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Kate Hardy
Kate Hardy | D E Stevenson
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"Do you know anything about her, Richard?""Nothing except that she lives in London, is obviously well off and very impulsive. . . . She bought the house as if it were-a bun. She bought it straight off without seeing it.""She must be mad!"The arrival of novelist Kate Hardy at the lovely Dower House in Old Quinings, with her staunch ally and housekeeper Martha, has the whole village talking. But Kate is not in fact mad, merely in need of escape from her selfish sister Milly and spoiled niece Minty. Though welcomed warmly by Richard Morven at the Manor House and the charming, widowed Mrs. Stark, Kate likewise finds herself taken for a witch and is then one of the targets of a poison pen campaign-not to mention the rumours that her new home is haunted by its past inhabitant. With the arrival of Mrs. Stark's son Walter, back from his wartime triumphs and finding readjustment to village life difficult, Kate may find that the country allows her as little time for writing as London!First published in 1947 and providing a fascinating glimpse of English life in the immediate postwar years, Kate Hardy is an irresistible tale of village life, challenging family relations, romance, and D.E. Stevenson's incomparable storytelling. Also included in this edition is an autobiographical sketch by the author."Miss Stevenson has her own individual and charming way of seeing things." Western Mail
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willaful
Kate Hardy | D E Stevenson
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''She adores your books,' declared Minta, scanning the closely-written pages. 'She absolutely dotes on Steven--with a 'v'.' If she dotes so devotedly, you would think she could spell his name.'

'No, I wouldn't, really,' replied the author. 'I had a letter the other day from a girl who said she loved Mark.'“

willaful Lively Kate and her writing are the best part of this story, which might be one of my favorite Stevenson's if it weren't for the massive numbers of loose ends left. Is this a part 1? Was there supposed to be a sequel? Did someone die? I'm utterly baffled.

#backlistreadathon My first Stevenson of the week.
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willaful Well.... coincidentally my next Stevenson was going to be Mrs. Tim Flies Home, but it turns out I already read it and it's sort of a sequel to this. But pretty much the worst sequel I can imagine. Maybe it pleased her readers at the time, I dunno. I'm not going to reread it, it'll just make me sad. (edited) 11mo
johncadams Fab meme. 11mo
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willaful
Kate Hardy | D E Stevenson
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“Their daughter was born in 1937; they called her Susan after Richard's mother. Wanda had not intended to have a child, but she behaved quite well about it...“

willaful I feel like I've learned so much about Wanda, just from that line.

#backlistreadathon
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batsy Omg this photo 😆 I've got this one TBR! 11mo
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