tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post599995099744537443..comments2023-07-22T15:44:42.859+01:00Comments on More about the song - rambling with Rachel Fox: A real tripRachel Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-84831439490921131232008-10-24T13:12:00.000+01:002008-10-24T13:12:00.000+01:00My school wasn't a Quaker school as such - more a ...My school wasn't a Quaker school as such - more a progressive school somewhat to the right of Summerhill. But the Head and his wife - Kenneth and Frances Barnes - were Friends, as were several teachers. And the ethos was Quaker in most respects. The school was called Wennington School and it was a couple of miles from Wetherby, in West Yorkshire. It closed in 1975, but it still has an active old scholars association, which must say something about its hold on us all! I'm going to repeat a post about it soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-35536691297930373692008-10-19T12:13:00.000+01:002008-10-19T12:13:00.000+01:00Well, this one is very interesting on social condi...Well, this one is very interesting on social conditions and the linguistic side is interesting too. Worth a go, Dave.Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-43132680635522431832008-10-19T12:06:00.000+01:002008-10-19T12:06:00.000+01:00I don't get much from historical novels concerned ...I don't get much from historical novels concerned with the politics of their day, but I do enjoy novels which portray past social conditions and the way the landscape and/or language has changed, for example.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-86889147626024096022008-10-19T10:55:00.000+01:002008-10-19T10:55:00.000+01:00Which school Dick? There is only a handful of Quak...Which school Dick? There is only a handful of Quaker schools. I went to one on the North Yorks/Cleveland border for 5 years. It's closed now! Did I contribute to its downfall...probably.<BR/><BR/>I wrote quite a lot about being a Quaker atheist back in the August post!<BR/><BR/>xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-47721855692628004462008-10-19T10:40:00.000+01:002008-10-19T10:40:00.000+01:00I'm passing through a historical novel phase (with...I'm passing through a historical novel phase (with the new Le Carré in between) and I went to a school run ny Quakers, so I'll chase this one up. <BR/><BR/>Although an atheist, I've always had a lot of time for Quakers. The notion of 'speaking truth to power' as part of the spiritual package appeals strongly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-16002823964628999252008-10-19T10:38:00.000+01:002008-10-19T10:38:00.000+01:00Thanks Barbara. I think you will enjoy it.xThanks Barbara. I think you will enjoy it.<BR/>xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-60056945361752133172008-10-19T10:25:00.000+01:002008-10-19T10:25:00.000+01:00I do have the odd penchant for a well written hist...I do have the odd penchant for a well written historical novel, so I'm putting this on the list of books to look out for in the library. Great review Rachel!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06280161801824435219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-88238012364579344882008-10-18T16:31:00.000+01:002008-10-18T16:31:00.000+01:00I think you will love this one, Hope.xI think you will love this one, Hope.<BR/>xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-32662108043408340822008-10-18T16:24:00.000+01:002008-10-18T16:24:00.000+01:00I love those kind of books when well done. James ...I love those kind of books when well done. James Mitchner was wonderful at those, some of which were made into T.V. mini series in the States, like "Shogun", [starring Richard Chamberlain at his best].<BR/><BR/>I got hooked as well on a series by John Jakes...think it was 7 novels in all! His was multi-generational but each book was the next generation from the Civil War on.<BR/><BR/>Thanks..one to add to my list.hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-4497477850956871292008-10-18T12:03:00.000+01:002008-10-18T12:03:00.000+01:00Yes and more importantly she turns the details of ...Yes and more importantly she turns the details of the research into an exciting, thought-provoking novel. Quite a feat.Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-83815301439346138782008-10-18T11:50:00.000+01:002008-10-18T11:50:00.000+01:00Oh I'm so glad you liked it Rachel. Margaret and I...Oh I'm <I>so</I> glad you liked it Rachel. Margaret and I were on a writers' retreat in Assynt in 2007. I was very impressed with her attitude to research - she actually learned long-distance canoeing before she wrote those scenes in Voyageur (and before she had her 2nd hip replacement). And while she was in Assynt she spoke to local crofters about the design of eel traps, as she was writing about them in the novel she was then working on.Colin Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15627539650929533832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-59768510013995485602008-10-18T10:44:00.000+01:002008-10-18T10:44:00.000+01:00I did read most of Bernard Cornwall's 'Sharpe' ser...I did read most of Bernard Cornwall's 'Sharpe' series which was pretty good!Marion McCreadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657757253873577465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-92100981625135733432008-10-18T09:59:00.000+01:002008-10-18T09:59:00.000+01:00I wouldn't say I'm not into historical novels...I ...I wouldn't say I'm not into historical novels...I just haven't read many. Recommendations for any other good historical novels welcome, by the way.<BR/>xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-22381724751203957612008-10-18T09:40:00.000+01:002008-10-18T09:40:00.000+01:00I'm not into historical novels either but sounds l...I'm not into historical novels either but sounds like my husband would love this!Marion McCreadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657757253873577465noreply@blogger.com