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Another Antonia Forest thread

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tvaerialmagpiebin · 27/04/2010 20:18

We haven't had one in a while.

I have just won "Attic Term" on ebay and almost got "Marlows and the Traitor" from a dealer but it turned out their website was out of date and it had sold in December. Boo hiss.

I tried to find the thread from a while back about "Nicola Merrick" the radio producer but I think it must have been in Chat because it has gone. I am re-reading all the AF books I have, in order, and it is surprising how things slip into place now. Can't believe I got "Ready-made family" for 25p in a charity shop 10 years ago and that launched me on such a fantastic discovery.

Now I have to convince my local library to get out the copy of "Run away Home" that they claim to have in the HQ store, and I will be very happy..

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tvaerialmagpiebin · 28/04/2010 19:33

Hello pantryboy
I am after that book from GGB too. But I haven't read RAH yet. I think my favourite (so far) is Falconer's Lure, but I like them all. I do skip over the very crickety bits in Cricket Term, though.

Hi Pooka
Oh I am really after reading MATT now..... feel a trip to Hay on Wye coming up (but not with ds in tow)

Attic Term has not yet dropped through my letterbox and I will have to read something else now, out of the groove, grr.

I am interested to know how everyone found Antonia Forest, and where we got our books from.

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aJumpedUpPantryBoy · 27/04/2010 22:09

Lawrie not playing a major role is a bonus!

Has anyone read the GGB publications where they include some of the deleted scenes from RAH?
Buster was to have died after the trip to Bacca Cave but her publisher felt it was too much. The scene where Nicola finds him made me cry.

There is a poster with the username Lawrieisluckybutnickyisnicer - she must be a Forest fan - I wonder if she will show up on this thread.

pooka · 27/04/2010 21:59

I see what you're saying about it dating perhaps more than the others. The whole cold-war espionage navy story is what does it I think. Still like it. Perhaps because Lawrie hospitalised and out of the picture for much of it!

aJumpedUpPantryBoy · 27/04/2010 20:46

I've just reread The Marlows and the Traitor and I've decided it is one of my least favourites (although I still enjoyed it).
It seems to have dated more than some of the other books.
I love Attic Term and Run Away Home - although in RAH I am desparate for Nicola to contact Esther.

pooka · 27/04/2010 20:20

I re-read the marlowes and the traitor not long ago. Love it!
I also have Attic Term, Falconer's Lure and Peter's Room (somewhere).

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