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Barbara Comyns (1907–1992)

Författare till Our Spoons Came from Woolworths

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Verk av Barbara Comyns

Our Spoons Came from Woolworths (1950) 690 exemplar
The Vet's Daughter (1959) 569 exemplar
The Juniper Tree (1985) 263 exemplar
Sisters by a River (1947) 233 exemplar
The Skin Chairs (1962) 154 exemplar
A Touch of Mistletoe (1967) 115 exemplar
The House of Dolls (1989) 83 exemplar
Mr Fox (1987) 49 exemplar
Out of the Red, Into the Blue (1960) 19 exemplar
Birds in Tiny Cages (1964) 14 exemplar
THE VET`S DAUGHTER 1 exemplar

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Vedertaget namn
Comyns, Barbara
Namn enligt folkbokföringen
Comyns Carr, Barbara Irene Veronica
Andra namn
Bayley, Barbara Irene Veronica (birth)
Födelsedag
1907-12-27
Avled
1992-07-14
Begravningsplats
St Andrew's Churchyard, Stanton upon Hine Heath, Shropshire, England, UK
Kön
female
Nationalitet
UK
Födelseort
Bidford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
Dödsort
Stanton upon Hine Heath, Shropshire, England, UK
Bostadsorter
Bidford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK
Ibiza, Spain
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
San Roque, Andalusia, Spain
London, England, UK
Utbildning
Heatherley School of Fine Art
Yrken
novelist
antique furniture dealer
old car dealer
poodle breeder
artist
Relationer
Pemberton, John (1st husband)
Carr, Richard Comyns (2nd husband)
Kort biografi
Barbara Comyns was the pen name of Barbara Comyns Carr, née Barbara Irene Veronica Bayley, born 27 December 1907 at the family estate of Bell Court, Bidford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, the fourth among six children (five girls and one boy) of a Birmingham brewer and industrialist. She was educated by governesses and began to write and illustrate stories by age 10. Following the death of her father, she went to London to attend the Heatherley School of Fine Art. In 1931, she married John Pemberton, a painter, with whom she had two children. The couple moved in artistic and literary circles that included Augustus John and Dylan Thomas. After a divorce, she supported herself and her children by various jobs such as trading antiques and classic cars, modeling, breeding dogs, renovating apartments, and working as a cook in a private house. Some of these activities were featured in her 1987 novel, Mr. Fox. In 1945, she remarried to Richard Comyns Carr, who worked in the Foreign Office. Barbara's first published book was the semi-autobiographical novel Sisters by the River (1947), based on her childhood. Her next novel, Our Spoons Came from Woolworths (1950), was based on her first marriage. Others among her 11 novels were Who was Changed and Who was Dead (1955), The Vet’s Daughter (1959), The Skin Chairs (1962), and The Juniper Tree (1985). Out of the Blue into the Red (1960) was a nonfiction book about Spain, where she and Comyns Carr lived for 18 years. The Vet's Daughter was adapted by BBC radio and also became a 1978 musical called The Clapham Wonder.

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No review - read so long ago that I don't recall it.
 
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mykl-s | 19 andra recensioner | Aug 12, 2023 |
Rather like being read to by a four year old. The characters were flat, and I could not bring myself to care about what happened to them, no matter how hard I tried. At least it is behind me.
 
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kent23124 | 27 andra recensioner | May 19, 2023 |
Sophia y Charles tienen veinte años cuando se conocen en un tren. Los dos son artistas, alegres y cándidos, y al cabo de un año deciden casarse en secreto. A la boda, sin embargo, va todo el mundo, quizá un primer indicio de que no siempre sabe uno bien dónde se mete. La novia cree que el control de natalidad consiste en ponerse «muy seria» y decir: «No tendré hijos». La madre del novio cree que su hijo «es un genio y se merece respeto».
En el Londres bohemio de los años 30, de mudanza en mudanza, entre niños y amantes inesperados, la inocencia y la esperanza tendrán que afrontar duras pruebas. Antes de conocer a su verdadero príncipe azul, Sophia se habrá convertido en la dulce heroína de un extraño cuento de hadas, en el que el hada madrina es una pequeña herencia imprevista y el ogro adopta la forma de cortes de gas y de luz, trabajos perdidos, comidas magras y una parentela entrometida y mezquina.… (mer)
 
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Natt90 | 27 andra recensioner | Mar 28, 2023 |
Lovely writing, some darkly humorous lines and situations, and the "bread" part of the book was a compelling narrative I found captivating. The rest felt a bit disjointed with lots of good tidbits throughout; I had trouble staying engaged despite how short it is. I'm looking forward to reading Comyns' The Jupiter Tree soon.
 
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ostbying | 29 andra recensioner | Jan 1, 2023 |

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Medlemmar
2,707
Popularitet
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Betyg
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ISBN
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