All these long years while
I have been collecting Elizabeth Cadell, there was little on the internet about
her. A club…a place listing all the
books. I bought what I could, and at the
same time bought D. E. Stevenson and Baldwin.
Much to my disappointment, there was little on the internet about any of
them. Since April 12th, while I suffered
with my really nasty common cold, I’ve been reading these comfortable old
favorites.
Cadell has charmed me with
her characterizations then mixing a little romance with a kind humor. Not all the people in her books are young,
and there’s often nothing stereotypical of these characters at all. I confess that I’d stopped reading mysteries
by Box because they were a bit too bloody for me. There was also a gathering of authors who
wrote way above me, below me, or bored me stiff. But not Cadell.
Though she writes of train
trips or of liners wending their way across tossed seas, she also creates
worlds with a totally contemporary feel to them. I find myself cheering on her hero’s, wanting
to poke her occasional fuzzy heroine, and applauding the fat, old man who invented
shoes that “were like walking on Ayr.”
I picked up one book last
night, The Lark Shall Sing, and I so enjoyed it that I came
to the computer to find the following two volumes that I don’t own: The Blue Sky of Spring and
Six Impossible Things.
Much to my total dismay I found them at appallingly high costs. One hundred something for a paperback. One of the hardbacks was $400.00. Yes, I was in shock.
I was pleased to discover
a number of book sites that discuss my old favorites. There are not just pages here or there, but
these wonderful authors are now on Facebook.
I was heartened by all but the cost of the books I don’t yet own. I haven’t given up though.
Maybe there are used ones available. I can't imagine that they are so high!
ReplyDeleteGoodness, you must be the expert on these authors. You should have your own page on Amazon so folks could find you and link up. Soon you would be overwhelmed with fellow enthusiasts.
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I love that you know so much about authors and books. I am a Luddite.
ReplyDeleteNever heard of Cadell. Guess I should check Powells, where I buy most of my used books, and see what they have.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you've enjoyed the author although you may not read much more at those prices. Have the books been digitized maybe?
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