Stuck in a Book’s Weekend Miscellany

It’s Eurovision weekend!! I’m off to Bristol to watch it with friends, though I can’t imagine it’ll do anything for the headaches I’ve been getting this week. Anyway, whatever happens here’s a blog post, a link, and a book to keep you going.

1.) The link – was sent to me by Farid on Instagram. Thanks Farid! It’s a jam roly-poly recipe inspired by The Diary of a Provincial Lady. What a fun idea – even if the original in Delafield’s novel doesn’t sound that appetising. Follow the link for more context.

2.) The blog post – you probably already listen to the Reading the End podcast – but I’ll give a heads up, nonetheless, that in their latest episode they did the topic I suggested. It’s about whether or not you take your personal morality into reading experiences.

3.) The bookRex v Edith Thompson by Laura Thompson looks fascinating. It’s about the infamous murder case that inspired F Tennyson Jesse’s A Pin To See The Peepshow and E.M. Delafield’s Messalina of the Suburbs.

7 thoughts on “Stuck in a Book’s Weekend Miscellany

  • May 12, 2018 at 12:24 pm
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    The Edith Thompson case also inspired J Dawson’s novel “Fred and Edie”. x

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    • May 25, 2018 at 4:00 pm
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      Oh, thanks Sally! It is fascinating.

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  • May 12, 2018 at 2:34 pm
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    Hope the headaches improve, Simon, and that you have a lovely weekend! I think the Thompson book is excellent, as you know…. ;)

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    • May 25, 2018 at 4:00 pm
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      Thanks for bringing it to my attention!

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  • May 13, 2018 at 6:19 pm
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    Just a thought but , speaking as a neurologist, I’d advise cutting out citrus fruit and herbal teas as a start if you’re plagued by headaches. They’re real headache/migraine triggers and you can become sensitive to them at any age!

    All the best1

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  • May 15, 2018 at 1:10 am
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    Wait I’m sure I’ve already asked you this, but is it accurate that in Bristol they end their sentences with “el” unnecessarily? Diana Wynne Jones has a book where there’s an anecdote about three Bristolian sisters called Eva, Ida, and Norma, and they get called Evil, Idle, and Normal. TRUE OR FALSE?

    I hope your headaches are better! Poor you!

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    • May 25, 2018 at 3:59 pm
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      THIS IS TRUE. And great. AND they miss off the ‘l’ on words that actually end with l. Bristol is weird.

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