tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392093416274792452.post7651451835742813901..comments2022-06-02T05:59:22.988-07:00Comments on DUSTY OLD BOOKS: For those who appreciate Wisteria and sunshine...James Mayhewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07010336942604939464noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392093416274792452.post-5515503909655434192010-04-19T10:54:02.410-07:002010-04-19T10:54:02.410-07:00Back from my own Enchanted April (well, a week of)...Back from my own Enchanted April (well, a week of) in Cornwall full of camellias and sunshine!<br />Can't imagine this as a stage play. I think it's the magical garden in this that appeals to me and don't know how they'd capture that on stage.maryomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18265044617480788043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392093416274792452.post-291366226765802232010-04-01T10:14:54.262-07:002010-04-01T10:14:54.262-07:00I must hunt out a copy! Sounds very intriguing. I...I must hunt out a copy! Sounds very intriguing. I'd heard of the book but not of the play.Saviour Pirottahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00050985173663527791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392093416274792452.post-48629149967339663042010-04-01T06:54:39.562-07:002010-04-01T06:54:39.562-07:00This only has a frontispiece as shown, no other il...This only has a frontispiece as shown, no other illustrations. The book is (as always) even better than the film, although the film is adorable. It's very often produced as a stage play as you will discover if you try Google Images. Some might find it whimsical and sentimental, but I think there is a darker truth underneath the wit and charm. Do the men really reform? No! What changes is the abilty of the women to accept them warts and all. They learn, unexpectedly, to love these frankly awful men. It's almost a Wagnerian theme, handled with a souffle like touch.James Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010336942604939464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392093416274792452.post-84589769008455359522010-04-01T06:23:59.225-07:002010-04-01T06:23:59.225-07:00Just introduced Lizzie to the film. not quite sure...Just introduced Lizzie to the film. not quite sure what a 12year-old's thoughts were but she seemed to enjoy it. My book copies of this, German Garden and The Solitary Summer are all modern paperbacks with no illustrations.maryomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18265044617480788043noreply@blogger.com