Virago Modern Classics discussion

Write here which book would you like to read in October.

The full list of VMC books you can find on our to-read shelf.

For the sake of diversity, please don't nominate books from previous poll, that is:
Good Behaviour by Molly Keane
South Riding by Winifred Holtby
On the Side of the Angels by Betty Miller
Mary Anne by Daphne du Maurier
The Ghostly Lover by Elizabeth Hardwick.
You will be able to nominate them again after a month.

You can nominate 1 or 2 books. The rest of the rules you can find here.

I nominate Frost In May by Antonia White. I have just bought it in a used book shop 😍

Daniela wrote: "I nominate Frost In May by Antonia White. I have just bought it in a used book shop 😍"

Absolutely a beautiful story. And very true.

I nominate Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith.

I nominate A Far Cry From Kensington by Muriel Spark.

I second that nomination and will try to stuff the ballot box!

Marilyn wrote: "I nominate Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith."

Another great choice.

Three nominations are left yet.

I will also nominate Surfacing by Margaret Atwood.

I nominate The Street or The Narrows by Ann Petry and The Living Is Easy by Dorothy West.

JosephineBookwyrm wrote: "I nominate The Street or The Narrows by Ann Petry and The Living Is Easy by Dorothy West."

Please choose which one you would prefer to nominate, JosephineBookwyrm, "The Street" or "The Narrows" by Ann Petry.

If no one else will nominate another book to Sunday (20th August) I will add to the poll two of your nominations (one by Ann Petry, one by Dorothy West).

Okay, Mela. Sorry - I’m getting used to the nomination process! “The Street” is shorter so I’ll nominate that one. “The Narrows” is over 500 pages long.

The nominations for October are as followed:

Frost in May by Antonia White
Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith
A Far Cry from Kensington by Muriel Spark
Surfacing by Margaret Atwood
The Street by Ann Petry
The Living Is Easy by Dorothy West

Nomination for October is closed, the poll will appear soon.

We have a winner.

In October we are going to read Frost in May by Antonia White.

Loved it two years ago. Confirmed most of my apprehensions about religion.

Chris wrote: "Loved it two years ago. Confirmed most of my apprehensions about religion."

I read it too. And it was a personal, emotional reading to me (I grew up in a Catholic country). One of my favourite books.

Mela wrote: "Chris wrote: "Loved it two years ago. Confirmed most of my apprehensions about religion."

I read it too. And it was a personal, emotional reading to me (I grew up in a Catholic country). One of my..."

I loved it too although the details around Catholicism were completely new to me and quite alien, so look forward to getting your perspective on White's story.