Another adventure in Portland area. This time I was on a mission to discover more Jean Plaidy Novels and to find Of Mice and Men by John Steinbck. This time unfortunately I did not find much of what I set out to find.This time I went to a used bookstore closer to my house. They specialize in rare books and I had never been in there before. Lets just say I am not going back either not exactly a kid friendly zone. But I did manage to snag a few little things that were overpriced enough to where I appreciated the last stores prices much more.
I picked up a nice leather copy of The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran which to my surprise is a very interesting little book. After doing a search on him this is what came up:
"He was a Lebanese American artist, poet, and writer. Born in the town of Bsharri in modern-day Lebanon (then part of Ottoman Syria), as a young man he emigrated with his family to the United States where he studied art and began his literary career. He is chiefly known for his 1923 book The Prophet, a series of philosophical essays written in English prose. An early example of Inspirational fiction, the book sold well despite a cool critical reception, and became extremely popular in 1960s counterculture."
I am sending it to my brother, words of wisdom and inspiration. I also finally found Robin Maxwell's "The Queens Bastard", I read it awhile back and have been looking for it forever. I lucked out with one Victoria Holt aka Jean Plaidy novel "The Queen's Confession" which is a tale of Marie Antoinette. One that I have not even heard of. Last but not least "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" by Lisa See. Sorry all but the pictures are not the exact ones I got but it was the closest I could find.
I have got all the works of Kahlil Gibran. I read those some years ago. Your post made me realise, I need to go back. His poetry is divine.
ReplyDeleteYou will never regret reading The Prophet.
Great books. Marie Antoinette is one of my favourites.. :)
ReplyDeleteI've got that Queen's Confession & Queen's Bastard, on my shelf too.. I love going to the bookstore, which I did also this week, so you'll see my finds on the mailbox monday coming up =)
ReplyDeleteI started it last night and LOVED it. It is just down right beautiful, and eloquent. I did not know he had more but I guess I had not gotten that far yet.
ReplyDeleteI hope the M.A. book is a bit more lusty, the last one I read about her I hated, no feelings.
To the bookshelf it went, I have too many I want to read at one time right now. I just need to slow my roll a bit.
I've never heard if the Queen's Bastard.
ReplyDeleteOMG bluestocking you would love it. A dirty love story with a secret love child. I LOVED it.
ReplyDeleteYou should read it, you would like it I swear.
Lizzy these still are great finds! I have such a hard time finding any Plaidys. Mind you just recently I found a place that keeps tons of Heyer...so I'm plannning on going back there. These used bookstores are like treasure where you do have to search to find rare jewels. Thanks:)
ReplyDeleteWhat a coincidence! I was at B&N at the Clackamas Town Center this morning. I picked up Plaidy's The Queen's Secret, plus Gortner's The Last Queen. I thought hard about picking up See's Peony in Love, so I was staring at Snow Flower & Secret Fan too, but I've already read it. Very good book.
ReplyDeleteI know I ended up going to B&N and getting Of Mice and Men there because no one else had it anywhere.
ReplyDeleteI know it is on my list but at the very bottom.
Queen's Bastard AND Queen's Confession! What finds! Both sound divine--I must read both asap.
ReplyDeleteQueen's bastard is a favorite hopefully Confessions will be too.
ReplyDeleteAlthough The Queen's Confession was written under the name Victoria Holt, that really should have been a Plaidy. It is of the same good quality as Plaidy's other works. I've no doubt you will enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteI liked The Queen's Bastard, too, although it seemed a stretch to me that Elizabeth could have had a child with no one finding out about it! But Maxwell's writing is very enjoyable, and I have most of her books. Have you read Signora Da Vinci yet? I've seen it in the bookstore but haven't picked it up yet.
OMG OMG I read Signora in 2 days, like I did not sleep it was that good.
ReplyDeleteI love the Queen's Bastard because of the relationship with Robert. He is dreamy and the book is more of a daydream about them for me.
Really! OK, note to self: buy Signora this week!
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