. I left her a message on her contact page and also visited her blog. Thanks for having this review here. She also wrote a book of nonfiction..."Talk To The Headscarf", and you know that is the book for me! :-)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-91565914654906470242017-01-21T08:27:09.728+01:002017-01-21T08:27:09.728+01:00The author is Irish, as far as I know, so I guess ...The author is Irish, as far as I know, so I guess the names she chose for her characters reflect names she is familiar with in her life.<br />Your comment prompted me to look up her homepage, and what I found there was astonishing and moving:<br />http://www.emmahannigan.com/about-me.htmlLibrarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-24153553816886246032017-01-20T16:28:29.941+01:002017-01-20T16:28:29.941+01:00It sounds good, but not sure I could stand Pippa! ...It sounds good, but not sure I could stand Pippa! Also, it doesn't seem like a very Irish name. It seems like one of those solid English names like Cecil and Nigel. ;<)Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-91997708685679939932017-01-20T16:15:06.336+01:002017-01-20T16:15:06.336+01:00No, it was a free ebook in Amazon's kindle sho...No, it was a free ebook in Amazon's kindle shop one or two years ago. It wasn't all that quick, actually - which is why it took me from since before Christmas until the first week of January to complete it.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-32965127008734251472017-01-20T15:23:15.559+01:002017-01-20T15:23:15.559+01:00Sounds like a quick enjoyable read, but it's n...Sounds like a quick enjoyable read, but it's not available on kindle in the US. <br />Did you read it as a "real" book?Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.com