Publication date: 2010 Pages: 362 Word count: 104491 Ages: YA “Be good, Gaia,” Capt. Grey told her, his voice grave. She still refused to look at him, but she could feel the heated flush of anger again in her cheeks. “Cooperate with the guards. For your own sake,” he continued. “Be good yourself, Captain,” she said […]
This is just a quick post about something that’s been on my mind for a while. It’s sad that there are so many preconceived ideas about YA novels, ideas that show those who speak about them, very often haven’t read any. I’m writing for adults, children and Young Adults and in one of my writer’s […]
Publication date: 2015 Pages: 350 Word count: ? Ages: YA They are all innocent until proven guilty. But not me. I am a liar until I am proven honest. What a book! I finished it a while ago but I’m still stunned. Sometimes you read a book and the topic shocks you. Then you read a book […]
Publication date: 2014 Pages: 198 Word count: ? Ages: YA Last year I read my first Dana Reinhardt novel (The Summer I Learned to Fly) and liked it a great deal. The story was cute, the characters lovable but what I liked the most was the tone and the voice. I knew I would read another […]
Publication date: 1993 Pages: 180 Word count: 43,617 Ages: MG 4 – 8 I wanted to read Lois Lowry’s The Giver for ages. Not only because it was a Newbery Medal winner but because it has become one of the great MG classics and has even been made into a movie. The Giver was written at a […]
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Such awful news. She will be missed.
I’m so shocked and saddened. Last we interacted was a few weeks ago and she sounded hopeful that she’d contribute towards the end. Terrible for her husband too.
Last time I saw her post was the summer and although she did say she was taking a break for health reasons, I didn’t realise how serious it was. What a loss to our blogging community.
Cathy I just read one of her last emails and end of August she wrote she had no diagnosis. She was still retweeting beginning of November. It’s a great loss. She was so enthusiastic.
I’m in complete shock as well, especially since when we last wrote to each other she mentioned her husband’s health problems rather than any of her own. Will miss her very much indeed!
Completely shocked. I got physically ill. I’m finding out more via her friend Janice. End of August she had no diagnosis then surgery and chemo were scheduled for end of October and then they told her it was too late. And died within a few weeks. She did mention it was hard to get appointments and having no diagnosis was terrible. Devastating.
Yes, caught us all unawares…
It’s really sad.
I’m shocked.
It’s utterly tragic. Finding out a bit more now and my goodness it’s so sad.
She was very well liked by so many people. Such a shame.
Yes. It’s so sad. She will be missed so much. One of the first blogs I followed. She was so hopeful, told me she’d try to squeeze in a few reviews towards the end of November. Beginning of November she still retweeted Tony’s and my posts.
Such sad news
Terrible. I’m really shocked and sad.
Yes such a character was lucky to have meet her years ago
I always hoped I’d get to meet her. It’s nice you had the chance. I bet she was very special.
Such a heartbreaking loss. She will be missed.
It is utterly heartbreaking. I’m still in shock. She will be missed very much indeed.
It’s sudden and shocking, and such a loss. xx
Yes. It’s really getting to me. I couldn’t even write anything more. Too stunned.
Such sad news. I knew her only through her blog, but it was clear she was an exceptional person.
It’s hit me really hard. She was so hopeful she’d recover quickly. She was very special.
Such sad news.
It’s heartbreaking. I still can’t believe it.
Terrible to know this, Caroline. Om Shantih 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you so much. It’s very sad.
HI Caroline I can see how upset you are so I thought I would subscribe to your page and if you want to private message me you can xx
That is so nice of you. Thank you Janice. xx
So sorry to know this, Caroline. This is so heartbreaking.
I first met Lizzy through GLM. In the initial years, I thought that she was German, and for a long time I thought that her name was Lizzy Siddal in real life. I loved both German Literature Month that you co-hosted with Lizzy, and Read Indies which Kaggsy and Lizzy co-hosted. Lizzy’s knowledge of German literature was so extensive and encyclopedic. I learnt a lot through her posts.
I didn’t know that she was seriously ill. I still can’t believe. She’ll be missed here very much. Having known her for so long so well, it must be even more heartbreaking for you. So sorry for your loss.
Hope God gives her family strength. May her soul rest in peace.
Nobody knew how ill she was and when we discussed the event she was still very sure of participating towards the end. She also still retweeted beginning of October. It’s fitting that he last tweet was a GLM tweet.
We will all miss her. It has come as such a shock. I too hope that she’s now resting in peace.
Good morning, my name is Anthony, Marcia’s (Lizzie) brother. I’m getting emotional reading your your thoughts about Marcia. Thank you for the kind words.💔
Good evening, Anthony. Thank you for your comment. I’m am so sorry for your loss. It has hit me very hard and I’m so sad she’s gone. I can’t even imagine what it must be like for you. We shared this event for 15 years and it was the highlight of many people’s blogging year. I will miss her very much. Thanks again for your comment. 💔
Oh, I’m so shocked Caroline. I haven’t been blogging much recently so only found this news out yesterday. I was fortunate enough to meet Lizzy/Marcia a few times when I was living in London and she was in town on business. We would normally go to Waterstone’s Piccadilly (and meet in the bar for a good gossip). The last time I saw her was 2018 when we caught up in my local neighbourhood for a drink after she’d been to the London Book Fair. She had such a wicked sense of humour; I used to love our little chats. I will miss her.
It’s such an incredible shock. So sad and unexpected. She had such hopes to be fine by end of November. How nice that you were able to meet her. I could tell from her emails that she was witty. We tried to meet but it was postponed again and again. I regret this now. She will be missed by many.
Gutted!!!! Thank you for letting us know.
It‘s heartbreaking. I can still not believe it.