tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498096518892798196.post8435042489823614842..comments2024-03-27T08:14:00.926+00:00Comments on Jaffareadstoo....: First Remembered Read ~ Romantic NovelJaffareadstoo.....http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448387659367489116noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498096518892798196.post-90929068758215670422017-08-14T15:45:19.200+01:002017-08-14T15:45:19.200+01:00I haven't heard of that either, Susan, but wil...I haven't heard of that either, Susan, but will look it up! I love that we all remember our first reads so well. This was a great idea, Jo!!Cass Graftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14391140736724053771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498096518892798196.post-71697032485604426422017-08-13T16:07:53.675+01:002017-08-13T16:07:53.675+01:00Not a book I'm familiar with but it's grea...Not a book I'm familiar with but it's great to read your memories. Thanks for sharing, Susan :)Jaffareadstoo.....https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448387659367489116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498096518892798196.post-43211977395340782102017-08-12T10:45:42.437+01:002017-08-12T10:45:42.437+01:00I read Fifteen by Beverley Clearly when I was the ...I read Fifteen by Beverley Clearly when I was the same age as the title. I loved it, and it's cover by Peacock (a "teen" branch of Penguin for a time) and I still have it on my shelves - in case I want to read it again. I still remember the joy I felt for the boy and girl and their chaste meetings before their first kiss.... and I hoped that my own life would pan out in a similar way to theirs. It did, but in a different way altogether!Mrs Mac.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13169786083907144694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498096518892798196.post-63586975448830944222017-08-12T08:20:19.050+01:002017-08-12T08:20:19.050+01:00Such lovely memories. Thanks for sharing :)Such lovely memories. Thanks for sharing :)Jaffareadstoo.....https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448387659367489116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498096518892798196.post-91625198736589195262017-08-12T08:15:00.177+01:002017-08-12T08:15:00.177+01:00Thank you for all your kind comments. I'm thri...Thank you for all your kind comments. I'm thrilled that 'My First Books' has reawakened some lovely memories for everyone. Jaffareadstoo.....https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448387659367489116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498096518892798196.post-1277956390609597332017-08-11T21:05:44.201+01:002017-08-11T21:05:44.201+01:00So gentle, Jenetta, but perfect fodder for a thirt...So gentle, Jenetta, but perfect fodder for a thirteen year old's first venture into romance!Cass Graftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14391140736724053771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498096518892798196.post-56852113585583550292017-08-11T21:04:26.473+01:002017-08-11T21:04:26.473+01:00Hi Marie, I love this series of Jo's about fir...Hi Marie, I love this series of Jo's about first books. I agree it's extraordinary what we remember as readers. I remember the books I read as a child and teenager with far more intensity than the films and TV I watched. I've never read any of the novels by Delly. I will definitely check them out. I might even be able to understand the French!Helena Fairfaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435930085468105031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498096518892798196.post-64109266601285474162017-08-11T21:04:23.781+01:002017-08-11T21:04:23.781+01:00Marie, I cannot tell you how much fun it was to th...Marie, I cannot tell you how much fun it was to think back to this and identify that first romance. No, it wasn't anything well known or generally revered but I'm so touched others remember Beety Neels and her gentle romance as well as I do!Cass Graftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14391140736724053771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498096518892798196.post-74107402857014753192017-08-11T19:05:03.854+01:002017-08-11T19:05:03.854+01:00Lovely! those Betty Neels look great:-)Lovely! those Betty Neels look great:-)JenettaJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01953881153404231140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498096518892798196.post-75136990253114136442017-08-11T18:45:46.480+01:002017-08-11T18:45:46.480+01:00Thank you Helena and Cassandra. I haven't read...Thank you Helena and Cassandra. I haven't read the novels you mention, but isn't it extraordinary how you can both still recall the wonderful feelings you experienced when you first read them, and how these stories touched you and inspired you? I think we can all remember the first 'proper' novel we read as an older child or a teenager. In my case, it was the novels by Delly - all historical romances - that made me dream of love and romance...Marie Lavalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09040316890635374526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498096518892798196.post-57467515707935290812017-08-11T16:04:09.633+01:002017-08-11T16:04:09.633+01:00LOL Are you sure that wasn't me as well?
Than...LOL Are you sure that wasn't me as well?<br /><br />Thank you so much for reading, Susanna!Cass Graftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14391140736724053771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498096518892798196.post-66995397153895822022017-08-11T16:03:32.845+01:002017-08-11T16:03:32.845+01:00This experience has made me want to re-read the bo...This experience has made me want to re-read the books too, Helena! I have the stashed in the attic back home. <br /><br />I really enjoyed reading about your first romance novel! Alison Uttley's story sounds right up my street!Cass Graftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14391140736724053771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498096518892798196.post-50422397874191303592017-08-11T10:41:03.460+01:002017-08-11T10:41:03.460+01:00Hi Susanna, thanks for taking the time to read and...Hi Susanna, thanks for taking the time to read and comment. Much appreciated. Jaffareadstoo.....https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448387659367489116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498096518892798196.post-59534650387621586092017-08-11T10:40:03.211+01:002017-08-11T10:40:03.211+01:00Thanks for being part of My First Reads and for sh...Thanks for being part of My First Reads and for sharing your love of Alison Uttley's novel. Definitely one for me to look out for ..Jaffareadstoo.....https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448387659367489116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498096518892798196.post-13392576479036238172017-08-11T10:38:28.535+01:002017-08-11T10:38:28.535+01:00Thanks so much for being part of My First Reads. I...Thanks so much for being part of My First Reads. I enjoyed reading all about your Mills and Boon days. I was hooked on Barbara Cartland novels ! Jaffareadstoo.....https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448387659367489116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498096518892798196.post-33414298492653430192017-08-11T10:32:15.045+01:002017-08-11T10:32:15.045+01:00Cass, your post reminded me of an occasion when I ...Cass, your post reminded me of an occasion when I was in the 3rd year at grammar school when, for some reason, we were all required to empty our brief cases and the two girls sitting in front of me both brought out huge stacks of M&B novels. Thanks for sharing your memories.Susanna Bavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05716163626810832427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498096518892798196.post-2221216181653674982017-08-11T10:26:59.856+01:002017-08-11T10:26:59.856+01:00Cassandra, I was a big fan of Betty Neels, too. My...Cassandra, I was a big fan of Betty Neels, too. My sister has a whole stash of vintage M&Bs in her attic which she's promised to give me. I'm sure there'll be some Betty Neels in there. You're really whetted my appetite to re-read them!<br />Thanks for hosting us, Jo. It's been great fun revisiting my first book love :)Helena Fairfaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435930085468105031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498096518892798196.post-29348534027610192272017-08-11T08:51:49.251+01:002017-08-11T08:51:49.251+01:00Loved reading about Helena's first romance rea...Loved reading about Helena's first romance read - sounds like a book I would enjoy!<br /><br />Thank you for asking me to be part of your fun First Reads posts, Jo and Jaffa! I had a blast!Cass Graftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14391140736724053771noreply@blogger.com