Library Loot: January 30 to February 5

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Library Loot: January 30 to February 5

January 30, 2013 by Claire (The Captive Reader)

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.

Ooty Preserved by Mollie Panter-Downes – Long before I knew Panter-Downes was a short story writer, a novelist, or a journalist, I knew she had written this book, which shows up in the bibliography of practically every other book about India I’ve read. After loving her other books, it seemed like time to finally try this for myself.

Autumn Crocus and Call it a Day by Dodie Smith (alias C.L. Anthony) – More Dodie Smith plays! Dear Octopus was very fun and I am interested to see how these two compare.

The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry – Jenny at Shelf Love reviewed this last week and it sounds wonderfully funny.

Elizabeth Gaskell: A Portrait in Letters by J.A.V. Chapple – I have been wanting to read this ever since I discovered what a brilliant letter writer Gaskell was while reading Jenny Uglow’s biography of her.

What did you pick up this week?

16 Responses

on January 30, 2013 at 04:29 | Reply bonniejacobs

Did you know both of you have Mister Linky up this week?
- on January 30, 2013 at 04:53 | Reply Marg
  
  My fault. I have fixed my post now.
  - on January 30, 2013 at 14:45 Claire (The Captive Reader)
    
    Thanks, Marg!
- on January 30, 2013 at 14:44 | Reply Claire (The Captive Reader)
  
  Thanks for the heads up, Bonnie.
on January 30, 2013 at 05:20 | Reply Mystica

I must try to findthe Ooty book. I visited the area ages ago and its one of those picture perfect places.
- on January 30, 2013 at 14:46 | Reply Claire (The Captive Reader)
  
  I can’t wait to read this book, Mystica. I love reading about hill stations and, knowing what a wonderful writer Panter-Downes is, this is sure to be a treat!
on January 30, 2013 at 10:55 | Reply Simon T

Ooo, I actually have got a book out the library this week! London War Notes…
- on January 30, 2013 at 14:47 | Reply Claire (The Captive Reader)
  
  Hurrah!!! I hope you adore it.
on January 30, 2013 at 12:25 | Reply Susan in TX

I didn’t know about this book on Gaskell – you amaze me with the treasures you find!
- on January 30, 2013 at 14:48 | Reply Claire (The Captive Reader)
  
  I have had my eye on this for a couple of years (having checked that the library had it back when I was reading the Uglow biography) so hope it was worth the wait! But, really, given what I’ve seen of Gaskell’s wonderful letters, I am sure it will be.
on January 30, 2013 at 12:59 | Reply Linda

The Willoughbys sounds interesting. Enjoy your loot.
- on January 30, 2013 at 14:51 | Reply Claire (The Captive Reader)
  
  Doesn’t it sound great? I think it will be very fun.
on January 30, 2013 at 17:36 | Reply Margaret Stedman

I have requested a copy of Ooty Preserved on Library Interloan. My Aunty was a dormitory housemother at a boarding school there in the early 1960’s so I doubly interested in this one.
- on January 30, 2013 at 18:42 | Reply Claire (The Captive Reader)
  
  What an interesting experience that must have been for your aunt (both to be in Ooty and to be a housemother)! Glad you were able to find this via ILL and hope we both enjoy it.
on January 31, 2013 at 13:28 | Reply FleurFisher

Ooty Preserved is on my ‘the library has it and I’ll order it one day’ and I suspect you may inspire me to promote it up the ranks. And now I must check the catalogue for Mrs Gaskell’s letters.
on February 2, 2013 at 15:26 | Reply olduvai

When I saw ‘The Willoughbys’ I immediately thought it was a Joan Aiken book! It sounds like quite a delight!