At the Market: Romance

[callmemadam]

No, not for me: more romantic fiction. It’s one of those weird things, but whenever I do find something good at the market, it’s within five minutes of sticking the parking ticket on the windscreen and setting off hunting. Last Saturday my very first stop was by two promising-looking boxes of old books. I didn’t know whether to admire the seller’s

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[callmemadam]

Thank you, and so cheap!

[geraniumcat]

As usual I'm positively pistachio-coloured coveting your market finds! I did like Mariana, but that was because I recognised the drama school stories from my own experience, and I'll read that section again and shriek even if I don't read any of the rest.

[callmemadam]

Mmm, pistachio, my favourite ice cream flavour.
As I'm always saying, I can go week after week and get nothing at all; it's the persistence which brings me luck.

[ramblingfancy]

Luck that is well-deserved! Super finds - well done!

[callmemadam]

Thank you!

MONICA DICKENS

[ext_279726]

I had completely forgotten Monica Dickens, used to love her books in my late teens. Remember she wrote one about the Samaritans which I really enjoyed. Must go and look it up, would like to refamiliarise myself with her books.

Re: MONICA DICKENS

[callmemadam]

I think The Listeners is the Samaritans one.

I first read her in my teens, too. Before that, even, I used to read her column in my mother's Woman's Own!