Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Come on, Comyns

Very few authors mentioned here elicit such an enthused response as Barbara Comyns. Usually posts attract comments in the 48 hours after they're posted, and that's that - but posts about Comyns continue to get fans popping up for months and years afterwards, waving the flag for Bidford-on-Avon's finest.

I've read five novels by Comyns now, and have a few waiting - on Saturday, both Polly and Claire got hold of copies of The Vet's Daughter (Polly got it in the book exchange, from me!) and we thought it would be fun to do a read-along. Quite short notice, but we'll be kicking off at the beginning of June. If you can get yourself a copy before then, do join us. It's nice and short, and I've yet to read a dud Comyns! Start posting reviews around the second week of June, although it's all quite relaxed.

There should be quite a few copies around, both sides of the Atlantic. It was a Virago back in the 1980s, and has recently been reprinted in a beautiful NYRB Classics edition - which is the one I'll be reading. Do let us know if you're planning on reading along...

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