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Deborah Vass's avatar

What a lovely post this was to read. Clay was the first novel of hers I read and was astonished by it.

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Jane Duke's avatar

Yes 'astonished' is a very good word.

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Alison Walsh's avatar

I finally bought Light Rains Sometimes Fall and I’m so enjoying ready each little chapter on the right date through the year

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Jane Duke's avatar

It's lovely, isn't it?

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Janey Thompson's avatar

Just after we moved to West Wales, I was in the little local second-hand bookshop with my friend who lives here. As I came downstairs he said, "Janey, I'd like you to meet Jan Morris". An elderly woman put her hand out to shake mine, and I, gob-smacked, gibbered "What THE Jan Morris?!" She laughed and replied something like "Yes, I suppose so..."

Every time I hear her name now, I think "What THE Jan Morris?!"

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Jane Duke's avatar

So sorry I missed this comment when you posted it. How exciting! Did you have any further conversation?

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Janey Thompson's avatar

Sadly no...by the time I picked myself up from the floor she had left. I was carrying an armful of poetry books - had I had a copy of Conundrum with me the meeting would have been perfect!

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Jane Duke's avatar

Ah well, on the plus side, no time for you to embarrass yourself. (I’m sure you wouldn’t have, but it’s the sort of thing I do).

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Janey Thompson's avatar

Oh I would have!!

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Melissa Harrison's avatar

Ha! I LOVE it when you're rude to me. NEVER STOP x

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Jane Duke's avatar

Well if you insist...

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Lev Parikian's avatar

Seconded (and thanks for the shoutout)

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Jane Duke's avatar

You're welcome - I had to deliberately stick 'Light Rains' on the shelf for that photo because in reality it has been on the coffee table since February as I work my way through it again. Meanwhile husband is finally reading 'Taking Flight' on Kindle ("He's a good writer, isn't he?") and I will be steering him towards 'Tangled Bank' next.

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Angela Anning's avatar

Thank you Jane. I will follow up your recommendations as Winter makes reading more sustaining when I can't get outdoors for my daily dose of nature. AA

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Jane Duke's avatar

I hope you enjoy these writers as much as I do, Angela ☺

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