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REVIEW: Torridons' Triumph

Oct 30, 2015 10:23

Torridons’ Triumph: Marie Muir Collins 1967This is the first book by Muir that I’ve read - I think there were others by her in the shop where I saw this, but I decided to just buy one as a taster - and it was a really enjoyable and satisfying story. It falls into that sub-genre where a family of youngsters must band together to make enough money to ( Read more... )

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callmemadam October 30 2015, 12:03:10 UTC

There's a blast from the past; it's years since I read a Torridons book. Although I didn't keep any of the copies I had, I agree that they're worth reading. Not very popular or collectable, I don't know why. Too realistic?

feather_ghyll October 30 2015, 15:50:05 UTC

I don't know - I hadn't really come across Muir or her books until this particular find. Did you read her first as a child?

Never mind anyone else, I'm looking foward to reading more by her, especially as she seems to have written a couple of series!

Perhaps this book was maybe too modern if collectors are driven by nostalgia for a world they never experienced, but on the other hand the Scottish setting would seem to be a plus factor.