Dame Barbara, also well-known as Princess Diana's step grandmother, had no problem with making fun of herself. She once joked that Diana only ever read Cartland romances - leaving her with an unrealistic view of modern men! With the now-unheard of luxury of dictating her novels, the author produced most of her work at her sumptuous ten-bedroomed mansion in Hertfordshire, once the home of Beatrix Potter.
Scouring the internet for some of Dame Barbara's more famous quotes, I found one that really summed up her attitude to writing romance: If you read newspapers today you will find things that our mothers and grandmothers would have been shocked to read. It's sex, sex, sex...all the time and it's not what we want. I wonder what she'd have made of Fifty Shades of Grey?
The 'new' work, entitled The Pink Collection, comes to us courtesy of the author's son Ian McCorquodale in association with M-I Books. The family even run their own website -www.barbaracartland.com
Meanwhile, I've discovered that my three-year-old granddaughter has learnt how to write her name, with quite a flourish if the photo, above, is anything to go by. Perhaps one day she'll be writing for 'Millie's and Boon?'
5 comments:
Lovely post, Marilyn.
Yes, I wonder what B Cartland would think of the new trend for Erotic fiction.
Sometimes we just need good old fashioned romance, as long as we remember it is escapism. :)
carol
My thoughts exactly, Carol. What's wrong with escapism? Thanks for stopping by...
Thank you so much for the wonderful book! I finished it a few days ago and cannot get it out of my head. It is pure magic. It was everything I hoped it would be and much more. Thank you so much. You are a great writer...
EL James
I am so glad i enjoyed Christian and Ana's story .
Fifty Shades
Love the way Millie "dots her i's" - they are really artistic circles. Maybe a sneak preview of her vocation? x
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