tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post7585419975792124397..comments2024-01-28T07:35:12.229+00:00Comments on Bloomsbury Bell: Book Review - Frost in May by Antonia WhiteBloomsbury Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12770210075581113565noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post-38507982898883991432016-11-19T20:23:37.295+00:002016-11-19T20:23:37.295+00:00Oh yes that lavatory paper did come in rolls! Or w...Oh yes that lavatory paper did come in rolls! Or was it "San Izal"? No matter, they were both just the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post-33502497256177152192012-06-30T03:57:22.686+01:002012-06-30T03:57:22.686+01:00As a fellow sufferer - from Bronco - not Cathol...As a fellow sufferer - from Bronco - not Catholic schooling, I feel the need to tell the uninitiated that Bronco did not come in rolls , but in singly dispensed sheets . Shiny, hard, single sheets .....sema4dogznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post-75066310258120197822012-03-22T14:24:53.036+00:002012-03-22T14:24:53.036+00:00I never went to a Catholic school, and am not a re...I never went to a Catholic school, and am not a religous person, but I found these books in a charity shop, and am so glad I did, as they are compelling, brilliant works of genious,, I recomend them to everyone, who likes a good story,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post-25862810106321046962009-10-18T14:55:03.359+01:002009-10-18T14:55:03.359+01:00I too went to a Convent School and loathed every m...I too went to a Convent School and loathed every moment of it. Our headmistress went mad and ended up in a lunatic asylum (true) and we had a couple of nuns who were vicious and nasty and picked on the girls who were not so bright. I would not let myself be bullied and took them on so they left me alone.<br /><br />We also were not allowed tampon disposal bins and the use of such objects was frowned upon and we were also forbidden to wear patent leather shoes 'in case our underwear was reflected inthem and boys saw it'. this is true, I swear on my soul. I walked out when I was sixteen and told my mother I was never going back. I took my A levels years later at an evening class and have educted myself all my life through my reading as the school made it impossible for me to stay and carry on my education. You can tell from the tone of this comment that I have never forgotten it!!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17739410242766153431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post-81576111118486539862009-09-29T09:37:54.309+01:002009-09-29T09:37:54.309+01:00The loo roll sounds horriffic!
I think it must be...The loo roll sounds horriffic!<br /><br />I think it must be interesting to read it from the perspective of having had a Catholic education; I found it gave me a real insight into a world that I knew nothing about.verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post-76117408775622275742009-09-29T06:00:00.641+01:002009-09-29T06:00:00.641+01:00A friend recommended Frost in May as one of the bo...A friend recommended Frost in May as one of the books that had the most impact on her as a teen, and I remember, while really liking the book myself, how horrified I was that this was the adolescent/school experience she related to. Those nuns made all my gym teachers seem like angels.<br /><br />I've just received a copy of The Lost Traveler, and I'm really looking forward to reading it and the rest of the Frost in May series.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post-7897412232157259582009-09-29T00:27:48.186+01:002009-09-29T00:27:48.186+01:00Wonderful review. I loved this too. I think it wou...Wonderful review. I loved this too. I think it would have been even more powerful for me if, like you, I had have had a convent school education. <br /><br />Hysterical about the Bronco loo roll. My mum used to have it and was so traumatised that she promised herself that when she grew up she would always have nice loo roll. Therefore I grew up on Andrex. Quilted is the way forward!Rachel (Book Snob)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13669640788036671572noreply@blogger.com