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mobertol · 03-09-2007, 13:42

Another thought -I have a much watched video of Jeanette winterson's "Oranges are not the only fruit.." I also loved the book as it reminded me of so much of my childhood growing up in Accy. I know she is quite a controversial figure but she really does capture a lot of the essence of the town back in the 70's. Many of the moments she describes at her school (Peel park) bring back memories -my mum used to teach her and tried out the cross stich embriodery on me and my sister at home before making the class do it for a competition as she describes in the book! I also knew Mrs. Virtue ( a real name and perfect for the book!) -she was one of the other teachers...
Love the scenes in the film showing the Coppice, the market and fish market and all the other places around town too -I watch it when I'm feeling homesick!
I Like the Hetty Wainthropp series too -lovely views of the Pennines and Lancs in general -I admit to not having read the books though...must look them up on Amazon...

03-09-2007, 13:42	#28
mobertol God Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Northern Italy Posts: 4,419 Liked: 1866 times Rep Power: 26229	Re: Books made into films Another thought -I have a much watched video of Jeanette winterson's "Oranges are not the only fruit.." I also loved the book as it reminded me of so much of my childhood growing up in Accy. I know she is quite a controversial figure but she really does capture a lot of the essence of the town back in the 70's. Many of the moments she describes at her school (Peel park) bring back memories -my mum used to teach her and tried out the cross stich embriodery on me and my sister at home before making the class do it for a competition as she describes in the book! I also knew Mrs. Virtue ( a real name and perfect for the book!) -she was one of the other teachers... Love the scenes in the film showing the Coppice, the market and fish market and all the other places around town too -I watch it when I'm feeling homesick! I Like the Hetty Wainthropp series too -lovely views of the Pennines and Lancs in general -I admit to not having read the books though...must look them up on Amazon...