I’ll definitely read the book, Bella. It’s had mixed reviews, but I think that’s partly because it’s so different from the Harry Potter books, and critics are always keen to pidgeon hole people. I loved the Harry Potter books and really want to give the adult book a try.

Oh yes I also wanted to add, I think she is really brave. She never really has to write anything again, and writing something like a murder mystery (which to be blunt are never really literary masterpieces) takes guts. I’m pleased for her though, she was under so much pressure for years writing the last books in the series and I bet this has been fun for her.
Louise you’re right, critics will try to pigeon-hole people. I think critics should remember her insanely loyal fan base and the fact that people (like me) will read whatever the woman writes, whatever the silly critics say about it,

I’ve just finished re-reading Emily Purdy, Mary and Elizabeth. She has posed a few questions in the back of the book, so I will be sharing those views with you all no doubt sometime soon.. Best you stock up on Paracetamol..
Of course you know why there are no aspirins in the jungle don’t you?
Because the paracetamol… Think about it..

Loved the Harry Potter Books. I bawled my eyes out at the end of the last book.
I’m such a softy sometimes.. It was worse when the film came out.. Poor Dobby.. although he died to protect Harry, from that bitch Bellatrix.
I cheered like mad when she got her comeupance…

I went outside and started sobbing when Hedwig was killed, as Craig reads slower than me. Needless to say I gave it away as he came outside to see why I was crying and I started wailing “Why? She’s just a poor owl?”
I am lucky I have a partner who puts up with my book-related hysterias, he’s very understanding

Louise can you please tell me what size your Christopher Gidlow book is? because I just ordered one and was expecting a regular sized book and it’s a rather weeny book, fits in the palm of my hand. As for concise information it’s actually excellent, I read it in an hour (84 pages). Explained all sorts of interesting things that I didn’t know, especially about the crazy hierachy of servants. But I’m actually wondering if there’s a bigger copy and I ordered the wrong thing. It’s not available here I had to get it second-hand from a UK bookseller.

Olga said

I went outside and started sobbing when Hedwig was killed, as Craig reads slower than me. Needless to say I gave it away as he came outside to see why I was crying and I started wailing “Why? She’s just a poor owl?”
I am lucky I have a partner who puts up with my book-related hysterias, he’s very understanding

Louise can you please tell me what size your Christopher Gidlow book is? because I just ordered one and was expecting a regular sized book and it’s a rather weeny book, fits in the palm of my hand. As for concise information it’s actually excellent, I read it in an hour (84 pages). Explained all sorts of interesting things that I didn’t know, especially about the crazy hierachy of servants. But I’m actually wondering if there’s a bigger copy and I ordered the wrong thing. It’s not available here I had to get it second-hand from a UK bookseller.

Yeah agree Hedwig’s death was sad. Lets face folks we are really just all big softies.
Claire as it goes I’m actually reading the Mallory Towers books again at the moment, having a bit of a break from historical reading at them moment does the old grey matter some good to have a rest from it every so often..Thing is I can’t find my grey matter at the moment. It fell out a few days back last I saw of it is was cowering under the sofa.

I remembered being very disappointed in the lack of time dedicated to Hedwig’s death in the movie.