tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post1117469291689295502..comments2024-03-28T15:00:12.581-04:00Comments on Letters from a Hill Farm: Book Report/American BloomsburyNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-42999344553864282752007-05-14T09:47:00.000-04:002007-05-14T09:47:00.000-04:00Oh, good, Catherine Mary. I was afraid the italic...Oh, good, Catherine Mary. I was afraid the italics weren't coming through. I still might try using a different color another time.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-62893926892172318322007-05-13T09:04:00.000-04:002007-05-13T09:04:00.000-04:00Nan, It's my fault, I didn't catch that. Your ital...Nan, It's my fault, I didn't catch that. Your italics are fine. While I was writing my comment, I had the "original post" (as shown on this comment page) open and the italics aren't shown. I should have known better! I'm sorry for any confusion to you or your readers.Catherine Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144338744214025896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-62267662146330495592007-05-12T21:14:00.000-04:002007-05-12T21:14:00.000-04:00Gosh, Catherine Mary, I hope it was clear that bot...Gosh, Catherine Mary, I hope it was clear that both those passages came from the book itself - the Evangeline and the Little Women part. Maybe I need to have my italics in a different color!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-38993991410176627522007-05-12T20:23:00.000-04:002007-05-12T20:23:00.000-04:00Thanks for the book report. It sounds like a good ...Thanks for the book report. It sounds like a good read. It's a wonder to me how these writers were acquaintances. I love the part where you describe four great writers deciding who was going to write Evangeline. There's a line in your review which compels me to read the book, "The book's energy comes from a fierce yearning, a longing to have had the fictional experience instead of the real one." It's<BR/>revealing that writers want that experience when writing their stories as well as their readers do.Catherine Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144338744214025896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-34928976347163846952007-05-12T12:19:00.000-04:002007-05-12T12:19:00.000-04:00Thanks to each of you for stopping in. This was o...Thanks to each of you for stopping in. This was one of those books that even while I was reading, I would stop and think to myself how very much I was enjoying it. When I finished I had a real sense of who they all were.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-67333788515059678562007-05-12T10:36:00.000-04:002007-05-12T10:36:00.000-04:00Thanks for this review, this book sounds very inte...Thanks for this review, this book sounds very interesting and I hadn't known anything about it previously.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208766776468157501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-33328790612669154932007-05-12T09:50:00.000-04:002007-05-12T09:50:00.000-04:00I know very little about these writers, so that lo...I know very little about these writers, so that looks like a fascinating read.Cornflowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779286635989616330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-11509086222538093142007-05-12T05:17:00.000-04:002007-05-12T05:17:00.000-04:00Great review Nan!!! I now want to read this book a...Great review Nan!!! I now want to read this book and it was not even on my radar previously!!!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10415990188478250116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-88316509155292458812007-05-12T00:12:00.000-04:002007-05-12T00:12:00.000-04:00Nan ~ Thank you for telling us about this book. I...Nan ~ Thank you for telling us about this book. It's now on my "to read" list. I've always loved the Concord writers and I'm sure I'd enjoy the book. I always pull a few books by these writers from my shelves when we're going on one of our trips back east. I love reading them when I'm back there and able to wander around the area, visit the "Author's Ridge" area of the cemetery in Concord, and visit their homes. Thank you for sharing your thoughts!Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15549257263411380826noreply@blogger.com