Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire from The Captive Reader and Marg from The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library. If you’d like to participate, just write up your post-feel free to steal the button-and link it using the Mr. Linky any time during the week. And of course check out what other participants are getting from their libraries.
Marg has the Mr Linky this week.
I can see in the library system that I have a number of books in transit so I’ll have lots to bring home next week. This week though, I only came back with three:
The House on the Cliff by D.E. Stevenson – When Elfrida Jane Ware inherits the House on the Cliff, she is determined to settle down to a quiet life and forget the man she once loved. But Devonshire is vastly different from the world she had known as a struggling young actress. Ignorant of local customs and attitudes, Elfrida unwittingly gets herself into some rather awkward situations. How she copes with her predicaments and refuses to accept defeat makes this a delightful romantic story told by an expert in the field.
Sunset at Blandings by P.G. Wodehouse – Wodehouse’s last novel, left unfinished when he died.
Revenge of the Vinyl Cafe by Stuart McLean – the most recent Vinyl Cafe book. I am looking forward to these stories as the perfect bedtime reading.
What did you pick up this week?
The Captive Reader 
Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, Three Houses (Thirkell), and The Body Snatchers (Jack Finney–I’m trying to read some classic SF, a genre I haven’t read since high school.) I’m halfway through the first, looking forward to the second, and leary of the third.
Those sound like some great books, Laura, especially the Thirkell!
I didn’t know Wodehouse left an unfinished book. (The teacher in my loves such knowledge — they make excellent creative writing assignments, getting the kids to see if they can “finish them in the style of the author.”) Sorry I’ve been absent from commenting lately. So excited for you and the changes that are coming, and SO glad that you have been able to prepare in advance for them and have some left over to travel. We will look forward to the travel pics in the future. Such a good example of preparedness for my girls! 🙂
I honestly didn’t know either until I started searching for something from 1977 for A Century of Books. About half of the book is actual “book”, 16 chapters of Wodehouse’s writing, and the rest is notes and some slighly random essays on Blandings itself and train timetables (I have only flipped through the book so far). Should be interesting!
And thank you for your encouraging words, Susan. It’s been an interesting week with all that going on but I really am excited about what will happen next. For now, I’m keeping busy with a new short-term project at work that I’m really excited about so I’ll be well-entertained until I leave!
Ah, the dreaded “in transit.” I sometimes wonder what form of transit they’re using, given how long it takes books to get to my branch. Though I had one request that has been labeled “check shelf” for two months now. I wish they’d let me check the shelf!
Oh, I know! With ILL at least I know they are coming from Central branch (where the other libraries send them) to my neighbourhood directly and they usually show up in a day or two. But when books are moving between smaller branches, the times become bizarre and completely unpredictable.
On the other hand, it is better than when I place a hold on an obscure title only for them to realise it is missing. This happens far more often than it should.
I’m not familiar with these but I love the covers. Enjoy!
Aren’t they great? I love the Sunset at Blandings cover especially.
I have Miss Buncle’s Book on the top of my TBR pile. My first Stevenson! I’ve also just stumbled upon Alan Bradley’s (Canadian!) Flavia de Luce series of mysteries–very funny and charming. The introduction to the series on the author’s website is as follows:
Picture an ancient country house somewhere in England. The year is 1950.
Picture a girl who lives there with her most unusual family. Her name is Flavia de Luce—and she’s almost eleven.
Picture a long-abandoned Victorian chemistry laboratory; no one ever goes there but Flavia. Put them all together and you’ll have a new kind of detective fiction . . .
I hope you love Miss Buncle’s Book! It is not my favourite but it is a great introduction to Stevenson. I have been so lucky to be able to access many of her books through inter-library loan since I never see them in used bookstores here.
I’ve been saying I was going to read the Flavia books since the first one came out, then the second, and the third, and so on and so on. I really must start on them soon!
I am loving Miss Buncle’s Book!! Would you recommend moving on to Miss Buncle Married or try some other Stevenson? I have had Mrs. Tim of the Regiment out from the library for ages.
I am actually not a Miss Buncle fan, so I haven’t read Miss Buncle Marriedyet. However, if you loved the first book moving on to the second is probably a safe plan. I adore the Mrs Tim books so will always recommend trying those!
Oh I love the Blandings Castle stories…well, really anything written by Wodehouse. I have not been able to bring myself to read ‘Sunset at Blandings’ though. I just don’t want to face the fact that there will be no more adventures at the castle. In the same way, I have never read Agatha Christie’s final mystery starring Hercule Poirot. Is that crazy?
Hey, we all have our reading quirks and we are all crazy in our own ways. When I was eight, I refused to read past the end of the chapter in L.M. Montgomery’s Rilla of Ingleside where she finds out her brother has been killed. That was it. I put the book down for two years, unable to face the idea that this was how the Anne books could end.
I’ve been sent The English House (published by Antique Collectors Club) and have bought Nick Robinson’s Life from Downing Street, Angela Thirkell’s High Rising and (for husband for Christmas although I shall get to read it, not doubt) Brian Sewell’s Outsider: Always Almost, Never Quite. And I have rather too many books on order and even more on the TBR pile!
I think you know which of those books I am most excited to hear you’ve picked up! The Nick Robinson sounds interesting too.
Apologies, I didn’t correct my poor spelling … Nick Robinson’s book is Live from Downing Street, not Life …
I love the bright covers of your loot! I haven’t checked out much this week (trying to get a handle on my unruly holds list), but I did take John Saturnall’s Feast home with me and am very much looking forward to it.
The Wodehouse cover is definitely bright, very ’70s!
The Stevenson book sounds really good!
I think so too!