tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post4155377672474926769..comments2024-03-28T15:00:12.581-04:00Comments on Letters from a Hill Farm: Book Report/Springtime in BritainNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-23290890452388138882008-06-22T13:08:00.000-04:002008-06-22T13:08:00.000-04:00It makes you shiver, doesn't it, the thought of a ...It makes you shiver, doesn't it, the thought of a 19 year old losing his life like that; and even worse in WW1, such as Kipling's son the day before his 18th birthday.<BR/><BR/>I've never been able to enjoy Thomas Hardy because I was brought up in Dorset and at school we had his books shoved down our throats till I rebelled! One day I'll try them again...Nicola Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03076176253820195827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-50185158017935872532008-06-22T10:50:00.000-04:002008-06-22T10:50:00.000-04:00What a fascinating book, and such a poignant tale ...What a fascinating book, and such a poignant tale of their beloved son. I will have to look out for these books when I go to car boot sales and charity shops, or browse in the (MANY!) 2nd hand bookshops in Hay-on-Wye. I used to live in Dorset, so know the villages that Hardy wrote of, and can still recall in my mind's eye walks in the woods behind his cottage, sitting on the bench by his (and his family's) grave(s) in Stinsford churchyard, walking across the water meadows on a footpath he must have trod, to Grey's Bridge at Dorchester.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-89832597258494414212008-06-22T09:57:00.000-04:002008-06-22T09:57:00.000-04:00Oh Nan, what a lovely review. I read every word an...Oh Nan, what a lovely review. I read every word and am sitting here with tears in my eyes. So sad to lose beloved son like that.<BR/>I really am going to have to search out this book, it sounds absolutely delightful. Is there any hint of where the secondhand bookshop was?Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-24353666675236309992008-06-21T19:15:00.000-04:002008-06-21T19:15:00.000-04:00Wow -you certainly read an interesting book. Isn'...Wow -you certainly read an interesting book. Isn't it nice to read and bring yourself into the story; trying to captivate the moment. A very nice, detailed book report, a lovely story. Nice pics, too!Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17955054342034509500noreply@blogger.com