Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire from The Captive Reader and Linda from Silly Little Mischief 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.
Lots of inter-library loans for me this week, including:
Bond Street Story by Norman Collins – I’ve known for years that I would enjoy Collins’ work and the reality is just as good as promised. I am in the middle of this story of a London department store and its staff and enjoying every page.
Come Be My Guest by Elizabeth Cadell – Cadell is embarrassingly undemanding on her readers but I enjoy her light tales with their sun-soaked settings.
The Sun in Scorpio by Margery Sharp – I’ve read a few Margery Sharp books this year and loved them all (The Flowering Thorn, Four Gardens, and Something Light, which I’ve not yet reviewed). This sounds like it will be just as good, based on Sharp expert Barb’s review. 
Life in the Garden by Penelope Lively – One of the last books off my 2017 “The Ones That Got Away” list, I am so excited to read this part memoir-part exploration of literary gardens by one of my favourite authors.
Three Plays by A.A. Milne – What three you may ask? The Dover Road, The Truth About Blayds, and The Great Broxopp. I’ve read (and loved) one and am looking forward to the other two to fill years for A Century of Books.
Bella Figura by Kamin Mohammadi – A typical – and very enjoyable – memoir about swapping a stress-filled life in London for good living in Italy.
What did you pick up this week?
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Oo Margery Sharp and AAM – what fun! And The Great Broxopp is SUCH a fascinating play to read, given that it was written long before Christopher Robin was born. (Also, I recommend going back to the bit in his autobiography where he talks about the genesis of The Truth About Blayds after you’ve read it, as it’s really interesting.)
It’s definitely an entertaining bunch of books this week! I’ve wanted to read these AAM plays for a while but had trouble tracking them down. Really, really interested to read “The Great Broxopp” and I think I read somewhere that “The Truth About Blayds” was Milne’s own favourite.
Elizabeth Cadell is perfectly fluffy, just the thing to curl up with when you are sick or tired or stressed. I have only read two books by Norman Collins; this one and London Belongs to Me. I enjoyed both and have one more on my shelves.
Agreed, Cadell is just right for those moments!
I am interested in reading Bella Figura and Life in the Garden. Hadn’t heard of the others before but will keep an eye out for them!
Has Silly Little Mischief stopped hosting Library Loot? The latest post I can see is from September 🙂
Short answer: I’m not sure. I’ve reached out to her and am waiting to hear back.
Thank you! Hope everything is okay on her end!