Kevin Ansbro

Hi Kevin,

Thank you for accepting my friend request! I absolutely adore your reviews :)

I am glad to know there are other people on this planet who have experienced the magic of Gerry Durrell's 'My Family and Other Animals'-  I haven't had the pleasure of meeting many who have. Have you read the rest of The Corfu Trilogy?

Very best,
T

Adrian wrote: "I see you are winning the poll to be September's book of the month in the "Evolution of Sci Fi Group" with "In the Shadow of Time". Ooh you are now ahead, cos I voted for you. 😊

Best of luck Kevin"

Thank you, Adrian!
My apologies for only just seeing your kind message. I only recently found out about In the Shadow of Time being voted 'Book of the Month' - a real honour, I must say!

I see you are winning the poll to be September's book of the month in the "Evolution of Sci Fi Group" with "In the Shadow of Time". Ooh you are now ahead, cos I voted for you. 😊

Best of luck Kevin

Kevin, this is not a question but a post on your adulation. I admire the way you draw parallels and similarities between books. You are extremely well-read. I learn a lot from your zeal and avidity for writing and passion for books. I went through one of your books, and must say the world, should get ready to welcome a majestically, magically realistic author, Kevin!

Rosh wrote: "Hi Kevin, thank you so much for accepting my friend invite. It is such a privilege for me. I am not as active on Twitter (still trying to get my footing there) but I definitely hope to interact with you a lot more through GR. Have a wonderful day ahead!
💐
📚
😊..."

Hi, Rosh, it's a privilege for me too! : )
And if you would like any help regarding Twitter, please don't hesitate to ask.
Warm regards,
Kevin
: )

Hi Kevin, thank you so much for accepting my friend invite. It is such a privilege for me. I am not as active on Twitter (still trying to get my footing there) but I definitely hope to interact with you a lot more through GR. Have a wonderful day ahead! 💐📚😊

Hey there Kevin, I hope you are having a feverish and productive burst of writing!

Maliha Tabassum wrote: "Hey, Kevin! Thank you so much for accepting my friend request. :) Love your reviews so much!
Happy reading and reviewing! <3"

You are so very welcome, Maliha!
And thank you for your kind words! : )

Hey, Kevin! Thank you so much for accepting my friend request. :) Love your reviews so much!
Happy reading and reviewing! <3

Dollie wrote: "Wow! I just went through your read books & I believe you've read more Dickens than anyone I know! LOL. I've read them all. I love his stories. I read them in the order he wrote them..."

Thank you, Dollie!
I am a huge fan of Dickens: I read Oliver Twist aged eleven and went on to read at least twelve more of his through my pre-teens and teens. I adore his descriptive imagery (he and Gerald Durrell were my earliest writing influences - latterly, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Salman Rushdie).
I like the sound of your mother! I attended a school that threw a profusion of classic novels our way, and later studied English literature at college, where we were required to read at least one classic novel a week.

I'm pleased to have made friends with you, too, Dottie.
Hope you and yours are keeping safe!

Wow! I just went through your read books & I believe you've read more Dickens than anyone I know! LOL. I've read them all. I love his stories. I read them in the order he wrote them. The Pickwick Papers first. I laughed so much. And then Oliver Twist! One of the saddest story ever. I cried while reading that one. And you like Classics! My mother taught Literature and I inherited her love of great writers. I'm so glad to have made friends with you. Hope all is well with you and yours.

Margitte wrote: "Hi Kevin, best wishes for the new year as well as your new novel! Your literary insight, expressed so eloquently, always lights up the day.

I aacidently deleted your comment on my 2018 book overv..."

Best wishes to you too, Margitte.
I shall see if I can remember what I put and reinstate it. : )

Hi Kevin, best wishes for the new year as well as your new novel! Your literary insight, expressed so eloquently, always lights up the day.

I aacidently deleted your comment on my 2018 book overview. Instead of replying to it, I made it disappear. Sorry about that. My iPad and I still nedd to understand each other better :-))

I don't mind at all, Sarah, watch me all you want, but don't expect me to share my plankton - I'm a shellfish bastard! ; )

p.s. I've been reading your 'stuff' and your zero-tolerance style is right up my street!

Oh no, you don't! Get your filthy hands off my dinoflagellates this minute, young man! If you don't want to see what my zero-tolerance style looks like up close, that is.

✘✘ Sarah ✘✘ (former Nefarious Breeder of Murderous Crustaceans) wrote: "The crustaceans are watching you."

I don't mind at all, Sarah, watch me all you want, but don't expect me to share my plankton - I'm a shellfish bastard! ; )

p.s. I've been reading your 'stuff' and your zero-tolerance style is right up my street!

The crustaceans are watching you.

Leila wrote: "Thank you for reading my review of 'Paw Tracks at Owl Cottage Kevin. Much appreciated."

Gosh, it's the very least I could do, Leila, after your kind review of Kinnara!

Thank you for reading my review of 'Paw Tracks at Owl Cottage Kevin. Much appreciated.

Kimber wrote: "Thank you for adding me as a friend, Kevin!"

You are most welcome, Kimber. Thank you for reading Kinnara!

Larry wrote: "Thanks for adding me as a friend, Kevin! I had wanted to add you but since it didn't appear I could, I settled for "following." I feel so much better now! :)"

Yes, this is something that I never previously realised.
I just assumed that people who followed me, but didn't friend me, didn't want to friend me!
I now feel terribly guilty that they might think me stuck-up!
Thank you, Larry. I feel so much better now too! : )

Thanks for adding me as a friend, Kevin! I had wanted to add you but since it didn't appear I could, I settled for "following." I feel so much better now! :)

Nancy wrote: "Hi Kevin, thanks for the friendship and for your very thoughtful answer to my question. My Family and Other Animals sounds simply delightful and I'm now eager to find a copy. When I ..."

That's great, Nancy!
It really is a delightful book, and I was surprised to discover that it didn't seem at all 'dated.' In fact, I enjoyed reading it more as an adult, than I did as a child. Would love to know your thoughts...
Pleasure to 'meet' you also.

Stephanie wrote: "Thanks for the book recommendation! I think my daughter will like it. :)"

Good to hear Steph.
For some reason I don't always receive notifications when people message me! : ((

Hi Kevin, thanks for the friendship and for your very thoughtful answer to my question. My Family and Other Animals sounds simply delightful and I'm now eager to find a copy. When I was a child, I always enjoyed reading about wild animals and foreign countries.

Thanks for the book recommendation! I think my daughter will like it. :)