Three things

    A few things which have caught my eye and may be of interest to you:

 

   Starting on 18th August, Sky Arts* are broadcasting a new four-part documentary series, Wonderland: "In one remarkable fifty-year period an unforgettable collection of classic children’s literature was created in Britain. An extraordinary range of writers turned to a form of writing where they created “Wonderlands”, “Neverlands” – places of happiness in which children were portrayed as living in a happy world, where sorrow and the difficulties and tragedies of adult life were simply removed."

    The series explores the lives of the authors of those stories - "Arthur Ransome, Kenneth Grahame, A. A. Milne, J. M. Barrie, Rudyard Kipling, Erskine Childers, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Lewis Carroll, Beatrix Potter - and reveals the pain and tragedy behind their words."

*Edited to add: re. access, see comment below.

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    Dean Street Press now have a Facebook group, so if you're a fan of golden age mystery and mid-century women's fiction (among others) you might look in there.

    My most recent Dean Street reads are Apricot Sky by Ruby Ferguson and Mrs. Lorimer's Quiet Summer by Molly Clavering, both lovely, restful books.

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    I very much like the sound of Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark, out now in the US and on Kindle in the UK, coming here in hardback in September. This is what the book's editor has to say about it:

Comments

[BookerTalk]

Wish I had a Sky Arts subscription to see that series - it sounds fascinating. But all these packages mount up to a ridiculous figure don't they?

[Cornflower]

You're right about that! However, I've just discovered that Sky Arts (unlike the rest of Sky) is available on Freeview - channel 11 - thus free to watch.

[Marlene]

Mrs. Lorimer's Quiet Summer sounds wonderful. Peaceful British literature is my favorite. I discovered Miss Read many years ago and have been hooked ever since.
Your blog is a treasure trove.

[Cornflower]

There’s a lot to be said for peaceful British literature!
I must revisit Miss Read as I haven’t read her for years.
So glad you’re still finding something to enjoy on the blog, Marlene!

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