tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post6793377962712003650..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': Gwendoline Butler R.I.P.Martin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-90887826719133137742013-05-31T18:16:00.414+01:002013-05-31T18:16:00.414+01:00I miss having any new Coffin books. I have read a...I miss having any new Coffin books. I have read all I could get my hands on,. It is true, there was a different style about her writing. At first I found it rather peculiar, but after a while I didn't even notice it. I hope they will republish a lot of her books now. Thanks to a great lady who entertained us so much.Ellennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-58381415426275405722013-01-11T20:37:17.555+00:002013-01-11T20:37:17.555+00:00I am a big fan of Butler's (both the Coffin bo...I am a big fan of Butler's (both the Coffin books and the Charmian Daniels books she wrote as Jennie Melville). I wrote her a fan letter once, and she replied with a charming letter, along with a signed paperback copy of one of her books. I later met her at the St. Hilda's Crime Weekend, and she gave an interesting talk. She created one of the first truly professional female police officers in the genre with Charmian Daniels, and she deserves to be far better known. Her books may not be for everyone, but they are inimitable.Miranda Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18214710626330587150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-31341587543328558992013-01-11T00:25:45.667+00:002013-01-11T00:25:45.667+00:00"Ladies who Lunch" is... I can't eve..."Ladies who Lunch" is... I can't even think of the words. It's a story that's unlike anything I've read before or since and I, too, think about it sometimes and feel disturbed all over again. I think it might be time to reread it.<br /><br />Aside from that and a few other stories, I've only read one of the Charmian Daniels novels, which I actually enjoyed quite a bit - Butler's has a very distinctive style that gets under your skin. I'll have to look out for more of her work. <br />Kacperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15219607289740142139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-39121514756891198132013-01-10T17:18:46.058+00:002013-01-10T17:18:46.058+00:00I'm so sorry to hear this--I really enjoyed he...I'm so sorry to hear this--I really enjoyed her Coffin books. First Margaret York, now Gwendolyn Butler. Sad news.Debnoreply@blogger.com