tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post8897089764215416907..comments2024-03-28T15:15:36.962-04:00Comments on Vicki Lane Mysteries: Bingeing on Mary StewartVicki Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-21213571548815827902017-10-14T15:36:50.653-04:002017-10-14T15:36:50.653-04:00Oh boy I'm in this fan club! I can't remem...Oh boy I'm in this fan club! I can't remember specific titles except Nine Coaches Waiting - but really, really remember the ones you will read next (King Arthur) - and you've inspired me to start looking. Souns like they hold up! Specially now I'm looking forward to the descriptions of places. and I wonder if my Thai daughter-in-law might like -- she spent one visit reading a ton of Nancy Drew - perfect language level. Now I'm eager to look for a plucky Stewart heroine and see. Thanks Vicki!katy gilmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02721933522533252780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-7082897289015475992017-10-14T14:17:23.590-04:002017-10-14T14:17:23.590-04:00In addition to the intrepid heroines and extraordi...In addition to the intrepid heroines and extraordinary place descriptions, on thing that absolutely charmed me, because it was the first time I had encountered them, was the quotes at the beginning of each chapter (epigraphs??). <br /><br />She's one of the rare authors whose books I either kept outright or was moved to reacquire.Cyranettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16913843170958157943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-61772283046650302012017-10-14T10:42:55.218-04:002017-10-14T10:42:55.218-04:00Hard to name a favorite -- perhaps This Rough Magi...Hard to name a favorite -- perhaps This Rough Magic . . . or maybe Wildfire at Midnight . . .Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-23500774290816841942017-10-14T10:40:52.965-04:002017-10-14T10:40:52.965-04:00You've inspired me to search our shelves and p...You've inspired me to search our shelves and pull a few to read by her. What is your favorite if you can name one?Misty Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17274975948863339873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-39144425689632679262017-10-13T21:39:26.795-04:002017-10-13T21:39:26.795-04:00Thanks for the visit to Memory Lane...all those ti...Thanks for the visit to Memory Lane...all those titles...The Gabriel Hounds...I remember that one too. wow.Babs Mountjoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03910576655068155166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-63397431165079322862017-10-13T18:17:43.373-04:002017-10-13T18:17:43.373-04:00I don't know Kiersley -- will look into this.I don't know Kiersley -- will look into this.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-46475628413133961252017-10-13T18:08:12.482-04:002017-10-13T18:08:12.482-04:00Delightful! I remember I read a lot of hers when I...Delightful! I remember I read a lot of hers when I was in junior high school, but had no idea she was so prolific. You've inspired me to explore her again. The only book I own is Gabriel Hounds, a HUGE favorite. And all I remember about the Moon Spinners was that I loved the Disney movie of it with Hayley Mills. ;) Gosh, this could be tons of fun. BTW, since you do enjoy her, have you ever read any of Susanna Kiersley's books? I've read several and they do have a sort of similar feel to MS.<br />Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979866600334392422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-63606753516228959732017-10-13T12:43:02.091-04:002017-10-13T12:43:02.091-04:00Vicki: exactly. They never made me WANT to smoke, ...Vicki: exactly. They never made me WANT to smoke, but it was fascinating to read about, like an anthropological study or something.Estanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-87623329030656714752017-10-13T08:51:45.797-04:002017-10-13T08:51:45.797-04:00I now find the cigarettes a bit off=putting. But a...I now find the cigarettes a bit off=putting. But at the time, they were glamourous (more's the pity.)Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-56887585481551885962017-10-13T08:05:27.286-04:002017-10-13T08:05:27.286-04:00I love them all, but especially The Moon Spinners,...I love them all, but especially The Moon Spinners, Nine Coaches Waiting, and This Rough Magic. I loved them for the place descriptions and romance, for reasons you said, but also a little because she made coffee and cigarettes sound *magical.* Estanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-86785212518216007052017-10-13T04:06:20.636-04:002017-10-13T04:06:20.636-04:00Used to love all her books when I was a teenager. ...Used to love all her books when I was a teenager. One had a hero called Raoul, I remember! jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-69447420559427516272017-10-13T02:29:30.288-04:002017-10-13T02:29:30.288-04:00Oh, I loved Mary Stewart novels, and still do. Tho...Oh, I loved Mary Stewart novels, and still do. Those heroines were spunky, and you are right: They take things into their own hands and are not the old "damsels in distress." Loved her Arthurian series, too. She was just a marvelous writer. Put a reader right in the scene.Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.com