tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501702437500544780.post342872863273208820..comments2023-10-23T15:28:20.754+01:00Comments on Wendy Robertson Life Twice Tasted: Madame Claire, Menton and the Story of a BookWendy Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03532817003318632539noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501702437500544780.post-24409041082384092582010-01-27T15:15:06.823+00:002010-01-27T15:15:06.823+00:00Remember if you want to read Susan Ertz / Madame C...Remember if you want to read Susan Ertz / Madame Claire, you can always request it through your local library in UK(except for Al of course, although there might be a copy lurking in an Oz library somewhere!) - you will probably get the Northumberland copy (but I'm going to read it first ...)<br /><br />Kim (end of advert for UK libraries!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501702437500544780.post-33432850432164126072010-01-26T19:31:45.491+00:002010-01-26T19:31:45.491+00:00Absolutely fascinating post, Wendy. I knew nothing...Absolutely fascinating post, Wendy. I knew nothing of Susan Ertz or Madame Claire. Our local secondhand bookshop always has a good selection of early Penguins (and a half price sale at this time of year) so I'll be making my way there as soon as I can.60 going on 16http://60goingon16.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501702437500544780.post-14015909142713771192010-01-26T11:13:55.160+00:002010-01-26T11:13:55.160+00:00This is such a fantastic story Wendy. It just has...This is such a fantastic story Wendy. It just has to feed into a novel! This kind of detective trail is just what I love about writing. <br />I had heard of the film Cool of the Day (possibly even seen it) but had never heard of the other. Shame on me! Now I want to read her books.<br />Lovely pic of Menton.<br />XXKathleen Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645566938871914385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501702437500544780.post-61340042935493149682010-01-25T08:01:09.991+00:002010-01-25T08:01:09.991+00:00This little story just gets more wonderful.
A dedi...This little story just gets more wonderful.<br />A dedication made by a novelist 87 years ago sparking the imagination of writers all this time later.<br />Miss Park, through Susan Ertz, via Kim Herring stirring the imagination of writers today.<br />Isn't this all magic.<br />Thank you for sharing.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625543235578144620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501702437500544780.post-83891679434722392582010-01-24T23:19:21.484+00:002010-01-24T23:19:21.484+00:00Wendy - how very interesting all this is, and how ...Wendy - how very interesting all this is, and how quickly you've found all this out, developing that initial spark of an idea towards becoming a piece of work. I've just come across what is apparently Susan Ertz's most well-known quotation: "Millions long for immortality who don't know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon" - very appropriate on this dank, dark January afternoon Wendy! And also this, from a letter she wrote in 1974, to a writing tutor asking for her advice on what to pass on to his students: "I would advise all prospective novelists to look inwards as well as outwards. Your own lives, emotions, inclinations, dislikes and loves are of immense importance ... however much transmuted and transformed. It is valuable material. The outward and observing eye is of no less importance. Its powers can make a Jane Austen or a Trollope...I would advise all prospective novelists to read a lot of good poetry." I like the sound of her very much ... and she has changed after 50 years into a sort of Madame Claire / Miss Park figure herself, giving wise advice to aspiring writers ... <br /><br />KimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com