tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post8076802415779882178..comments2024-03-25T09:03:39.020-07:00Comments on The Uncrushable Jersey Dress: The Course of True Love - 1988Betty Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16446092401692468002noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-4463076393840756412023-02-22T16:38:15.945-08:002023-02-22T16:38:15.945-08:00I blush at your praise! Betty's heroes could b...I blush at your praise! Betty's heroes could be very heroic; their staff --considering that a number (we'd have to check a Betty by the Numbers for the exact #) of them had survived active participation in WW2 or other harsh testing grounds--could be no less.<br />What about Becky in the Promise of Happiness (or Becky and the Baron...)--didn't she insist that everywhere that Becky went her cat --and dog--were sure to go? <br /><br />B. BaersmaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-14570098333919528162023-02-20T10:56:04.127-08:002023-02-20T10:56:04.127-08:00Sarah's portly Charles 🐈 in 📖 Roses Have Th...Sarah's portly Charles 🐈 in 📖 Roses Have Thorns 📖 💖<br />Betty Anonymous Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-30928554589834480802023-02-17T07:38:04.651-08:002023-02-17T07:38:04.651-08:00Ah, Betty Baersma, I knew I could count on you to ...Ah, Betty Baersma, I knew I could count on you to provide the absolute best explanation. And I seem to recall a RDD (or was it a RBD?) who spent an uncomfortable night outside when his love and her portly cat were caught in rabbit snares, so our heroes themselves were capable of more than just the heroic acts (diving into rivers, wading into foul canals, commandeering helicopters, hitching rides on snowplows, punching ne’er-do-wells, climbing onto burning hospital roofs, etc..)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-185299176534805302023-02-14T18:25:46.459-08:002023-02-14T18:25:46.459-08:00Probably she was thrilled to pieces because it mea...Probably she was thrilled to pieces because it meant the Baron had finally met the woman he was going to marry and wouldn't she give her heart and soul for that man when he had done so much for herself, now? Any of the hero's household help would sleep on a bed of nails under a blanket of bricks for their RDD or his PBN. But if he'd have asked her to sleep on cashmere sheets on the softest mattress for Irma the Stalker, she might have considered handing in her notice.<br />No hero or heroine or any of their family members (unless they are evil steps or poor little me mothers) or their household help would be, perish the thought, allergic to dogs or cats. (Unless it was a plot point.) Of course they liked Tilly! And she liked them.<br /><br />B. BaersmaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-583242335381333942023-02-07T19:04:32.436-08:002023-02-07T19:04:32.436-08:00I wonder what poor Tilly was thinking when Marc (h...I wonder what poor Tilly was thinking when Marc (her boss!) told her her needed her to grab her sleeping bag(!) and sleep on THE FLOOR at Claribel‘s? Also, I hope she wasn’t allergic to cats. I do like how much those kitties got to demonstrate their feelings for Marc. I wonder if they liked Tilly?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-6805673230551767772021-06-28T10:44:34.126-07:002021-06-28T10:44:34.126-07:00I really like Marc, but Claribel for me is, well, ...I really like Marc, but Claribel for me is, well, boring (yes, boring!), that is why the last part of the book was rather leafing through it...Dorotanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-42580466631363904212021-04-03T21:02:15.295-07:002021-04-03T21:02:15.295-07:00Course of True Love is a workman's piece in t...Course of True Love is a workman's piece in that it is a competently turned out book that meets the author's contractual obligations. Neels knows what her readers want and she delivers it on cue.<br /><br />We don't think Claribel (hahaha, we knew people would take umbrage at this name) is slow. It simply never enters her mind that Marc may have any sustained interest in her despite all the hints. After all he is a consultant and she a mere 'hospital worker'.<br /><br />Yes, Claribel's interactions with Irma are wicked (but let us not forget Marc did come over to dry her hair). So even though she is quite clueless of Marc's intent, she is quite protective of him and more than willing to project a domestic intimacy. So like many a Neels hero, he know the heroine loves him but he needs to wait until the penny drops. <br /><br /><br />Minor royals would be Kents, Gloucesters or Princess Alexandra.The Silencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726296159407789314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-71953382313345080832019-05-20T20:43:48.424-07:002019-05-20T20:43:48.424-07:00As an answer to an earlier comment, I believe the ...As an answer to an earlier comment, I believe the 2 Lascelles were the sons of Princess Mary and her husband. She was the only daughter of George V and Queen Mary. Bett Delnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-39902714310532206592019-02-27T19:37:54.561-08:002019-02-27T19:37:54.561-08:00Betty Anonymous, I like this book but I also think...Betty Anonymous, I like this book but I also think of the Howdy Doody Show. I also think some of Betty's names are worse than this one.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466617103054396020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-50643761198618984412018-09-04T10:12:04.994-07:002018-09-04T10:12:04.994-07:00I can't read this book again because of the he...I can't read this book again because of the heroine's name. Claribel has got to be Betty Neal's worst choice ever. I can't stop thinking about Claribell the Clown on the Howdy Doody show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-18655387163857454882018-09-04T10:10:02.859-07:002018-09-04T10:10:02.859-07:00I can't read this book again because of the he...I can't read this book again because of the heroine's name. Claribel has got to be Betty Neel's worst choice ever. I can't stop thinking of Claribell the Clown from the Howdy Doody show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-81409298821635766032016-11-05T18:33:42.652-07:002016-11-05T18:33:42.652-07:00I think this is one of the books where I have to w...I think this is one of the books where I have to wonder about the state of Betty's teeth. A lot of her books have a preponderance of mushy food. Has anyone else noticed this?<br />Betty JenneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-33961467281312217482016-04-18T09:49:49.575-07:002016-04-18T09:49:49.575-07:00Betty Grace here.
I did like this book. I think I...Betty Grace here.<br /><br />I did like this book. I think I must have read it before, long ago, but didn't remember much about it apart from the acrophobia bit at the end. I found Claribel a bit dim in the 'I wonder if he likes me' stakes, but not too annoyingly so. What struck me most - and this is after my binge-reading of quite a few of Betty's books in recent weeks - is the 'thing' Betty has for watercress soup. It crops up all over the place! Claribel's mother tells Marc that she's serving watercress soup 'of my own making' and there are RDD housekeepers making the stuff everywhere you look. I like watercress but have never made soup with it, but now I think I'll have to try it. And I hate cooking!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-50087486504830554362016-01-15T22:34:38.851-08:002016-01-15T22:34:38.851-08:00Minor royalty - members of the royal family that a...Minor royalty - members of the royal family that are not in direct line of the Queen. Cousins such as the Princes and Duke and Duchess of Kent. They attend events such as Wimbledon and have rooms in official residences, for example Kensington. They are usually seen/photographed in grand family events such as weddings, Trooping the Colour and recently the Jubilee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-64141704378597383352015-04-27T09:30:44.998-07:002015-04-27T09:30:44.998-07:00One of my favorite people on the planet is named &...One of my favorite people on the planet is named "Marc" (last name French, not Dutch, alas ...). The Marc in this book reminds me of him a little, being clever, a little snarky and fun (or so I think). That may be why I like it so much ...<br /><br />Betty Janet AAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-57201654543276060292015-04-01T14:00:50.546-07:002015-04-01T14:00:50.546-07:00I completely agree with Betty Nodelia. I love this...I completely agree with Betty Nodelia. I love this book and was shocked...SHOCKED...at how naughty Claribel was. So funny, so fun. Love it.<br />Betty BrittAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-79483610117328384752014-01-07T16:20:41.902-08:002014-01-07T16:20:41.902-08:00I loved this book, it was so Neels and not Neels i...I loved this book, it was so Neels and not Neels if you know what I mean. The meals are there in frequency and detail, the good doctor has a household staff and more than one staffed home, but Claribel is not pathetic. She dates quite a bit and its serious and her dates don't walk all over her. The other woman is more unfeeling than most and the good doctor doesn't pretend not to see it, doesn't take Evil Irma out on dates as that most RDD avidly date evil girls. My favorite non Betty parts of this book have to be the conversations between Irma and Claribel. She actually says Marc's in the shower and she's not finished dressing, she says she would move in with Marc but its too far from the hospital.... I couldn't have been more surprised if she said they go to Brighton every weekend and sometimes mid-week. WOWzers it was funny and so naughty.<br /><br />Betty NodeliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-59494127259452831132010-05-03T07:51:41.778-07:002010-05-03T07:51:41.778-07:00The best thing I like about this book is when Clar...The best thing I like about this book is when Claribel kicks Marc on the ankle. I don't think any heroine of Neels has taken that kind of liberty.Shilpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13599559156389680287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-86529751864965431052010-04-02T19:49:31.594-07:002010-04-02T19:49:31.594-07:00Back in the day (maybe before Charles & Diana ...Back in the day (maybe before Charles & Diana had the princes), there was a list of people in line for the English throne. Somewhere down the list (57th or so) were two men with the surname Lascelles (pronounced to rhyme with tassles).<br /><br />So, okay, here's the funny bit. You know how no one on the list can be Catholic? Well, these particular gentlemen lived (at the time) in the US -- Arizona or New Mexico. One of them was a disc jockey (!) and an active practitioner of a local Native American religion. (I want to believe it was one that claimed taking psychotropic drugs like peyote was a "religious" ceremony and therefore legal, but I don't know that for a fact.)<br /><br />Anyway, more than 100 years ago, some cousin of mine married a Lascelles -- a direct kin to the Lascelles who married a princess royal (one of Queen Victoria's daughters, I think). Obviously, this plus $4.50 will buy me a venti something or other at Starbucks, but I think I'm entitled to say that some cousins of cousins of cousins of mine are cousins of the Queen.<br /><br />I think.<br /><br />(BTW: The only minorly royal thing I am is a PITA.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-87851072177152103462010-04-01T20:33:24.127-07:002010-04-01T20:33:24.127-07:00I think "minor royalty" must mean that m...I think "minor royalty" must mean that massive carnage on the scale of "Henrietta's Own Castle" would have to hit Buckingham, Balmoral, Windsor, Kensington, Clarence House, and alot of polo grounds simultaneously before you had any chance of sitting on a throne.Betty JoDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552570070311742671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-62771580365049453022010-04-01T13:08:33.973-07:002010-04-01T13:08:33.973-07:00I am incredibly excited about this book. Tisbury! ...I am incredibly excited about this book. Tisbury! I grew up two miles from Tisbury and my father still lives there. I know the train times from London to Tisbury. Is this one in print? I MUST have it.Miranda Nevillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542553244957079317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-66207003832798783782010-04-01T07:21:00.792-07:002010-04-01T07:21:00.792-07:00I love raisins.I love raisins.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com