From the back cover

Lolly Willowes has endured twenty years of self-effacement as a maiden aunt when she decides to escape her extended family and move to a small Bedfordshire village. Here, happy and unfettered, she revels in a new existence, nagged only by the sense of a secret she has yet to discover. With her cat and the Devil, Lolly Willowes dicovers that secret - witchcraft - and is finally free.

Deliciously wry and magical, 'Lolly Willowes' is Sylvia Townsend Warner's piquant plea that single women should find liberty and civility, a theme later explored by Virgina Woolf in 'A Room of One's Own'

This was an interesting read. Townsend Warner's prose is beautiful and magical and this was a lovely allegorical tale of a woman's journey towards independence.

Sending out as a bookring to:

laura0141
aveburysurfer
Rillaith

and then back to me.

Finally got this in the post to laura0141 today.

Received with thanks. Mt TBR #3

This really is a very strange book - so strange that I'm not sure how to comment on it. I enjoyed it and found it to be a real page-turner and I'll certainly look out for more from the author.

Will PM next reader for addy.

On way to RubyBlueLady

This paperback book arrived today.

Unfortunately I have three other things to read first,one of which is a very long book.

If I still haven't read it after 4 weeks, I'll pass it on to Rillaith.

I finally finished all the other rings I had, then read this book in a day. Now excuse me, but I'm going to have a little rant - I just have to let off steam LOL

I enjoyed most of the book until it got to the part about Lolly becoming a witch and stuff about the devil, I know this book was written in 1926, but even then there must have been books about 'the old religion', the pagan practices of the UK before Christianity arrived (and for a long time, after it arrived). The devil does not feature in pagan beliefs, he's purely a christian belief, a true Witch worships the goddess and nature. I'm not a Witch myself, but have read many books on the history of withcraft. To read a book that pushes that old misconseption that ties witchcraft to devil worship is galling.

So, I couldn't really enjoy the latter part of the book as it was full of what is in my opinion a load of old, ignorant tosh.

It's a shame really, because up to a point, I thought the book was charming. Forgive me the rant, but someone has to stick up for our forebears!

I feel better now LOL

Arrived safe and sound, and due to be started either at or just after Uncon.

Didn't really like this book very much for ages, and then suddenly discovered about 2/3 of the way though that actually, I *had* to finish it. Left remembering that I was engaged by the last part, yet feeling somewhat dissatisfied by the book as a whole. An odd reaction, for me!

Thanks for sharing, but I don't think I'd rush to read more by this author.

Returning to kitkat8 shortly.

RELEASE NOTES:

Posting home shortly.

Just to say Lolly has made her way around the country and has safely returned home. Also sorry for the delay in journalling her return, she got buried under a pile of other books, but is now safely restored to her place on my bookshelf.