tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post524553140314550974..comments2023-12-19T13:11:31.497-06:00Comments on TBR 313: In the parlour with the auntsLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-82767634380095755702011-11-29T18:54:16.719-06:002011-11-29T18:54:16.719-06:00Ack, sorry for not proofing and spelling your name...Ack, sorry for not proofing and spelling your name wrong!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-81084181702261439582011-11-29T18:53:32.755-06:002011-11-29T18:53:32.755-06:00Anboyln, I think I'll be re-reading The Land o...Anboyln, I think I'll be re-reading The Land of Spices before too long! I myself am an aunt, though only to five. Your comment reminded me of one of Jane Austen's letters, where she extolls the importance of aunts :)<br /><br />Fleur, I do think it is. And now I'm wondering if I should look for her book on Ireland, which was written about the same time.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-6151064904099741052011-11-29T15:49:05.018-06:002011-11-29T15:49:05.018-06:00I've loved Kate O'Brien's novels, and ...I've loved Kate O'Brien's novels, and I've seen this in the library but I wasn't sure this would be of the same quality. It's lovely to have confirmation that it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-36945990045567214082011-11-29T13:43:29.560-06:002011-11-29T13:43:29.560-06:00I read The Land of Spices earlier this year and re...I read The Land of Spices earlier this year and really liked it. I enjoyed reading about O'Brien's knowledge of convent life and now I know why it seemed so authentic! <br />I also like anything that praises aunts as I am an aunt to 12 nieces and nephews and enjoy that role.Anbolynhttp://gudrunstights.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com