I claimed that this was no challenge at all, so I'll back that up:
30 day books-by-women challenge! 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #30DaysBooksByWomen #barbaracomyns #modernism
Day 13:The Vet's Daughter - Barbara Comyns (read 2022)
Born #OnThisDay in 1907, 20th century writer Barbara Comyns led a life as captivating as the narratives she spun.
Discover her compelling story in Avril Horner's biography, now available in paperback from all good bookshops & online. #BarbaraComyns #booksky
#BarbaraComyns fan here.
Biography of Barbara Comyns: A Savage Innocence by Avril Horner on top of a dresser in front of several books by Comyns
So excited for my #BookMail today. One of those books I want to start immediately, if not sooner.
#BarbaraComyns bio by #AvrilHorner
#OnThisDay in 1907, the novelist Barbara Comyns was born.
Avril Horner's 'first-class biography' (@timesculture) of the cult favourite British author is out now in hardback, and will be publishing in paperback in April 2025.
#barbaracomyns #happybirthday
Finished The Skin Chairs by #BarbaraComyns my early Xmas present. Missing men, struggling women and half-abandoned children. The chairs are so disturbing, a symptom of a brutality at the heart of all social relations but there’s a kind of redemption in what Frances does at the end - I think…perhaps
Photo of virago edition of The Skin Chairs by Barbara Comyns
My Christmas present to myself has arrived #BarbaraComyns #TheSkinChairs
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Painting of #BarbaraComyns by Hedwig E Pillitz exhibited in 1933. Titled, Barbara
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Just bought myself a Christmas present. Have wanted #BarbaraComyns #TheSkinChairs for ages. It’s out of print WHY and rather expensive but I’m worth it.
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Just ordered Birds in Tiny Cages via Abe Books, and now all I need is a copy of Out of the Red, Into the Blue, that does not cost the world, and that's me complete. One day. #BarbaraComyns
