Comments on: The Hand that First Held Mine, Maggie O’Farrell

By: The Hand that First Held Mine by Maggie O’Farrell « JoV's Book Pyramid

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:48:57 +0000

[…] Jennys books: I promise I enjoyed it, and if you’ve liked Maggie O’Farrell’s past books, I am sure you will enjoy this one too! Only if you’re reading her for the first time, maybe start with The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox, which is fascinating and suspenseful and has a lovely ambiguous ending. Then when you get to The Hand that First Held Mine, you will have fondness for Maggie O’Farrell stored up, and you will be able to enjoy this book on its merits without needing it to be the best shining example of Maggie O’Farrell’s wonderfulness. […]

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 02:27:20 +0000

In reply to Jodie.

….We are now blogging Enem1ez. Not because I can’t be friends with someone who thinks this about dual plotlines, but because up until now I haven’t had any blogging Enem1ez. BEWARE BLOGGING ENEM1EZ.

(Er, I sort of agree with you about dual plotlines, actually. I love dual plotlines myself and my heart always yearns for books to do them well, but they more often do them badly. Sadness.)

By: Review: The Forgotten Garden, Kate Morton « Jenny's Books

Review: The Forgotten Garden, Kate Morton « Jenny's Books — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 03:39:16 +0000

[…] look, I just sailed and waded (respectively) through The Hand that First Held Mine and The Children’s Book, and although I was not entirely happy with either of them, Kate […]

By: Jodie

Jodie — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:57:44 +0000

‘If you suppose there is no connection between them, I can only assume you have never read a book before.’ I’m afraid this may make us blogging Enem1ez but I really wish less authors used this device – so many of them are just not good at it and one narrative is often redundant. It’s getting to the point now where I see ‘dual timelines’ and I put books back. Which is why lovely blog posts like this are so important in making me reasses these books. Will add it back to my mental TBR pile again (I think it’s in my parents bookshelves).

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 02:41:26 +0000

In reply to Emily. You will surely like it! It's got all these elements that make a book amazing -- dual timeframe storylines, women and madness in teh olden days, and dress shops. Yay! (I am sort of making myself want to reread it now.)

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 02:40:22 +0000

In reply to Vasilly. Good decision! I am just being helpful to all sorts of people with this review! :p

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 02:40:05 +0000

In reply to zibilee. Oh, good. I don't think The Hand That First Held Mine would make you hate Maggie O'Farrell, but I don't know that it would make you want to read other books by her immediately. But Esme Lennox is really very very good.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 02:37:31 +0000

In reply to Best Romance Novels. Oh, I'm glad you enjoyed it. That's been my favorite of O'Farrell's books so far. I'm going to read her other two soon, and then I guess I will just be bereft until she writes another.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 02:35:57 +0000

In reply to Bina. It is so cool! I wish more authors would do so! If only they knew that I like it better this way...

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 02:35:36 +0000

In reply to Christy. The good things are true! But I have to say, I haven't purchased any of O'Farrell's books yet, except Esme Lennox used for a dollar or two. I'm not positive how well they'll hold up to a reread. If they reread well, I know I will be sold.