Persephone Books discussion

Happy August all !
This month the book choice is 'High Wages' by Dorothy Whipple.Hope you can join in.
Happy Reading
Karen and Gina : )

I started reading this yesterday and am enjoying it, especially her wry and humorous asides on people’s quirks.

Susan wrote: "I started reading this yesterday and am enjoying it, especially her wry and humorous asides on people’s quirks."
Hi Susan, i'm really looking forward to reading this month's choice.I love Dorothy Whipple's writing.

Was so delighted to check the reading next list against the titles I have and see that I had a match. Read 'High Wages' in 3 days. I think it is important to read the forward on this one. Adds a good perspective.
And would n't you know...the men are hitting on the young women in a very uncomfortable way. The classes as portrayed by Whipple are OTT and n'er the twain shall meet.

I do love this one by good old DW. Like Susan said its a quick joy to read, with a great Forward.
I love the rich prose with strong Northern dialect. That really helps bring out the Class and the regional feel of this story. And what a wonderful group of women - great characters. Blimey the men are a awful, sleasy bunch.
Toast

I look forward to starting this soon, but after Susan and Toast both mentioning the great foreword, I'm a bit dismayed to see that my Kindle version doesn't include it (although it's mentioned on the title page). Does anyone know if it's available to read somewhere online?

Peggy wrote: "I look forward to starting this soon, but after Susan and Toast both mentioning the great foreword, I'm a bit dismayed to see that my Kindle version doesn't include it (although it's mentioned on t..."

I don’t see the foreword online, but here’s a short article by the author Jane Brocket about how she came to write it: https://yarnstorm.blogs.com/jane_broc...

I started this on Monday and so far I am enjoying it. I really like the main character.

Starting this today

What a rotter Mr Chadwick is !!

Karen wrote: "What a rotter Mr Chadwick is !!" His wife, too

After I read the Forward, where Whipple's dislike of the color pink was mentioned, I was very amused at the way that the color was attached to mother and daughter Greenwood throughout the novel.

I've finished this book. I really enjoyed it. As a couple of people have already mentioned the Chadwick's weren't very nice. I also didn't like the Greenwoods. I would have no hesitation in recommending this book.

Suki wrote: "After I read the Forward, where Whipple's dislike of the color pink was mentioned, I was very amused at the way that the color was attached to mother and daughter Greenwood throughout the novel." I completely missed that! Thanks for pointing it out

There are so many wonderful touches throughout this novel like the Greenwoods and pink as Suki noted, Mr Chadwick and his hat, the window displays both in Manchester and Tidsley, the one-up-man-ship between Maggie and Mrs Chadwick over the after hours dinners. It is just fabulous writing adding so much in terms of character and realism. Its brilliant. And half the time, like Susan, I don't realise DW had done it.
Toast

I'm still waiting for this to come in from the library and I ordered it over a month ago. I bought Long Live Great Bardfield: The Autobiography of Tirzah Garwood, so I might end up reading that one first.

Tania wrote: "I'm still waiting for this to come in from the library and I ordered it over a month ago. I bought Long Live Great Bardfield: The Autobiography of Tirzah Garwood, so I might end up ..." Hi Tania , no worries, join in when you can