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  • Adrian Tinniswood: The Power and the Glory
  • Martin Williams: The King is Dead, Long Live the King
  • Gavin Plumley: A Home for all Seasons
  • Robert Harris: Precipice
  • Nigel Slater: A Thousand Feasts
  • Joan Aiken: Tales of London Town
  • Alan Connor: 188 Words for Rain
  • Ben Robinson: English Villages: An Extraordinary Journey through Time

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Susan in TX

I haven't heard of the book, but have to admit that I did a fair amount of mental cobweb cleaning myself in answering Simon's questions. Each new post in the series seems to be bringing more and more reading memories back -- much fun. :) I hope someone can answer your query, though.

Julie Fredericksen

I have never heard of,much less read "The Green Linnet", but as a bird lover who made extensive use of the "bird" pages in World Book Encyclopedia as a child/teenager, I must say I love the name. However, what really entranced me was the word "redoubtable", which I had to immediately Google!


PS - Somehow all of this reminds me vaugely of Rima the Bird Girl of W. H. Hudson's "Green Mansions". I am probably way, way off base here! LOL!

Cornflower

"Green Mansions" is a great title, and it sounds an interesting book, too. Thanks, Julie.

Janine

I read The Green Linnet also as a child, and remember that I loved it. I think it was about a tiny bird the little girl rescued then set free.

Cornflower

Thank you, Janine!

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