“Harriet Vane sat at her writing table and stared out into Mecklenburg Square. The late tulips made a brave show in the Square garden and a quartet of early tennis players were energetically calling the score of a rather erratic and unpractised game." The anticipation of those couple of introductory sentences gets me every time…
Agree that paart of London is amazing, add to it in the tranqulity of University Colledge during lecure free summer its magic. Walk a bit to the Britsih Museum and get a feel what globalisation is also about.
Lovely post. I reviewed Francesca Wade's book in glowing terms a few years ago, and often pick it up again. It sparked my own Substack post on Eileen Power too! Look forward to your book.
“Harriet Vane sat at her writing table and stared out into Mecklenburg Square. The late tulips made a brave show in the Square garden and a quartet of early tennis players were energetically calling the score of a rather erratic and unpractised game." The anticipation of those couple of introductory sentences gets me every time…
Fabulous, aren't they?
I love those opening lines.
Square Hauntings has been on my TBR pike for far too long!
It's fabulous, Sue. Do read it.
Love this celebration of Bloomsbury's literary femmes - and how great that you got invited inside a Bloomsbury house to have a look!!!
Agree that paart of London is amazing, add to it in the tranqulity of University Colledge during lecure free summer its magic. Walk a bit to the Britsih Museum and get a feel what globalisation is also about.
Lovely post. I reviewed Francesca Wade's book in glowing terms a few years ago, and often pick it up again. It sparked my own Substack post on Eileen Power too! Look forward to your book.
Ooh, I shall have to take a look at your post on Eileen Power.