Some familiar names here... Bess Streeter Aldrich's A Lantern in Her Hand was enjoyable to me. We own a copy of Elois Jarvis McGraw's The Golden Goblet (but haven't read it yet). AND D.E. Stevenson? Well, I've 'met' her in the last couple of years and have really enjoyed her writing. I do intend to write something about her on my Substack - hopefully sooner rather than later. We'll see... Have you heard of Paul Gallico? He wrote Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris, which is such a delightful book. Also, it seems to me like Barbara Pym could be on this list. I recently 'met' her via her writing in the past several months. Excellent Women and No Fond Return of Love are two of hers I loved. I love this topic of forgotten authors! Thanks for posting this.
I haven't read "A Lantern in Her Hand" yet, but I absolutely loved Aldrich's "Song of Years" and her collection of Christmas stories, "Journey Into Christmas." McGraw's 1960s YA novel "Greensleeves" is my favorite of hers, but her historical fiction is also wonderful, particularly "Moccasin Trail." Again, I haven't read "The Golden Goblet" but I've heard reader friends praise it.
I'm familiar with both Gallico and Pym but haven't sampled either yet! I often hear Pym's name mentioned in connection with other English authors like Thirkell, Stevenson, Sharp, et al, so I really should try her one of these days.
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Some familiar names here... Bess Streeter Aldrich's A Lantern in Her Hand was enjoyable to me. We own a copy of Elois Jarvis McGraw's The Golden Goblet (but haven't read it yet). AND D.E. Stevenson? Well, I've 'met' her in the last couple of years and have really enjoyed her writing. I do intend to write something about her on my Substack - hopefully sooner rather than later. We'll see... Have you heard of Paul Gallico? He wrote Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris, which is such a delightful book. Also, it seems to me like Barbara Pym could be on this list. I recently 'met' her via her writing in the past several months. Excellent Women and No Fond Return of Love are two of hers I loved. I love this topic of forgotten authors! Thanks for posting this.
I haven't read "A Lantern in Her Hand" yet, but I absolutely loved Aldrich's "Song of Years" and her collection of Christmas stories, "Journey Into Christmas." McGraw's 1960s YA novel "Greensleeves" is my favorite of hers, but her historical fiction is also wonderful, particularly "Moccasin Trail." Again, I haven't read "The Golden Goblet" but I've heard reader friends praise it.
I'm familiar with both Gallico and Pym but haven't sampled either yet! I often hear Pym's name mentioned in connection with other English authors like Thirkell, Stevenson, Sharp, et al, so I really should try her one of these days.
I'm glad you enjoyed the post—thanks for visiting and chiming in!
Margery Sharp I know, and D.E. Stevenson: "Miss Buncle's Book" made me laugh aloud while I was reading it!
I haven’t read that one in years—I remember loving it the first time I read it! The two sequels were enjoyable too.