She ventured down rabbit holes and womble burrows into midnight gardens and. May 24, 2018 in bookworm, lucy revisits her childhood reading with wit, love and gratitude. Ive been an avid reader of lucys guardian columns in the past so i am looking forward to this, a book about childrens books and loving reading. Lucy mangan is a columnist for guardian weekend magazine and stylist, and the author of my family and other disasters, the reluctant bride and hopscotch and handbags.
Mangan never romanticises childhood, but the book is infused with a specific sort of nostalgia. Lucy mangan talks to fellow bookworm and bookseller martha greengrass about her memoir. They opened up new worlds and cast light on all the complexities she encountered in this one. Rowan yapp, senior editor at the penguin random house imprint, acquired world english language rights to. I followed journalist and author lucy mangans childrens book corner. As the books subtitle says its a memoir of childhood reading. A cardcarrying bookworm, mangan is the owner of 10,000 unattractive books she was once interviewed by a bookcollecting magazine about it they were perplexed that she didnt collect beautiful editions. Save money on clothes, holidays, days out, pregnancy and baby gear, homeware, garden furniture and more with exclusive deals. I followed journalist and author lucy mangan s childrens book corner column in the guardian years ago, so it was with delight that i discovered that she had written a whole book on the topic. But at 21 nevern street, london, the conflict has only just begun. They opened up different worlds and cast new light on this one.
Ive always been a passionate believer in the power of books even from an early age. Lucy mangan is a columnist for guardian weekend magazine and stylist, and the author of my family and other disasters. I feel as if im back in the third year infants, with the teachers complaining that i read too many enid blyton books and the other kids thinking im weird for always, always choosing reading during reading and drawing sessions. A memoir of childhood reading by lucy mangan was a must read for me as soon as i read the description. Apr 05, 2018 book 19 bookworm by lucy mangan i spotted this one in waterstones while casting around for a mothers day present, and knew instantly that i had to read it my mum would love it. Square peg has acquired a book about childrens books by guardian columnist lucy mangan. She also disinters a few forgotten treasures to inspire the next generation of bookworms and set them on their way. When lucy mangan was little, she devoured enid blyton, c. Jcsp library project digital library make more noise. To read lucy mangans memoir of growing up bookish is to be taken back to a time in life when reading wasnt merely a gentle pleasure or mild. Bookworm is a funny and endearing tour of lucy mangans childhood reading which delivers a glowing insight into the eccentricities of the authors family, as well as a carefully researched account of the origins of many of our most beloved childrens titles. Tweet the 1993 film of the secret garden, directed by agnieszka holland. A love letter to the joys of childhood reading from wonderland to narnia. Bookworm, lucy mangan girl with her head in a book.
Yet when i look in the childrens section waterstones now, i see shelf upon shelf of captain underpants and generic young adult franchises. In her gloriously nostalgic memoir she looks back at a childhood of reading and invites readers to. Buy the feminism book by dk, lucy mangan from waterstones today. A memoir of childhood reading recalls titles you may have forgotten, library visits and birthday tokens. Why would a bookworm not want to read a book about books and being a bookworm.
When lucy mangan was little, stories were everything. Sep 27, 2018 in which i discuss two books read recently. Buy bookworm by lucy mangan from waterstones today. Feb 27, 2018 for the true bookworm, journalist lucy mangan declares, life doesnt really begin until you get hold of your first book. When lucy mangan was little, she devoured enid blyton, c s lewis, francine pascal and many others, and this memoir about her early excursions into literature is a love. A memoir of childhood reading i wanted to sit with lucy for a week, discussing her choice of favourites, sometimes disagreeing with her and at other times feeling that she was expressing my own feelings so. Her shelves reflect a life lived, to a large degree.
Now in her early forties, and with a small child of her own who is very much not the bookish sort, she reflects. As a bespectacled young bookworm, lucy mangan devoured books. In this book her childhood in terms of the books she read. Bookworm a memoir of childhood reading by lucy mangan. Yet when i look in the childrens section waterstones now, i see shelf.
An incredible collection of brand new short stories, from ten of the uks very best storytellers, celebrating inspirational girls and women, being published tocommemorate the 100th anniversary of. For the true bookworm, life doesnt really begin until you get hold of your first book. Our homes library fitted on one shelf and didnt get much beyond noddy and the famous five. Through the chapters, mangan takes us from her earliest reading. Lucy mangan reflects on a childhood spent with the very hungry caterpillar and millymollymandy. Explore books by lucy mangan with our selection at waterstones. Lucy mangan mentions dillons a lot what happened to dillons. The second is that i have been reading lucy mangan s bookworm. Apr 11, 2018 in bookworm, lucy revisits her childhood reading with wit, love and gratitude. It is about the first twenty years of a girls life. Queenie blighs neighbours do not approve when she agrees to take in jamaican lodgers, but queenie doesnt know when her husband will return, or if he will come back at all. She has amassed 10,000 volumes in her south london house, all of which are well thumbed and much loved. To read lucy mangan s memoir of growing up bookish is to be taken back to a time in life when reading wasnt merely a gentle pleasure or mild obligation but an activity as essential as breathing.
Mangan describes reading the very hungry caterpillar to her young son alongside the ghost of her toddler self and the spirit of her thirtysomething dad in a shared delight. Thats how i felt when i finished reading lucy mangan s wonderful bookworm. I heard about bookworm 2018 by lucy mangan on twitter, i think, or perhaps. Bookworm is a funny and endearing tour of lucy mangan s childhood reading which delivers a glowing insight into the eccentricities of the authors family, as well as a carefully researched account of the origins of many of our most beloved childrens titles.
In her gloriously nostalgic memoir she looks back at a childhood of reading and invites readers to look again at those formative years. I heard about bookworm 2018 by lucy mangan on twitter, i think, or perhaps another blog but as soon as id heard the subtitle a memoir of childhood reading i knew that i had to read it. Book 19 bookworm by lucy mangan busyknitter reads books. Now in her early forties, and with a small child of her own who is very much not the bookish sort, she reflects on her childhood and early adolescence through the. She broadcasts frequently on radio and occasionally on television, and is the author my family and other disasters, the reluctant bride, hopscotch and handbags and inside charlies chocolate factory. Jun 23, 2019 we were lucky in abingdon this week, as not only did katherine rundell come to mostly books to talk about her essay, but the event was a twohander.
Lucy mangan begins the book by telling the author she still has all her childhood books and that she loves them all because they made me who i am. This was one of those rare and wonderful books that i had the vague feeling might actually have been written with me in mind. Lucy mangans love of books developed from an early age. This celebration of childrens literature excels in. Warm, completely relatable account of growing up as a bookworm. She was whisked away to narnia and kirrin island and wonderland. But like lucy mangan we had the public library up the road and that had to do. Katherine rundell in conversation with lucy mangan tickets. I dont just have fond memories of my favourite childrens books, i still have a lot of the actual books many of them were temporarily stored in my parents loft when i went to university and are still there 20 years later. Now, in bookworm, lucy brings these worlds and the favourite characters back to life, uncovering a few forgotten treasures along the way, and poignantly, wittily using them to tell her own story that of a born, and unrepentant, bookworm.
Oct 27, 2018 the second is that i have been reading lucy mangans bookworm. Explore books by lucy mangan with our selection at. However, in lucy mangan s house are more than 10 000 titles. Newton abbot reading group bookworm events at waterstones bookshops. A memoir of childhood reading 01 by mangan, lucy isbn.
Lucy mangan s passionate, amusing and nostalgic reflection upon her favourite childrens books deserves to become as much of a classic as the novels she revisits. However, in lucy mangans house are more than 10 000 titles. Lucy mangan is younger than me by about a decade, so not all of her childhood books were mine i missed sweet valley high, but remember my nieces love of them and have since ordered other books she raved about private keep out. For the true bookworm, journalist lucy mangan declares, life doesnt really begin until you get hold of your first book. Booky spaces, growing a reader and more books from basford. Lucy mangan looks back at the books that inspired a lifelong love. She relives our bestbeloved books, their extraordinary creators, and looks at the thousand subtle ways they shape our lives. Events at waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. She recalls the setting, from the first book her father read her, the.
Mangan also describes her move away from true isolation in books, through lovely depictions of key friendships built around a love of books particularly a fellow lucy with different books and her first proper school friend, sally, with whom she learns to love discussing reading. May 14, 2018 being a bookworm can often seem a solitary occupation, but in bookworm, mangan illustrates how books have the power to unify us as few other experiences can. Narnia, the secret garden and other favourites of a bookish child in margaret thatchers south london. Lucy mangans bookshelves form the soul of her book, as she talks through all her childhood reads, from picture books to her choices as a burgeoning adult, from. Lucy mangan introducer a romantic and comic gem from a precocious victorian nineyearold that has charmed readers for a century. A memoir of childhood reading is, as mangan, acknowledges, necessarily incomplete. A memoir of childhood reading by lucy mangan square peg. Lucy brings the favourite characters of our collective childhoods back to life prompting endless rereadings, rediscoveries, and, inevitably, fierce debate and brilliantly uses them to tell her own story, that of a born, and unrepentant, bookworm. From a daughters place within the family, through the intricacies of what not to wear and who not to talk to, brownies and breasts, the stuff you want to remember and the stuff youd rather forget, this brilliantly funny guide is a full and frank account of how it really is. In bookworm, lucy revisits her childhood reading with wit, love and gratitude. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over.
Book 19 bookworm by lucy mangan i spotted this one in waterstones while casting around for a mothers day present, and knew instantly that i had to read it my mum would love it. The young visiters is a comic masterpiece that has delighted generations of readers since it was first published in 1919. This is a must read for bookworms and a handy guide for anyone trying to piece together a library collection for their own child. Mar 29, 2019 when lucy mangan was little, stories were everything. I hope waterstonespersephone books give you a percentage from the. Apr 03, 2018 lucy mangan is a selfconfessed bookworm. A memoir of childhood reading by lucy mangan first published. Tracing from her babyhood to the present day for the true bookworm. Lucy mangan, columnist and journalist, shines a bright torch on the books she enjoyed as a child with acerbic wit and firm opinions. We hear small parts of lucy s own life but unlike other memoirs, as the title suggests, this book is focused purely on how different books have shaped the authors life.
Thankfully square peg sent me a copy, and i wolfed it down its very hard to imagine any bibliophile not loving this book. Bookworm lucy mangan posted in jane by skudssister i love working in my current bookshop almost all of the time, although our heating has broken down and temperatures outside havent been much above freezing for quite a few days so it has been a challenge recently but i do sometimes look back fondly on the years i worked in a campus. Id heard the name batted about a few times and as im a sucker for the buy one, get one half price. Dorothy whipple auteur, lucy mangan preface young anne 1927 was dorothy whipples debut novel. In bookworm lucy mangan relives beloved books, and looks at the subtle ways they shape our lives as a child, she was whisked away to narnia, kirrin island and wonderland. A classic story of life and love in later victorian england as seen from the nursery window. She ventured down rabbit holes and womble burrows, into midnight gardens and chocolate factorie. In bookworm a memoir of childhood reading writer lucy mangan revisits each of the childhood titles that impacted upon her.
Bookworm by lucy mangan stuckinabook all march 7, 2018 2010s, 2018, acob2018, mangan 21 comments i heard about bookworm 2018 by lucy mangan on twitter, i think, or perhaps another blog but as soon as id heard the subtitle a memoir of childhood reading i knew that i had to read it. For those of you unfamiliar with the mangan, its her childhood told the books she read, the history of them, what they taught her. Square peg gets lucy mangans bookworm the bookseller. This independent bookshop week ibw, join katherine rundell author of the good thieves, and lucy mangan, journalist and author of bookworm. Each year the bods that run independent bookshop week commission an author to write an essay about books and reading, published as a little single. Elsewhere covert worlds open their doors as a provocative new expose reveals the inner workings of britains legal system in the secret barrister and lucy mangan takes us on a tour of favourite childhood reading haunts from narnia to nimh in her beautifully nostalgic memoir a must for any lifelong booklover bookworm. Find information and tickets about newton abbot reading group bookworm today. Lucy mangan s thorough exploration of her childhood reading is beautifully nostalgic and warmed my heart. Guardian columnist lucy mangan lifts the lid on being female. Mar 06, 2018 bookworm lucy mangan posted in jane by skudssister i love working in my current bookshop almost all of the time, although our heating has broken down and temperatures outside havent been much above freezing for quite a few days so it has been a challenge recently but i do sometimes look back fondly on the years i worked in a campus. She studied english at the latter and then spent two years training as a solicitor, but left as soon as she qualified and went to work much more happily in a bookshop instead.
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