Anybody recognise this book??

pictish · Anybody recognise this book??

I read a book about 10 years ago and was SURE it was by Philippa Gregory but I can't find anything that resembles it in her list of published books Confused

It is set in the C18th I think and about a fairly well-to-do young girl who falls under the influence of a charismatic (but not very nice) Methodist(?) preacher who comes to preach in her village and about how he comes to dominate her until she manages to break free and (I think) meet someone else. I think part of it might be set in Bath.

Ring any bells? Laughing

terri

It's not one that I recognise Confused

pictish

I'd like to read it again and it's driving me up the wall Laughing

Jobo

I dont know the book Ali - but it sounds good!!

I have a similar thing - when I was a teenager (many moons ago Rolling Eyes

) I read a book about a girl who had diabetes and someone bought her a sugar mouse which she couldnt eat because of her condition. It told all the trials and tribulations of being a teenage diabetic. The book was called The Sugar Mouse and I remember borrowing it from the library at least 3 times. I have looked and looked for it again, to read myself and give to my girls to read, and never ever found it Sad

KnittingLadybird

I remember Together Forever by Judy Bloom...it's STILL unavailable in our library... Wink

However this is the sort of book my mam reads, so i'll ask her at the weekend and see if she knows.

Auntie Noo

Jobo keep trying abebooks.co.uk for yours, cos they do out of print books.

Pictish, I can't help I'm afraid, but what about other authors that you might have been reading at the time. Can you tell us any more about the story? - Funnily enough I've just listened to Jamaica Inn and there are similarities to that so I'm having trouble removing that from my brain!!!!

pictish

I don't think I read much historical fiction more classics then - this one was a one-off Laughing

I tried the Borders book thing cos I was for AGES sure it was a Philippa Gregory one Confused

Unless it's just gone out of print. It was a very good book. Maybe it was Philippa something else but it had a name like Meridon which is one of her books but def not that.

Thanks Linz that would be good!!

Oblonsky

Pictish, any chance it was a book by Anya Seton? She's written a lot of historical fiction.

pictish

I think it was a more recent writer buut will check - thanks!!

modelwidow

Sorry I can't help Pictish, but it is very strange, I have been trying to remember a book as I wanted to read it again and it must have gone in the frequent clear outs DH has and I can't remember title, author etc either. I've been meaning to post on here to see if anyone knew but never got round to it.

Perhaps we need a 'What's this book?' thread Laughing

Anyway, I'm glad I'm not the only one.

minniemoll

There's a livejournal community called What Was That Book? which would probably be a good place to ask about the book.

http://community.livejournal.com/whatwasthatbook/profile

The sugar mouse book is by John Branfield - I can't find a single copy for sale online though (and I collect and deal in books, so I've got a pretty good idea where to look)

pictish

Thanks!!! Wll try that Cool

melody yarns

Sounds ever so much like a Thomas Hardy book but can't be if it's a modernish one. Not much help am I?? Laughing

pictish

I'm pretty sure it wasn't Thomas Hardy. I think ....... Laughing

I'm sure it was a woman writer actually.

Jobo

minniemoll

KnittingLadybird

Ali i've asked mum today and she says sounds vaguely familiar and is going to go through her books (she may be a while Wink

) and let me know what she finds.

pictish

Ooooh thanks for that Linz!!!! Cool