While on a recent road-trip across the entire state of Ohio, we stopped at a very large antique store. After much pleading and begging. You
cannot imagine my excitement when I discovered a whole shelf of Grace
Livingston Hill books! I quickly dialed my sister's work number and her
boss answered. Unfortunately it was a bad connection and I felt bad for
bothering her boss. With much "hello-ing" and "are you there", I
attracted all the people in the antique store, and the staff were
rushing to help me, perhaps thinking I had fallen or been skewered by an
ancient weapon. My sister assured me I needed to buy at least several
of them. I also had to call my mother-in-law and check her stash of
these books by our beloved author and justify my first impression of
grabbing them all!
Most of them were in fabulous condition and fairly priced and I
eventually chose Maris, Through These Fires, Coming Through The Rye,
Rainbow Valley, Silver Wings and April Gold. Also an unexpected book at
the end as you will see.
Can you get over these wonderful covers and original art? These are some of our very favorite titles! If you have not read a Grace Livingston Hill book you really need to, they present such a wonderful view of the past, full of great food and always honest and upright ideals. Mrs. Hill wrote over 100 books from around 1900 to the mid 1940's. I could gush on and on about her....
Surprise! On the way to the check out, how a plain brown book binding caught my eye, I don't know. The dealer could not have known who L.M. Montgomery was and had priced this at a mere $2.00. In fabulous condition, I have not even been able to find this book in paperback. I have always wanted to read it! For those of your wondering, L. M. Montgomery wrote the Anne of Green Gables series, one of my very favorites. As you can imagine I snapped this book up and practically ran to check out.
Note: The wonderful pineapple fabric in the background, I found at a great quilting store in Ohio. I think it is going to become a tablecloth.
I am so so excited about these!! Can't wait to curl up and start reading!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful find!! I love Grace Livinston Hill too. And, that copy of "A Tangled Web" is incredible; truly a rare one.
ReplyDeleteSarah I am so glad you love GLH, what was the first one you read? I almost felt guilty posting about A Tangled Web it was such a steal!!!
DeleteI think the first I read was "All Through the Night". But my favroite would have to be "A White Flower", that is truly an exciting story!
ReplyDeleteHave you read "Blue Castle" by L.M. Montgomery? That is one of my favorites I have read that book more than once. : )