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I Love A Lass by Elizabeth Cadell

Typing out Vintage Blurbs can be a pain in the tush, but sometimes it is interesting too. Whether it makes me snort outloud with laughter like the line:
"But now here she was in Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. Already two men were competing for the pleasure of introducing her to the gay night life of the island."
Childish I know, but the image of a good 1960s girl visiting a bunch of gay night clubs, entertained me for quite a while.

And sometimes, just plain interesting to me, today that is the blurb for I Love A Lass by Elizabeth Cadell:

"The bright young creatures who inhabit Elizabeth Cadell's special world have never been more charming than in this gay, light-hearted story of doubtful doings in France.
And, as ever, the generations are no problem for Mes. Cadell, whose winning books are the more appealing for their well-mannered warfare between the age groups. Thus a very old lady and a very young boy are as important to this double love affair as salt and pepper are to a proper lunch.
The lovers themselves are splendid Cadell characters: Sebastian, a rich young English bachelor who has spent his life driving fast cars and dodging hopeful mothers; his friend, Joss, a quietly unorthodox good guy; and Jessica de Vries, a pleasant prospect for anybody's hand – or money.
First there is a strike, and Joss and Sebastian find themselves stranded in France. No car – no vacation!
Then alors! The Countess buys a taxi. What else? And who should drive it but these perfect strangers with their peculiar baggage.
An old chateau – the sunny summer charm of France – the pleasantly preposterous antics of young men in love – these combine to make this novel one of Mrs. Cadell's most successful recipes for reading pleasure."

PS. Typo of the day has to be me typing out I Love A Less in the title to this post. :D

Book Crack

Some people talk about JR Ward as their cracktastic author.. but for me, I have decided it is Jacquelyn Frank.
While I do not rush out and buy her books, once I stumble across some, I inhale them.. they are soo over the top and campy, she has to be writing with her tongue firmly planted in her cheek.. no?
Well that is how I choose to look at it, and the books so entertain me.

News at the website..

I have finally managed to get the coupon mod I was after brought and installed, so now Girrlit's Books has free postage to Australian addresses on orders over $50.

And because I buy a lot from overseas and know well the frustration of high international postage, I've decided to have a discount ($10.30) on international parcels as well for orders over $50.

To gain the discount all you need to do is put the code frpo50 in the coupon section at the bottom of checkout.