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dizeeblonde
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ANYONE READING THE BOLTER BY FRANCES OSBORNE
      #345460 - 27/02/2009 18:21

I am reading this at the moment about three quarters of the way through it. What an eye-opener. It is about the authors great grandmother. a member of the aristocracy who led a debauched lascivious lifestyle and caused great scandal in 1920's genteel society. Quite unlike anything I have ever read, and I am gripped.

Would love to know if anyone else has read it and enjoyed it as much as me.
If you haven't read it I really would say give it a go.

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norfolkbroad
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Re: ANYONE READING THE BOLTER BY FRANCES OSBORNE [Re: dizeeblonde]
      #345485 - 27/02/2009 18:55

No, I haven't read it, Dizee, but I saw Frances Osborne being interviewed on the television about it - she's George Osborne's wife, isn't she? - and it looked interesting. Glad you are enjoying it, I might give it a try!

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Re: ANYONE READING THE BOLTER BY FRANCES OSBORNE [Re: norfolkbroad]
      #346401 - 01/03/2009 10:43

I've just finished it, and loved it. A very readable account of a fascinating life - and maybe some understanding of why she behaved that way. As one of the reviews on the cover mentioned - it is the sort of book you stay up to finish.

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Re: ANYONE READING THE BOLTER BY FRANCES OSBORNE [Re: ls1]
      #351438 - 07/03/2009 21:36


I couldn't put it down either -I find any book on the Happy Valley crowd fascinating and had read other books which had mentioned Edina. I thought she was certainly a woman born before her time.


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Re: ANYONE READING THE BOLTER BY FRANCES OSBORNE [Re: wendy51]
      #359995 - 21/03/2009 15:36

I am reading it for my book club - not W and H one- in couple of months time, its been chosen by a lady who loves books from that era, which is good cos then I read stuff I never would have thought of liek 84Charing Cross Road which I loved.
Waiting for The Bolter to be cheap on e bay
looking forward to it now you have raved.

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Re: ANYONE READING THE BOLTER BY FRANCES OSBORNE [Re: F1x]
      #360344 - 22/03/2009 11:40

Have just bought in and it's next on my list to read. Looking forward to starting it even more now.

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Re: ANYONE READING THE BOLTER BY FRANCES OSBORNE [Re: MAZL]
      #364804 - 29/03/2009 20:35

I am reading it at the mo - and loving it. I hadn't heard of her before, and don't knoe much of the era - never heard of happy valley! I wuld recommend it to anybody.

Love

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Re: ANYONE READING THE BOLTER BY FRANCES OSBORNE [Re: helly0305]
      #364821 - 29/03/2009 21:13

Thanks for the recommendation Dizee. I really enjoyed other books about The Happy Valley set, so will have this one on my list. I have enjoyed all the recommendations from forumers, so please, keep them coming!

Foxie

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