dizeeblonde
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Reged: 19/01/2008
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Loc: Theatre of Dreams
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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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Reged: 03/05/2007
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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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ls1
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Reged: 21/02/2009
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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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wendy51
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Reged: 26/02/2009
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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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F1x
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Reged: 15/07/2008
Posts: 513
Loc: Suffolk
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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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MAZL
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Reged: 17/09/2008
Posts: 385
Loc: Cumbria
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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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helly0305
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Reged: 13/10/2008
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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
Helen
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Foxie
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Reged: 09/08/2007
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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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I've learnt that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Maya Angelou.
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