Jane Shaw

Susie · Post by **Susie** » 25 Jul 2006, 21:47

I really like the Jane Shaw books, they are so funny, i can be on the floor laughing none stop. I especially like "the Susan books."
In fact some of her old books have just come back in print. (Bettany press)
Does anyone else like Jane Shaw?

Susie · Post by **Susie** » 24 Dec 2006, 16:17

No one?
Come on there must be someone out ther who likes the Jane shaw books?

Daisy · Post by **Daisy** » 25 Dec 2006, 12:38

Here's another Susan fan. I have all but the scarce 3 and enjoy re-reading them when I want a good laugh. Have you read Alison Lindsey's Susan and Friends:The Jane Shaw Companion? It is published by the Bettany Press who have also reprinted the 3 rare titles.

lizzie farrel · Post by **lizzie farrel** » 25 Dec 2006, 16:53

I only got hold of one Susan book, 'Susan Pulls the Strings' but i remember i really enjoyed it. Another Jane Shaw book i loved was Crooks Tour, the adventures of a madcap trio. I don't know if these characters were part of a series or it was a one off book.

Another series i enjoyed were the 'jill' pony books by Ruby Ferguson i think. Even though i don't know anything about horses i enjoyed the story and the humour.

cheers

Post by **Anita Bensoussane** » 25 Dec 2006, 17:07

[Shagufta:] "Another series i enjoyed were the 'jill' pony books by Ruby Ferguson i think. Even though i don't know anything about horses i enjoyed the story and the humour."

I read the "Jill" books too, though I no longer have them and don't recall much about them now. From memory, they all seemed to involve Jill winning gymkhanas and doing a victory ride round the course with a rosette between her teeth! My sister and I would set up "jumps" in the garden, using buckets and brooms etc, and "ride" our spacehoppers round the course, pretending to be characters from the "Jill" books!

Anita

Kitty · Post by **Kitty** » 26 Dec 2006, 12:13

I love Jill, those books are such fun!

I've got lots of Jane Shaws, but I don't really like them - just bought them because they were cheap at jumble sales etc. I know loads of people do admire her, so I keep meaning to give them another go!

NaughtiestGirl · Post by **NaughtiestGirl** » 26 Dec 2006, 16:24

Are these boarding school stories ? What period are they based in ? (I'm interested in boarding school stories from before the 1980's-1970's).

Moose · Post by **Moose** » 26 Dec 2006, 16:39

two of them are boarding school stories .. I mentioned them on the thread you posted about boarding school books

. I love Jane SHaw! Haven't got the three scarce ones yet but I just found out they had been reissued and as soon as I have some money after the frenzied CHristmas spending I will be buying them!!

NaughtiestGirl · Post by **NaughtiestGirl** » 26 Dec 2006, 16:44

Oops sorry Moose, I got so many recommendations on that thread I must've forgotten Jana Shaw's name for some reason

I did take a quick look at Amazon and most of what's available seems to be relatively 'expensive' vintage stuff ... Do you know if the most recent editions have been altered like the Enid Blyton books have from the 1990's onwards ? Thanks !

Moose · Post by **Moose** » 26 Dec 2006, 16:54

If they were expensive on amazon then you're being ripped off

. I wouldn't pay more than two or three pounds for most of them, and up to fifteen or twenty at the very max for the more rare of the 'commonly available' ones .. there are only one or two that I'd put in that category. Try ebay .. I got most of my copies for a pound or two each.

Steve Alpe · Post by **Steve Alpe** » 02 Jan 2007, 12:31

As I was expecting my partner to put a reply on this (she is a member) which is why I have not replied. As her name is Susan she has just started to collect these books - I will show her your comments on the prices. Thanks.

Moose · Post by **Moose** » 02 Jan 2007, 13:14

I hope she enjoys them .. they're well worth reading

Susie · Post by **Susie** » 11 Jan 2007, 02:01

The first time I came across Susan was in my school library, really that library is so old, and dead boring. One day I was just looking through as I was so board, and picked out a book that looked promising and it certainly was.

Spaceflower · Post by **Spaceflower** » 13 Feb 2007, 15:12

I have recently started to collect the Susan books translated into Swedish (the first 8 ones). Are the 3 latest hard to get? I though I'd try to get them in English, since they are not translated into Swedish.

The books are funny though Susan is pathologically helpful. I don't believe in helping people who don't ask for it. But of course, this is what makes Susan get into entertaining scrapes.

But I think that #5 (Susan goes to school) is really #2, b/c it is obvious that Susan arrives at St Ronans for the first time there.

(Trivia: In the Swedish translations, Susan is nn Fifi!)

Susie wrote:I really like the Jane Shaw books, they are so funny, i can be on the floor laughing none stop. I especially like "the Susan books."
In fact some of her old books have just come back in print. (Bettany press)
Does anyone else like Jane Shaw?

Moose · Post by **Moose** » 24 Feb 2007, 19:43

I am actually very like Susan - overly helpful

. So I can empathise with her helping people who don't want to be helped and then being rebuffed.

I still haven't actually got the last three even though they have been rereleased!

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