tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post1762328525584359964..comments2024-03-28T17:40:31.828+01:00Comments on From My Mental Library: Read in 2015 - 35: The Cake Shop in the GardenLibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-15286573089820504142015-12-10T18:38:03.432+01:002015-12-10T18:38:03.432+01:00Well, it fits the story, so I didn't mind the ...Well, it fits the story, so I didn't mind the focus on food. It was more on a general level that I didn't really warm to the characters or the plot.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-27204941740077062772015-12-10T17:34:51.603+01:002015-12-10T17:34:51.603+01:00Somehow the very cover and title of that book does...Somehow the very cover and title of that book does not tempt me. Come to think of it, I don't think I ever was a huge fan of novels focusing too much on food.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-75137754990580361522015-12-10T07:56:39.901+01:002015-12-10T07:56:39.901+01:00I am sure it can be arranged that you get this boo...I am sure it can be arranged that you get this book, Kay. But you know it is fiction, so don't be disappointed :-)<br /><br />By the way, I have now added the solution to the 3rd question in a comment to my "Puzzles and Riddles" post.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-47878413217933143722015-12-10T07:54:41.561+01:002015-12-10T07:54:41.561+01:00Yes, cakes, sandwiches and home-made soups feature...Yes, cakes, sandwiches and home-made soups feature a lot in this book :-)<br />During my last visit to Sicily (late 1990s), while staying with a friend in the Catania area, we went to a book fair that had many exhibitors from the UK. It was interesting to see how popular books in English were with the Catanese.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-32542296472081902242015-12-10T03:24:23.846+01:002015-12-10T03:24:23.846+01:00Yes! That is the one, "Cuckoos of Batch Magna...Yes! That is the one, "Cuckoos of Batch Magna"! I couldn't remember it!<br />I have now been to England TWICE since I read your review and both times I have forgotten about it. I could have ordered it from Amazon.co.uk and gotten it while I was there. Oh well. Maybe next time! :-)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-1069067706907184192015-12-09T19:42:00.936+01:002015-12-09T19:42:00.936+01:00This sounds like my kind of book....cakes!!!:) Yo...This sounds like my kind of book....cakes!!!:) You won't believe it but here in our town we don't get English books, or French for that matter. A few days ago my daughter and I went to Palermo and we came back with 10 books, all in English!Saucy Sicilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10044337117600868975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-54989725928710022472015-12-09T13:51:43.861+01:002015-12-09T13:51:43.861+01:00This book is about a bunch of people living on hou...This book is about a bunch of people living on house boats:<br />http://librarianwithsecrets.blogspot.de/2013/07/read-in-2013-26-cuckoos-of-batch-magna.html<br />In the past years, I have read a few books (fiction) where people live on river boats or undertake Long journeys by boat or ship. If you type "boat" in the search box of my blog, you should find them all - I still don't know which one you mean :-)<br />Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-81268601508696596612015-12-09T13:11:01.367+01:002015-12-09T13:11:01.367+01:00I know I worded that WRONGLY, ha ha! I remember a...I know I worded that WRONGLY, ha ha! I remember a book about a houseboat on a canal in England? Was it a mystery? I can't remember, but I fully expected to have Richard get it for me from a book store only to find it was not available for purchase here! And I did think it was from your blog but then, I could have that all WRONGLY! :-)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-49276119189942821932015-12-09T07:54:43.438+01:002015-12-09T07:54:43.438+01:00I didn't think anyone would want to know the s...I didn't think anyone would want to know the solution, as so few people seemed to be interested in that post in the first place ;-)<br />But I should have known you'd like to know - you are one of those people who, like me, love learning and finding out things!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-45412067219018527702015-12-09T07:53:10.561+01:002015-12-09T07:53:10.561+01:00Are you sure I reviewed a book about the English c...Are you sure I reviewed a book about the English canals, Kay? I have just used the search function for my blog (top left corner) and couldn't find anything. I've shown pictures of the canal in Ripon several times, but that's about it. You probably read such a review on someone else's blog... I can't remember having read a book about the canals in this country, sorry.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-39645064033634050712015-12-09T00:39:14.835+01:002015-12-09T00:39:14.835+01:00And I still don't know the answer about the ap...And I still don't know the answer about the apples/oranges from your last post, will you tell us soon?Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-66284939349086852542015-12-09T00:38:29.741+01:002015-12-09T00:38:29.741+01:00OH! I just remembered something! When I was in Eng...OH! I just remembered something! When I was in England, I meant to look for that book that was written about the English canals, do you know the one I mean? You wrote a review of it and I tried to buy it here but it is only available in Europe, I think.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-49783418609483094052015-12-08T22:12:09.572+01:002015-12-08T22:12:09.572+01:00Can't say I've ever heard of Dorothea Bent...Can't say I've ever heard of Dorothea Benton Frank, and what you say makes me think I rather not try and find out for myself :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-42573072356497335852015-12-08T20:25:54.230+01:002015-12-08T20:25:54.230+01:00I'll have to write a bad review for the terrib...I'll have to write a bad review for the terrible book my book club chose for Christmas. It's called The Christmas Pearl by Dorothea Benton Frank and it's simply awful! There's a reason I never read any DBF until now, and this book only confirmed my belief that her books wouldn't appeal to me. She's a local Southern author and the main character in The Christmas Pearl was the ghost of an old African American housekeeper for a rich family that was like a caricature of Mammy from Gone with the Wind. It was kind of embarrassing. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.com