Any Paul Gallico fans out there?

I know these may not technically count as rare, although they are quite difficult to get hold of in the UK. I love Paul Gallico but find that, quite frequently, people have heard of The Snow Goose and little else.

Currently, I only have a few titles in my library, although I have read more. (Love, Let Me Not Hunger and Trial by Terror being two I particularly enjoyed.)

Just wondered what other folk thought?

Oh yes, Love Let Me Not Hunger - I loved that! I've read one of the Mrs Harris ones, and of course The Silent Miaow and The Snow Goose. Sadly I don't have copies of them, though I suspect they may be on my mother's shelves (note to self: borrow them by the armload to catalogue).

Perhaps he is seen as rather sentimental nowadays?

Edit: And of course I read Ludmilla too when I was a child - made me cry! And Scruffy - made me laugh!

My copy of The Silent Miaow - purchased when I was in college many moons ago - is one of my most loved books.

Thomasina was one of my favorites as achild, and I also love The Abandoned, though I don't own it. Another favorite was The Zoo Gang. I have The Man Who was Magic and Trial by Terror. I read a lot of his books when I was younger and found they really varied in quality. I think the sentimentality of them is what made me like them, though! I liked his sentimental stories more than his adventure stories.

Would anyone be able to recommend a similar book to the Snow Goose as I really enjoyed reading it?

I own, have read (long ago) and enjoyed Gallico's The Lonely. I remember reading it all in one sitting one night when I couldn't sleep. I remember thinking that good, short novels like that one were probably popular back in the day before everyone sat around watching TV. Reading a book like that in a night or two seemed to me roughly equivalent to a night or two of TV drama watching. Just an off the cuff crackpot theory, is all.

Two other books by Paul Gallico that I've enjoyed reading (more than once) are his mysteries featuring psychic investigator Alexander Hero, The Hand of Mary Constable and Too Many Ghosts.

I'll have at look for these books. Whilst searching yesterday I cam across War Horse by Michael Morpurgo which looks interesting and slightly similar to the Snow goose. Thanks again... from the cold and wet UK.

I only recently discovered Mrs. 'Arris - reading with great enjoyment Mrs. 'Arris Goes to New York, the second in the Mrs. 'Arris series. My other favorite Gallico is Ludmila: A Legend of Liechtenstein.

I have Manxmouse in an Australian edition which is lovely and strange. I have never seen it in a U.S. Edition.

Of, perhaps, moderate interest is the fact that I am currently reading a biography of Hall of Fame pitcher Dizzy Dean, who was active during the Depression. I was interested to find out that Paul Gallico began his career as a St. Louis sportswriter.

Jennie made a big impression on me when it was the only book in my Aunt's bookcase that seemed accessible to a nine-year-old many years ago. I also read Thomasina. From the same Aunt, I inherited Love, let me not hunger so am inspired to read that now.

Didn't he write a book called The Snowflake?
Have you read it?

I have not read it but I think it linked to the wrong book. I think the book you want is Snowflake which looks very interesting.

An tangent to your original question is that I think many were books for children and those seem to go out of print fairly quickly even if they were noted when published.

This website might be a resource http://www.paulgallico.info/

I loved Love of Seven Dolls. It's the book that the movie "Lili
was based on.

I did not like the infantile humour of Mrs Harris goes to New York. Nonetheless, I bought a copy of The foolish immortals which I liked very much. On my TBR, I still have a copy of The Poseidon Adventure.

I like Mrs. Harris goes to Paris but haven't read any of the others.

I have always remembered that immortal line, "When in doubt, wash," and think of it each time I see my cat dealing with uncertainty by doing just that. Funny thing, though, I thought it was from Thomasina and it seems to be from Jennie.

Oh yes, Dragonfly! Sometimes I can get the phrase out just before Miss Tilly decides that she had ... better just ... sit down ... and ... wash!

I just finished Love, Let Me Not Hunger and it really surprised me how good it was. One of my forever-favorites is The Silent Miaow and I've also got Thomasina. My library only has one book by Gallico- The Abandoned (isn't this an alternate title for Jennie?) but I am looking for however more of his books I can find in secondhand shops.

And one of my favorite little books, Ludmila: A Legend of Liechtenstein is by Gallico. I think I would like Love of Seven Dolls. I'll see if my public library can get it for me.

>3 XenaBallerina: Love the Silent Miaow!

>4 aviddiva: The Abandoned had a huge influence on me as a child!