tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post5642683351278099367..comments2023-12-07T09:29:21.331-05:00Comments on Just Janga: Romance Fiction’s Hall of FameJangahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-4584776374555307272012-03-12T22:43:16.656-04:002012-03-12T22:43:16.656-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-68224621494770197382012-03-12T22:42:58.449-04:002012-03-12T22:42:58.449-04:00Q, the last time I visited my local library, the l...Q, the last time I visited my local library, the lady ahead of me in checkout had an armload of Cookson's books. That was the first time I had thought of her in a long time, but clearly she still has devoted readers here as well as in the UK.<br /><br />The Centurion Club sounds interesting. Who would qualify? Hmm--Barbara Cartland, Nora, of course, and Mary Balogh. Who else?Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-87019580349269499532012-03-12T22:34:17.977-04:002012-03-12T22:34:17.977-04:00Anne, I remember reading Lucy Walker books in the ...Anne, I remember reading Lucy Walker books in the 60s and 70s. I can even see the look-alike covers with her name in the same font. Wasn't one titled <i>The Man from Outback</i> or something similar?<br /><br />Thanks for adding her to the list.<br /><br />It sounds as if you read Walker the way I read Emilie Loring and Grace Livingston Hill. Their books don't stand the test of time well for me, but I trace my love of romance fiction to my tenth summer and the stack of books I read by those two authors.Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-19109861408205080952012-03-11T04:54:04.848-04:002012-03-11T04:54:04.848-04:00Interesting! Yes,I would like to see an Internatio...Interesting! Yes,I would like to see an International Romance Writers Hall of fame .... as long as political considerations are strictly forbidden!<br /><br />I would also like to see a romance writers 'Centurion Club'. An exclusive club where members have published 100 novels or nearly 100. I nominate Catherine Cookson as the first English member. I would also add her to the hall of fame. <br /><br />With the Indie revolution, membership might also need to consider number of books sold!<br /><br />I must try a Lucy Walker. Her books sound a little like Elizabeth Lowell's Western books that I love.Quantumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08686409685564115213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-77920426011302960522012-03-10T21:09:48.791-05:002012-03-10T21:09:48.791-05:00I have another one for you, Janga -- an Australian...I have another one for you, Janga -- an Australian writer called Lucy Walker who wrote in the 1950s, Her books were international bestsellers, and she's still remembered with fondness today.<br /><br />Her books were set mostly in the Australian outback, and typically the heroine was an English girl or an Australian girl of sheltered upbringing, sent for whatever reason to an outback sheep or cattle station, hundreds of miles from anywhere.<br /><br />The heroes were the strong, silent type — station owners, cattlemen, outback aristocracy, and very rich. <br /><br />My eldest sister used to love them, and when as a young teenager, I used to visit her, I'd devour her collection of Lucy Walkers.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564152027118499399noreply@blogger.com