After years as a devoted listener of Simon and Rachel’s Tea or Books? podcast, I have finally made my debut as a guest! You can hear me in episode #102 as we discuss books about grief and decide if we prefer Four Gardens by Margery Sharp or Five Windows by D.E. Stevenson. Both books are readily available from Dean Street Press if we inspire you to track them down!
You can listen to the episode HERE. We also talk about lots of other books (Simon has the full list alongside the episode) and I thought I’d share the reviews I have for some of them if you’re interested in more details:
Miss Buncle’s Book by D.E. Stevenson
Hetty Dorval by Ethel Wilson
Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell
A Magnificent Obsession by Helen Rappaport
In the Mountains by Elizabeth von Arnim
Mrs Tim books by D.E. Stevenson: Mrs Tim Carries On, Mrs Tim Gets a Job, Mrs Tim Flies Home
Diary of a Provincial Lady by E.M. Delafield
Cluny Brown by Margery Sharp
The English Air by D.E. Stevenson
Green Money by D.E. Stevenson
Moon Tiger by Penelope Tiger
The Captive Reader 
What a joy it was to have you, and great to have so many of the mentioned books reviewed!
It’s helpful that I once I actually wrote about the books I read 😉 Oh for those long ago days…
What a fabulous list! I am plumping up my TBR right now.
Excellent! Mission accomplished.
I have been listening to Simon and Rachel for quite a while. I love their podcast and thoroughly enjoyed your guest appearance. So happy to have a fellow Canadian on the podcast. Do you have a podcast as well? Just started following your blog.
Welcome! This was my first podcast appearance and I have no desire to host my own but do hope I’m invited back one day for another guest spot.
Claire, I know how private you are so I was happy to hear your voice on this podcast and learn something more about you and your reading. It was a very interesting discussion with Simon and Rachel. All the best!
So glad you enjoyed it!
What a wonderful treat to hear Claire’s voice! (And of course Simon and Rachel – that goes without saying.) Margery Sharp in particular is dear to my heart – thank you all for the discussion. Just what I needed to hear tonight; it’s been a bit of a challenging week so far and listening to the three of you chat about books soothed my ruffled feathers. Thank you.
Thank YOU for introducing me to Four Gardens in the first place!
Enjoyed the podcast so much. So lovely to hear a discussion of books I have or want to read. Perfect evening with tea and my favourite podcast.
Wonderful! I’m so glad you enjoyed it and tea is clearly the best pair for this particular podcast 🙂