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Conference at Cold Comfort Farm
Conference at Cold Comfort Farm | Stella Gibbons
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Robert Poste's child is back at Cold Comfort Farm. But all is not well. Flora finds the farm transformed into a twee haven filled with Toby jugs and peasant pottery, and rooms labelled 'Quiete Retreate' and 'Greate laundrie'. It is, Flora winces, 'exactly like being locked in the Victoria and Albert Museum after closing time'. Worse, the farm is hosting a conference of the pretentious International Thinkers Group - a group made up of the 'sadistic owl' Mr Peccavi, loathsome Mr Mybug and the overpowering Mrs Ernestine Thump. And worst of all, there are no Starkadders at Cold Comfort Farm. All the he-cousins have gone abroad to make their fortunes and the female cousins are having a pretty thin time of it. Once again the sensible Flora decides to take the situation in hand.
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quietjenn
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Treated myself to a generous book order and things are starting to trickle in. Lots of childhood favorite, but a few lesser known books that I've been eyeing for ages. This falls into the latter category. I know it won't rival the original, but can't resist starting it anyway.

LeahBergen Yes, I didn‘t find it as good but it‘s still a lot of fun to return to that world. ❤️ 3y
batsy Plus those Vintage covers of her novels are so pretty! 3y
quietjenn @LeahBergen in fairness, very little gives me as much pleasure as Cold Comfort, so it's to be expected. I only read a little of this last night, but it already has me laughing, so I'm sure I'll enjoy. 3y
quietjenn @batsy aren't they, though? I think I have at least one or two others coming ... 3y
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#BookMail!

I loved my recent read of Cold Comfort Farm so much that I figured I needed to see what else happened to these characters. Will there ALWAYS be Starkadders at Cold Comfort Farm? Is there STILL something nasty in the woodshed? 😆😆

Conference is supposedly nowhere near as brilliant as the original and Christmas is a book of short stories (I‘ll probably save that one for the festive season).

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Oh fun! I didn‘t know there was more! 5y
TrishB They look beautiful ❤️ 5y
catebutler I still need to read ‘Conference at Cold Comfort Farm‘. I too have heard it‘s not as good, but I‘m still excited to read it! Christmas was cute too! Love these editions! 5y
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Freespirit I loved Cold Comfort Farm also💕 5y
andrew61 I'd not heard of conference but ill look it up. Christmas is a bit frustrating as whilst i remember enjoying the stories there is only one story on the farm. Maybe I'll reread cold comfort soon as it is so good. 5y
saresmoore So pretty. 😍 5y
Lcsmcat We‘ll be waiting for your appraisal! 5y
batsy I've never read the follow up books either! Love these Vintage covers 😍 5y
rubyslippersreads Those covers! 😍 5y
RohitSawant Such lovely covers! 😍 5y
RohitSawant Hoping to read Cold Comfort Farm soon! 5y
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