Anne here. I'm down with the Dreaded Lurgy (ie the 'flu) and so this is just a quick post today. I'm talking about dedications in books. 
Some people skip the dedication page, but I always read them. Most writers who dedicate books do so fairly anonymously, keeping it personal so that only the person and a few close friends would really know who it's for. Or sometimes it's simply "to my husband" or "to my wife" which is always nice. (The dedication on the right is from The Book of Delightful and Strange Designs by Andrew White Tuer)
Mostly my dedications have been the same kind of thing. I've dedicated books to my parents, to my sisters, to my dog, to writing friends, to work colleagues, and to people I've taught, as well as to readers.
The dedication in my book, Marry in Scandal, in which the heroine suffers what we understand today is dyslexia, reads thus: To all those doing battle with reading disabilities, including the many I've taught over the years in adult literacy classes. Bet you never thought you'd have a book dedicated to you, did you?
Sometimes there's a little story behind the dedication. In the dedication of my first book for Berkley, The Perfect Rake, there is this line: "And for all those who waited patiently for "B.G." to arrive."
"B.G." was "bloody Gideon" which is what I called my hero for a big part of the writing of the book. I'd been trying to write a dark and dangerous kind of hero, and Gideon just refused to cooperate. He just strolled onto the page, being funny and flippant, and of course I fell in love with him, despite my frustration.
I'm a big fan of P.G.Wodehouse and I love this dedication in the front of Heart of a Goof. 
To my daughter
LEONORA
without whose never-failing
sympathy and encouragement
this book
would have been finished
in
half the time.
I remember when I first read The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, I really wondered about the dedication, why poor Leon Werth was hungry and cold and needed cheering up. And why the author didn't help him if he was hungry and cold, instead of just dedicating a book to him. Clearly I was a practically minded child. It wasn't a children's book anyway.
To Leon Werth
I ask the indulgence of the children who may read this book for dedicating it to a grown-up. I have a serious reason: he is the best friend I have in the world. I have another reason: this grown-up understands everything, even books about children. I have a third reason: he lives in France where he is hungry and cold. He needs cheering up. If all these reasons are not enough, I will dedicate the book to the child from whom this grown-up grew. All grown-ups were once children—although few of them remember it. And so I correct my dedication:
To Leon Werth, When he was a little boy.
I never knew much about AA Milne's life but I adored his books and knew many of his poems off by heart before I was ten. It was much later that I noticed his dedications.
In Winnie the Pooh he said: 
To HER
Hand in hand we come
Christopher Robin and I
To lay this book in your lap.
Say you're surprised?
Say you like it?
Say it's just what you wanted?
Because it's yours—
We love you.
Then, in The House at Pooh Corner he wrote this:
You gave me Christopher Robin, and then
You breathed new life in Pooh
Whatever of each has left my pen
Goes homing back to you.
My book is ready, and comes to greet
The mother it longs to see—
It would be my present to you, my sweet,
If it weren't your gift to me.
Isn't that gorgeous? So romantic.
AA Milne dedicated his poetry collection When We Were Very Young so his son, Christopher Robin, and the next book, Now We Are Six, to "Anne Darlington now she is seven because she is so speshal." (Anne Darlington was a little friend of Christopher Robin's.)
I liked this dedication by JK Rowling in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: 
Because which of us did not stick with Harry to the very end?
What about you — do you read dedications? Is there one you particularly remember? If you were to dedicate a book, who might it be to?
I *almost* always read the dedication page. I always wondered who B.G. was and now I know! And he’s exactly who he needs to be. Anyone else and I don’t think the story would have been so…perfect 😉
I *almost* always read the dedication page. I always wondered who B.G. was and now I know! And he’s exactly who he needs to be. Anyone else and I don’t think the story would have been so…perfect 😉
I *almost* always read the dedication page. I always wondered who B.G. was and now I know! And he’s exactly who he needs to be. Anyone else and I don’t think the story would have been so…perfect 😉
I *almost* always read the dedication page. I always wondered who B.G. was and now I know! And he’s exactly who he needs to be. Anyone else and I don’t think the story would have been so…perfect 😉
I *almost* always read the dedication page. I always wondered who B.G. was and now I know! And he’s exactly who he needs to be. Anyone else and I don’t think the story would have been so…perfect 😉
First off, I am so sorry you are under the weather. Hope you are feeling better soon.
I admit that I only sometimes read the dedications. The ones you quote above are very touching. I looked up the dedication in the book I’m reading right now – MINOR INDISCRETIONS, by Barbara Metzger. It reads “This one is for the memory of old friends” ….. sweet.
Get well soon!
First off, I am so sorry you are under the weather. Hope you are feeling better soon.
I admit that I only sometimes read the dedications. The ones you quote above are very touching. I looked up the dedication in the book I’m reading right now – MINOR INDISCRETIONS, by Barbara Metzger. It reads “This one is for the memory of old friends” ….. sweet.
Get well soon!
First off, I am so sorry you are under the weather. Hope you are feeling better soon.
I admit that I only sometimes read the dedications. The ones you quote above are very touching. I looked up the dedication in the book I’m reading right now – MINOR INDISCRETIONS, by Barbara Metzger. It reads “This one is for the memory of old friends” ….. sweet.
Get well soon!
First off, I am so sorry you are under the weather. Hope you are feeling better soon.
I admit that I only sometimes read the dedications. The ones you quote above are very touching. I looked up the dedication in the book I’m reading right now – MINOR INDISCRETIONS, by Barbara Metzger. It reads “This one is for the memory of old friends” ….. sweet.
Get well soon!
First off, I am so sorry you are under the weather. Hope you are feeling better soon.
I admit that I only sometimes read the dedications. The ones you quote above are very touching. I looked up the dedication in the book I’m reading right now – MINOR INDISCRETIONS, by Barbara Metzger. It reads “This one is for the memory of old friends” ….. sweet.
Get well soon!
What wonderful dedications you’ve shown us, Anne! I generally read them and sometimes think a bit about them because stories are hinted at, but the ones above are gorgeous! I usually to the private little dedications to family, friends, and cats. And sadly, in more recently years, to now absent friends.
What wonderful dedications you’ve shown us, Anne! I generally read them and sometimes think a bit about them because stories are hinted at, but the ones above are gorgeous! I usually to the private little dedications to family, friends, and cats. And sadly, in more recently years, to now absent friends.
What wonderful dedications you’ve shown us, Anne! I generally read them and sometimes think a bit about them because stories are hinted at, but the ones above are gorgeous! I usually to the private little dedications to family, friends, and cats. And sadly, in more recently years, to now absent friends.
What wonderful dedications you’ve shown us, Anne! I generally read them and sometimes think a bit about them because stories are hinted at, but the ones above are gorgeous! I usually to the private little dedications to family, friends, and cats. And sadly, in more recently years, to now absent friends.
What wonderful dedications you’ve shown us, Anne! I generally read them and sometimes think a bit about them because stories are hinted at, but the ones above are gorgeous! I usually to the private little dedications to family, friends, and cats. And sadly, in more recently years, to now absent friends.
I usuallly read dedications, but fail to remember them. Anne, you certainly have called some very interesting ones to our attention. Thank you.
I usuallly read dedications, but fail to remember them. Anne, you certainly have called some very interesting ones to our attention. Thank you.
I usuallly read dedications, but fail to remember them. Anne, you certainly have called some very interesting ones to our attention. Thank you.
I usuallly read dedications, but fail to remember them. Anne, you certainly have called some very interesting ones to our attention. Thank you.
I usuallly read dedications, but fail to remember them. Anne, you certainly have called some very interesting ones to our attention. Thank you.
I always read the dedications, but I have trouble with writing them for my own books. The first few were easy – my husband, my parents, my in-laws, my children. But I kind of wish I had just stuck with my husband a la Robert B Parker, who dedicated every one of his books to his wife, Joan. 🙂
I always read the dedications, but I have trouble with writing them for my own books. The first few were easy – my husband, my parents, my in-laws, my children. But I kind of wish I had just stuck with my husband a la Robert B Parker, who dedicated every one of his books to his wife, Joan. 🙂
I always read the dedications, but I have trouble with writing them for my own books. The first few were easy – my husband, my parents, my in-laws, my children. But I kind of wish I had just stuck with my husband a la Robert B Parker, who dedicated every one of his books to his wife, Joan. 🙂
I always read the dedications, but I have trouble with writing them for my own books. The first few were easy – my husband, my parents, my in-laws, my children. But I kind of wish I had just stuck with my husband a la Robert B Parker, who dedicated every one of his books to his wife, Joan. 🙂
I always read the dedications, but I have trouble with writing them for my own books. The first few were easy – my husband, my parents, my in-laws, my children. But I kind of wish I had just stuck with my husband a la Robert B Parker, who dedicated every one of his books to his wife, Joan. 🙂
Well, at least that’s what I always thought he’d done, but now that I do some research online I might be wrong….hmmmm.
Well, at least that’s what I always thought he’d done, but now that I do some research online I might be wrong….hmmmm.
Well, at least that’s what I always thought he’d done, but now that I do some research online I might be wrong….hmmmm.
Well, at least that’s what I always thought he’d done, but now that I do some research online I might be wrong….hmmmm.
Well, at least that’s what I always thought he’d done, but now that I do some research online I might be wrong….hmmmm.
Thanks, Theo. And you’re right — Gideon was exactly who he needed to be, and he’s still a reader favorite. I have never yet managed to write a truly dark and dangerous hero — I guess betas are my kind of guys. *g*
Thanks, Theo. And you’re right — Gideon was exactly who he needed to be, and he’s still a reader favorite. I have never yet managed to write a truly dark and dangerous hero — I guess betas are my kind of guys. *g*
Thanks, Theo. And you’re right — Gideon was exactly who he needed to be, and he’s still a reader favorite. I have never yet managed to write a truly dark and dangerous hero — I guess betas are my kind of guys. *g*
Thanks, Theo. And you’re right — Gideon was exactly who he needed to be, and he’s still a reader favorite. I have never yet managed to write a truly dark and dangerous hero — I guess betas are my kind of guys. *g*
Thanks, Theo. And you’re right — Gideon was exactly who he needed to be, and he’s still a reader favorite. I have never yet managed to write a truly dark and dangerous hero — I guess betas are my kind of guys. *g*
Thanks, Mary — it’s a seasonal hazard, and it will pass. I like Barbara Metzger’s dedication there. I spent a while standing by my bookshelves, pulling off books and reading dedications. Talk about distraction city. *g* It was a wonder I ever got the blog written.
Thanks, Mary — it’s a seasonal hazard, and it will pass. I like Barbara Metzger’s dedication there. I spent a while standing by my bookshelves, pulling off books and reading dedications. Talk about distraction city. *g* It was a wonder I ever got the blog written.
Thanks, Mary — it’s a seasonal hazard, and it will pass. I like Barbara Metzger’s dedication there. I spent a while standing by my bookshelves, pulling off books and reading dedications. Talk about distraction city. *g* It was a wonder I ever got the blog written.
Thanks, Mary — it’s a seasonal hazard, and it will pass. I like Barbara Metzger’s dedication there. I spent a while standing by my bookshelves, pulling off books and reading dedications. Talk about distraction city. *g* It was a wonder I ever got the blog written.
Thanks, Mary — it’s a seasonal hazard, and it will pass. I like Barbara Metzger’s dedication there. I spent a while standing by my bookshelves, pulling off books and reading dedications. Talk about distraction city. *g* It was a wonder I ever got the blog written.
Yes, Mary Jo, my last one was to an absent friend as well. And my dog one was to an absent dog. 🙁 But mostly mine are thanks to people who I’ve talked over the story with. I’m going to try for something more interesting in future. . .
Yes, Mary Jo, my last one was to an absent friend as well. And my dog one was to an absent dog. 🙁 But mostly mine are thanks to people who I’ve talked over the story with. I’m going to try for something more interesting in future. . .
Yes, Mary Jo, my last one was to an absent friend as well. And my dog one was to an absent dog. 🙁 But mostly mine are thanks to people who I’ve talked over the story with. I’m going to try for something more interesting in future. . .
Yes, Mary Jo, my last one was to an absent friend as well. And my dog one was to an absent dog. 🙁 But mostly mine are thanks to people who I’ve talked over the story with. I’m going to try for something more interesting in future. . .
Yes, Mary Jo, my last one was to an absent friend as well. And my dog one was to an absent dog. 🙁 But mostly mine are thanks to people who I’ve talked over the story with. I’m going to try for something more interesting in future. . .
Sue, you have no idea how frustrated I was last night when I was writing this — there were a couple of dedications I vaguely remembered and wanted to include, but do you think I could remember who wrote them? Oh well, quite a few books got dusted along the way, so that’s a win, I suppose. *g*
Sue, you have no idea how frustrated I was last night when I was writing this — there were a couple of dedications I vaguely remembered and wanted to include, but do you think I could remember who wrote them? Oh well, quite a few books got dusted along the way, so that’s a win, I suppose. *g*
Sue, you have no idea how frustrated I was last night when I was writing this — there were a couple of dedications I vaguely remembered and wanted to include, but do you think I could remember who wrote them? Oh well, quite a few books got dusted along the way, so that’s a win, I suppose. *g*
Sue, you have no idea how frustrated I was last night when I was writing this — there were a couple of dedications I vaguely remembered and wanted to include, but do you think I could remember who wrote them? Oh well, quite a few books got dusted along the way, so that’s a win, I suppose. *g*
Sue, you have no idea how frustrated I was last night when I was writing this — there were a couple of dedications I vaguely remembered and wanted to include, but do you think I could remember who wrote them? Oh well, quite a few books got dusted along the way, so that’s a win, I suppose. *g*
Yes, and a lot of writers do that. It’s lovely, I think — that acknowledgment of the support a writer gets from a partner. I’m also trying to think up a fresh news dedication… we’ll see. Often for me it arises out of the subject matter of the book.
Yes, and a lot of writers do that. It’s lovely, I think — that acknowledgment of the support a writer gets from a partner. I’m also trying to think up a fresh news dedication… we’ll see. Often for me it arises out of the subject matter of the book.
Yes, and a lot of writers do that. It’s lovely, I think — that acknowledgment of the support a writer gets from a partner. I’m also trying to think up a fresh news dedication… we’ll see. Often for me it arises out of the subject matter of the book.
Yes, and a lot of writers do that. It’s lovely, I think — that acknowledgment of the support a writer gets from a partner. I’m also trying to think up a fresh news dedication… we’ll see. Often for me it arises out of the subject matter of the book.
Yes, and a lot of writers do that. It’s lovely, I think — that acknowledgment of the support a writer gets from a partner. I’m also trying to think up a fresh news dedication… we’ll see. Often for me it arises out of the subject matter of the book.
He’s still and always will be, my favorite hero. Can’t help it. I lost my heart to him with his inability to understand why anyone couldn’t see how beautiful Prue really is. And the stewed cucumbers…
He’s still and always will be, my favorite hero. Can’t help it. I lost my heart to him with his inability to understand why anyone couldn’t see how beautiful Prue really is. And the stewed cucumbers…
He’s still and always will be, my favorite hero. Can’t help it. I lost my heart to him with his inability to understand why anyone couldn’t see how beautiful Prue really is. And the stewed cucumbers…
He’s still and always will be, my favorite hero. Can’t help it. I lost my heart to him with his inability to understand why anyone couldn’t see how beautiful Prue really is. And the stewed cucumbers…
He’s still and always will be, my favorite hero. Can’t help it. I lost my heart to him with his inability to understand why anyone couldn’t see how beautiful Prue really is. And the stewed cucumbers…
Thanks, Theo. Yes, that was very endearing of him. He really wasn’t anyone I “made up” — he just stepped onto the page, fully himself, and refused to be the kind of hero I thought I wanted.
As for the stewed cucumbers, they’re from an old cookbook I have. They really did stew cucumbers, and they also fried lettuce and made lettuce soup. I love poring through that old book and digging out dishes to feed my characters. *g*
Thanks, Theo. Yes, that was very endearing of him. He really wasn’t anyone I “made up” — he just stepped onto the page, fully himself, and refused to be the kind of hero I thought I wanted.
As for the stewed cucumbers, they’re from an old cookbook I have. They really did stew cucumbers, and they also fried lettuce and made lettuce soup. I love poring through that old book and digging out dishes to feed my characters. *g*
Thanks, Theo. Yes, that was very endearing of him. He really wasn’t anyone I “made up” — he just stepped onto the page, fully himself, and refused to be the kind of hero I thought I wanted.
As for the stewed cucumbers, they’re from an old cookbook I have. They really did stew cucumbers, and they also fried lettuce and made lettuce soup. I love poring through that old book and digging out dishes to feed my characters. *g*
Thanks, Theo. Yes, that was very endearing of him. He really wasn’t anyone I “made up” — he just stepped onto the page, fully himself, and refused to be the kind of hero I thought I wanted.
As for the stewed cucumbers, they’re from an old cookbook I have. They really did stew cucumbers, and they also fried lettuce and made lettuce soup. I love poring through that old book and digging out dishes to feed my characters. *g*
Thanks, Theo. Yes, that was very endearing of him. He really wasn’t anyone I “made up” — he just stepped onto the page, fully himself, and refused to be the kind of hero I thought I wanted.
As for the stewed cucumbers, they’re from an old cookbook I have. They really did stew cucumbers, and they also fried lettuce and made lettuce soup. I love poring through that old book and digging out dishes to feed my characters. *g*
Oh yes, I am so glad that BG had a dedication as well as a lovely book to stroll around in. I was very taken with BG.
Mostly I don’t notice dedications but sometimes something grabs me and I want to know more. I’ve actually done a bit of digging into Dorothy Ganapathy, to whom Paul Scott dedicated The Jewel in the Crown. She was the daughter of the Leader of the Opposition in the Indian Central Assembly, earned a degree from Durham University in the 30s and married a Colonel in the Army Medical Corps – but neither she nor her husband was admitted to the Europeans-only Adyar Club in Madras! Scott stayed with her for 6 weeks while researching what turned into the Raj Quartet. She sounds amazing.
Oh yes, I am so glad that BG had a dedication as well as a lovely book to stroll around in. I was very taken with BG.
Mostly I don’t notice dedications but sometimes something grabs me and I want to know more. I’ve actually done a bit of digging into Dorothy Ganapathy, to whom Paul Scott dedicated The Jewel in the Crown. She was the daughter of the Leader of the Opposition in the Indian Central Assembly, earned a degree from Durham University in the 30s and married a Colonel in the Army Medical Corps – but neither she nor her husband was admitted to the Europeans-only Adyar Club in Madras! Scott stayed with her for 6 weeks while researching what turned into the Raj Quartet. She sounds amazing.
Oh yes, I am so glad that BG had a dedication as well as a lovely book to stroll around in. I was very taken with BG.
Mostly I don’t notice dedications but sometimes something grabs me and I want to know more. I’ve actually done a bit of digging into Dorothy Ganapathy, to whom Paul Scott dedicated The Jewel in the Crown. She was the daughter of the Leader of the Opposition in the Indian Central Assembly, earned a degree from Durham University in the 30s and married a Colonel in the Army Medical Corps – but neither she nor her husband was admitted to the Europeans-only Adyar Club in Madras! Scott stayed with her for 6 weeks while researching what turned into the Raj Quartet. She sounds amazing.
Oh yes, I am so glad that BG had a dedication as well as a lovely book to stroll around in. I was very taken with BG.
Mostly I don’t notice dedications but sometimes something grabs me and I want to know more. I’ve actually done a bit of digging into Dorothy Ganapathy, to whom Paul Scott dedicated The Jewel in the Crown. She was the daughter of the Leader of the Opposition in the Indian Central Assembly, earned a degree from Durham University in the 30s and married a Colonel in the Army Medical Corps – but neither she nor her husband was admitted to the Europeans-only Adyar Club in Madras! Scott stayed with her for 6 weeks while researching what turned into the Raj Quartet. She sounds amazing.
Oh yes, I am so glad that BG had a dedication as well as a lovely book to stroll around in. I was very taken with BG.
Mostly I don’t notice dedications but sometimes something grabs me and I want to know more. I’ve actually done a bit of digging into Dorothy Ganapathy, to whom Paul Scott dedicated The Jewel in the Crown. She was the daughter of the Leader of the Opposition in the Indian Central Assembly, earned a degree from Durham University in the 30s and married a Colonel in the Army Medical Corps – but neither she nor her husband was admitted to the Europeans-only Adyar Club in Madras! Scott stayed with her for 6 weeks while researching what turned into the Raj Quartet. She sounds amazing.
Thanks, Jenny, I’m very fond of BG too.
As for Dorothy Ganapathy — she sounds fascinating — and yes that’s the intrigue of dedications sometimes, when you just know there’s a story behind those few words. I loved the Raj Quartet, and Paul Scott has risen even higher in my estimation. Might be time for a reread.
Thanks, Jenny, I’m very fond of BG too.
As for Dorothy Ganapathy — she sounds fascinating — and yes that’s the intrigue of dedications sometimes, when you just know there’s a story behind those few words. I loved the Raj Quartet, and Paul Scott has risen even higher in my estimation. Might be time for a reread.
Thanks, Jenny, I’m very fond of BG too.
As for Dorothy Ganapathy — she sounds fascinating — and yes that’s the intrigue of dedications sometimes, when you just know there’s a story behind those few words. I loved the Raj Quartet, and Paul Scott has risen even higher in my estimation. Might be time for a reread.
Thanks, Jenny, I’m very fond of BG too.
As for Dorothy Ganapathy — she sounds fascinating — and yes that’s the intrigue of dedications sometimes, when you just know there’s a story behind those few words. I loved the Raj Quartet, and Paul Scott has risen even higher in my estimation. Might be time for a reread.
Thanks, Jenny, I’m very fond of BG too.
As for Dorothy Ganapathy — she sounds fascinating — and yes that’s the intrigue of dedications sometimes, when you just know there’s a story behind those few words. I loved the Raj Quartet, and Paul Scott has risen even higher in my estimation. Might be time for a reread.
Well, Jenny, I went off searching for information about Dorothy Ganapathy and found not only your excellent blog about the dedication,
https://libertabooks.com/books/dedicated/
but ended up reading quite a chunk of the on-line book — Indian Tales of the Raj by Zareer Masani, which mentions Dorothy Ganapathy. Fascinating stuff.
And now I’ve read your earlier blog on dedications and you also talk about PGW’s Heart of a Goof and in much more lovely detail than I do. https://libertabooks.com/books/dedicating/ I promise you I didn’t crib mine from you.
Well, Jenny, I went off searching for information about Dorothy Ganapathy and found not only your excellent blog about the dedication,
https://libertabooks.com/books/dedicated/
but ended up reading quite a chunk of the on-line book — Indian Tales of the Raj by Zareer Masani, which mentions Dorothy Ganapathy. Fascinating stuff.
And now I’ve read your earlier blog on dedications and you also talk about PGW’s Heart of a Goof and in much more lovely detail than I do. https://libertabooks.com/books/dedicating/ I promise you I didn’t crib mine from you.
Well, Jenny, I went off searching for information about Dorothy Ganapathy and found not only your excellent blog about the dedication,
https://libertabooks.com/books/dedicated/
but ended up reading quite a chunk of the on-line book — Indian Tales of the Raj by Zareer Masani, which mentions Dorothy Ganapathy. Fascinating stuff.
And now I’ve read your earlier blog on dedications and you also talk about PGW’s Heart of a Goof and in much more lovely detail than I do. https://libertabooks.com/books/dedicating/ I promise you I didn’t crib mine from you.
Well, Jenny, I went off searching for information about Dorothy Ganapathy and found not only your excellent blog about the dedication,
https://libertabooks.com/books/dedicated/
but ended up reading quite a chunk of the on-line book — Indian Tales of the Raj by Zareer Masani, which mentions Dorothy Ganapathy. Fascinating stuff.
And now I’ve read your earlier blog on dedications and you also talk about PGW’s Heart of a Goof and in much more lovely detail than I do. https://libertabooks.com/books/dedicating/ I promise you I didn’t crib mine from you.
Well, Jenny, I went off searching for information about Dorothy Ganapathy and found not only your excellent blog about the dedication,
https://libertabooks.com/books/dedicated/
but ended up reading quite a chunk of the on-line book — Indian Tales of the Raj by Zareer Masani, which mentions Dorothy Ganapathy. Fascinating stuff.
And now I’ve read your earlier blog on dedications and you also talk about PGW’s Heart of a Goof and in much more lovely detail than I do. https://libertabooks.com/books/dedicating/ I promise you I didn’t crib mine from you.
Interesting (to me, at least), that you chose this topic, Anne, because I do read dedications and just last week I read the lovely one you wrote to Janga in Marry in Secret! I only know Janga from the comments section of the WW blog, but now I know a little more. And that made the dedication feel a little more personal to me, as I started one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. (Great story, and the funniest new phrase I’ve LOL’d at in decades. Really, Wenchlets, if you haven’t read this one, put down whatever you’re doing and go get it!)
Hope you’re soon well, dear Anne. I’m off to learn more about Dorothy Ganapathy.
Interesting (to me, at least), that you chose this topic, Anne, because I do read dedications and just last week I read the lovely one you wrote to Janga in Marry in Secret! I only know Janga from the comments section of the WW blog, but now I know a little more. And that made the dedication feel a little more personal to me, as I started one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. (Great story, and the funniest new phrase I’ve LOL’d at in decades. Really, Wenchlets, if you haven’t read this one, put down whatever you’re doing and go get it!)
Hope you’re soon well, dear Anne. I’m off to learn more about Dorothy Ganapathy.
Interesting (to me, at least), that you chose this topic, Anne, because I do read dedications and just last week I read the lovely one you wrote to Janga in Marry in Secret! I only know Janga from the comments section of the WW blog, but now I know a little more. And that made the dedication feel a little more personal to me, as I started one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. (Great story, and the funniest new phrase I’ve LOL’d at in decades. Really, Wenchlets, if you haven’t read this one, put down whatever you’re doing and go get it!)
Hope you’re soon well, dear Anne. I’m off to learn more about Dorothy Ganapathy.
Interesting (to me, at least), that you chose this topic, Anne, because I do read dedications and just last week I read the lovely one you wrote to Janga in Marry in Secret! I only know Janga from the comments section of the WW blog, but now I know a little more. And that made the dedication feel a little more personal to me, as I started one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. (Great story, and the funniest new phrase I’ve LOL’d at in decades. Really, Wenchlets, if you haven’t read this one, put down whatever you’re doing and go get it!)
Hope you’re soon well, dear Anne. I’m off to learn more about Dorothy Ganapathy.
Interesting (to me, at least), that you chose this topic, Anne, because I do read dedications and just last week I read the lovely one you wrote to Janga in Marry in Secret! I only know Janga from the comments section of the WW blog, but now I know a little more. And that made the dedication feel a little more personal to me, as I started one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. (Great story, and the funniest new phrase I’ve LOL’d at in decades. Really, Wenchlets, if you haven’t read this one, put down whatever you’re doing and go get it!)
Hope you’re soon well, dear Anne. I’m off to learn more about Dorothy Ganapathy.
I love that dedication of PGW’s – and also the fact that he used it twice. Both to the dearest of friends.
Nothing wrong with borrowing from yourself, when the material’s good, as I’m sure Psmith would say. After all, it was good enough for George Frederick Handel…
I love that dedication of PGW’s – and also the fact that he used it twice. Both to the dearest of friends.
Nothing wrong with borrowing from yourself, when the material’s good, as I’m sure Psmith would say. After all, it was good enough for George Frederick Handel…
I love that dedication of PGW’s – and also the fact that he used it twice. Both to the dearest of friends.
Nothing wrong with borrowing from yourself, when the material’s good, as I’m sure Psmith would say. After all, it was good enough for George Frederick Handel…
I love that dedication of PGW’s – and also the fact that he used it twice. Both to the dearest of friends.
Nothing wrong with borrowing from yourself, when the material’s good, as I’m sure Psmith would say. After all, it was good enough for George Frederick Handel…
I love that dedication of PGW’s – and also the fact that he used it twice. Both to the dearest of friends.
Nothing wrong with borrowing from yourself, when the material’s good, as I’m sure Psmith would say. After all, it was good enough for George Frederick Handel…
Thanks for such an interesting post, Anne, especially valuable since you were feeling poorly. I always read and think about the dedications, and I’ve taken to flipping to the end of the book where many authors now put acknowledgments that I also find interesting. (I make sure to NOT read the end of the book, though, while searching for said acknowledgments!) Now you’ve got my curiosity piqued about poor Leon Werth. I hope he found some warmth, food, and happiness in the end.
Thanks for such an interesting post, Anne, especially valuable since you were feeling poorly. I always read and think about the dedications, and I’ve taken to flipping to the end of the book where many authors now put acknowledgments that I also find interesting. (I make sure to NOT read the end of the book, though, while searching for said acknowledgments!) Now you’ve got my curiosity piqued about poor Leon Werth. I hope he found some warmth, food, and happiness in the end.
Thanks for such an interesting post, Anne, especially valuable since you were feeling poorly. I always read and think about the dedications, and I’ve taken to flipping to the end of the book where many authors now put acknowledgments that I also find interesting. (I make sure to NOT read the end of the book, though, while searching for said acknowledgments!) Now you’ve got my curiosity piqued about poor Leon Werth. I hope he found some warmth, food, and happiness in the end.
Thanks for such an interesting post, Anne, especially valuable since you were feeling poorly. I always read and think about the dedications, and I’ve taken to flipping to the end of the book where many authors now put acknowledgments that I also find interesting. (I make sure to NOT read the end of the book, though, while searching for said acknowledgments!) Now you’ve got my curiosity piqued about poor Leon Werth. I hope he found some warmth, food, and happiness in the end.
Thanks for such an interesting post, Anne, especially valuable since you were feeling poorly. I always read and think about the dedications, and I’ve taken to flipping to the end of the book where many authors now put acknowledgments that I also find interesting. (I make sure to NOT read the end of the book, though, while searching for said acknowledgments!) Now you’ve got my curiosity piqued about poor Leon Werth. I hope he found some warmth, food, and happiness in the end.
Dear Anne.
Wonderful topic as I always read the dedication and acknowledgments as they give a glimpse into the author as they wrote that book. Sometimes it gives us readers very little but other times a little tug at our heart.
I do not recall any specific one at the moment. but there was one (and it is driving me crazy as I cannot find the book to recall who wrote it and the title) One of the characters loved his drink too much, only toward the end did they realize how it was ruining his life and love and he stopped. The book was dedicated to others with a drinking problem – stated very nicely.
I do like dedications to loved ones people and animals as that brings a little bit of reality to us that the author is just like us (plus has wonderful talent)
Dear Anne.
Wonderful topic as I always read the dedication and acknowledgments as they give a glimpse into the author as they wrote that book. Sometimes it gives us readers very little but other times a little tug at our heart.
I do not recall any specific one at the moment. but there was one (and it is driving me crazy as I cannot find the book to recall who wrote it and the title) One of the characters loved his drink too much, only toward the end did they realize how it was ruining his life and love and he stopped. The book was dedicated to others with a drinking problem – stated very nicely.
I do like dedications to loved ones people and animals as that brings a little bit of reality to us that the author is just like us (plus has wonderful talent)
Dear Anne.
Wonderful topic as I always read the dedication and acknowledgments as they give a glimpse into the author as they wrote that book. Sometimes it gives us readers very little but other times a little tug at our heart.
I do not recall any specific one at the moment. but there was one (and it is driving me crazy as I cannot find the book to recall who wrote it and the title) One of the characters loved his drink too much, only toward the end did they realize how it was ruining his life and love and he stopped. The book was dedicated to others with a drinking problem – stated very nicely.
I do like dedications to loved ones people and animals as that brings a little bit of reality to us that the author is just like us (plus has wonderful talent)
Dear Anne.
Wonderful topic as I always read the dedication and acknowledgments as they give a glimpse into the author as they wrote that book. Sometimes it gives us readers very little but other times a little tug at our heart.
I do not recall any specific one at the moment. but there was one (and it is driving me crazy as I cannot find the book to recall who wrote it and the title) One of the characters loved his drink too much, only toward the end did they realize how it was ruining his life and love and he stopped. The book was dedicated to others with a drinking problem – stated very nicely.
I do like dedications to loved ones people and animals as that brings a little bit of reality to us that the author is just like us (plus has wonderful talent)
Dear Anne.
Wonderful topic as I always read the dedication and acknowledgments as they give a glimpse into the author as they wrote that book. Sometimes it gives us readers very little but other times a little tug at our heart.
I do not recall any specific one at the moment. but there was one (and it is driving me crazy as I cannot find the book to recall who wrote it and the title) One of the characters loved his drink too much, only toward the end did they realize how it was ruining his life and love and he stopped. The book was dedicated to others with a drinking problem – stated very nicely.
I do like dedications to loved ones people and animals as that brings a little bit of reality to us that the author is just like us (plus has wonderful talent)
I’m an inveterate reader of dedications, prologues, epilogues, footnotes, and what-have-you (and I’ve probably just used inveterate for the first time), so this was a fun post to read. I’ve only written one dedication and that was in my doctoral thesis which I dedicated to my parents and to my now husband. I recall that my parents said the dedication was the only thing in the book that they understood!
Thanks for your post, Anne; you brought back some fun memories.
I’m an inveterate reader of dedications, prologues, epilogues, footnotes, and what-have-you (and I’ve probably just used inveterate for the first time), so this was a fun post to read. I’ve only written one dedication and that was in my doctoral thesis which I dedicated to my parents and to my now husband. I recall that my parents said the dedication was the only thing in the book that they understood!
Thanks for your post, Anne; you brought back some fun memories.
I’m an inveterate reader of dedications, prologues, epilogues, footnotes, and what-have-you (and I’ve probably just used inveterate for the first time), so this was a fun post to read. I’ve only written one dedication and that was in my doctoral thesis which I dedicated to my parents and to my now husband. I recall that my parents said the dedication was the only thing in the book that they understood!
Thanks for your post, Anne; you brought back some fun memories.
I’m an inveterate reader of dedications, prologues, epilogues, footnotes, and what-have-you (and I’ve probably just used inveterate for the first time), so this was a fun post to read. I’ve only written one dedication and that was in my doctoral thesis which I dedicated to my parents and to my now husband. I recall that my parents said the dedication was the only thing in the book that they understood!
Thanks for your post, Anne; you brought back some fun memories.
I’m an inveterate reader of dedications, prologues, epilogues, footnotes, and what-have-you (and I’ve probably just used inveterate for the first time), so this was a fun post to read. I’ve only written one dedication and that was in my doctoral thesis which I dedicated to my parents and to my now husband. I recall that my parents said the dedication was the only thing in the book that they understood!
Thanks for your post, Anne; you brought back some fun memories.
Mary, I did start to include my one to Janga in the post, but it felt a little too personal still to talk about. Janga touched so many people with her warmth and intelligence and I think about her still, even though it’s just over a year since she died.
I’m so pleased you enjoyed Marry In Secret. And if you’re talking about the “giblets” phrase, I actually found that in a dictionary of historical slang. I was going to use a different phrase — can’t remember now what it was — and I checked it with the OED and it was too modern, so I went hunting. Then when I found the one I used, I laughed out loud myself, because it was perfect.
And thank you I’m feeling a lot better this morning.
Mary, I did start to include my one to Janga in the post, but it felt a little too personal still to talk about. Janga touched so many people with her warmth and intelligence and I think about her still, even though it’s just over a year since she died.
I’m so pleased you enjoyed Marry In Secret. And if you’re talking about the “giblets” phrase, I actually found that in a dictionary of historical slang. I was going to use a different phrase — can’t remember now what it was — and I checked it with the OED and it was too modern, so I went hunting. Then when I found the one I used, I laughed out loud myself, because it was perfect.
And thank you I’m feeling a lot better this morning.
Mary, I did start to include my one to Janga in the post, but it felt a little too personal still to talk about. Janga touched so many people with her warmth and intelligence and I think about her still, even though it’s just over a year since she died.
I’m so pleased you enjoyed Marry In Secret. And if you’re talking about the “giblets” phrase, I actually found that in a dictionary of historical slang. I was going to use a different phrase — can’t remember now what it was — and I checked it with the OED and it was too modern, so I went hunting. Then when I found the one I used, I laughed out loud myself, because it was perfect.
And thank you I’m feeling a lot better this morning.
Mary, I did start to include my one to Janga in the post, but it felt a little too personal still to talk about. Janga touched so many people with her warmth and intelligence and I think about her still, even though it’s just over a year since she died.
I’m so pleased you enjoyed Marry In Secret. And if you’re talking about the “giblets” phrase, I actually found that in a dictionary of historical slang. I was going to use a different phrase — can’t remember now what it was — and I checked it with the OED and it was too modern, so I went hunting. Then when I found the one I used, I laughed out loud myself, because it was perfect.
And thank you I’m feeling a lot better this morning.
Mary, I did start to include my one to Janga in the post, but it felt a little too personal still to talk about. Janga touched so many people with her warmth and intelligence and I think about her still, even though it’s just over a year since she died.
I’m so pleased you enjoyed Marry In Secret. And if you’re talking about the “giblets” phrase, I actually found that in a dictionary of historical slang. I was going to use a different phrase — can’t remember now what it was — and I checked it with the OED and it was too modern, so I went hunting. Then when I found the one I used, I laughed out loud myself, because it was perfect.
And thank you I’m feeling a lot better this morning.
Margaret, it still seems an odd thing to do, to dedicate a book to someone you know is cold and hungry. I suppose I should try to investigate Leon Wurth and see what happened to him.
Re reading the end of a book, I never used to, in fact was dead against it — I’m talking story, not the acknowledgments or authors notes. But I must confess that these days when I get really worried about characters, and don’t know the author very well (and therefore don’t trust that they’ll lead me back into the light) I do sometimes check to see whether my people are alive and well by the end. I suspect I’m getting wimpier. *g*
Margaret, it still seems an odd thing to do, to dedicate a book to someone you know is cold and hungry. I suppose I should try to investigate Leon Wurth and see what happened to him.
Re reading the end of a book, I never used to, in fact was dead against it — I’m talking story, not the acknowledgments or authors notes. But I must confess that these days when I get really worried about characters, and don’t know the author very well (and therefore don’t trust that they’ll lead me back into the light) I do sometimes check to see whether my people are alive and well by the end. I suspect I’m getting wimpier. *g*
Margaret, it still seems an odd thing to do, to dedicate a book to someone you know is cold and hungry. I suppose I should try to investigate Leon Wurth and see what happened to him.
Re reading the end of a book, I never used to, in fact was dead against it — I’m talking story, not the acknowledgments or authors notes. But I must confess that these days when I get really worried about characters, and don’t know the author very well (and therefore don’t trust that they’ll lead me back into the light) I do sometimes check to see whether my people are alive and well by the end. I suspect I’m getting wimpier. *g*
Margaret, it still seems an odd thing to do, to dedicate a book to someone you know is cold and hungry. I suppose I should try to investigate Leon Wurth and see what happened to him.
Re reading the end of a book, I never used to, in fact was dead against it — I’m talking story, not the acknowledgments or authors notes. But I must confess that these days when I get really worried about characters, and don’t know the author very well (and therefore don’t trust that they’ll lead me back into the light) I do sometimes check to see whether my people are alive and well by the end. I suspect I’m getting wimpier. *g*
Margaret, it still seems an odd thing to do, to dedicate a book to someone you know is cold and hungry. I suppose I should try to investigate Leon Wurth and see what happened to him.
Re reading the end of a book, I never used to, in fact was dead against it — I’m talking story, not the acknowledgments or authors notes. But I must confess that these days when I get really worried about characters, and don’t know the author very well (and therefore don’t trust that they’ll lead me back into the light) I do sometimes check to see whether my people are alive and well by the end. I suspect I’m getting wimpier. *g*
Margot, I agree with you. When I was a kid I was always on the lookout to see if a writer was an animal person — that was one of my measures of a person back then. *g*
That dedication to people with a drinking problem sounds lovely. Too many people forget that alcoholism is a disease and an addiction.
Margot, I agree with you. When I was a kid I was always on the lookout to see if a writer was an animal person — that was one of my measures of a person back then. *g*
That dedication to people with a drinking problem sounds lovely. Too many people forget that alcoholism is a disease and an addiction.
Margot, I agree with you. When I was a kid I was always on the lookout to see if a writer was an animal person — that was one of my measures of a person back then. *g*
That dedication to people with a drinking problem sounds lovely. Too many people forget that alcoholism is a disease and an addiction.
Margot, I agree with you. When I was a kid I was always on the lookout to see if a writer was an animal person — that was one of my measures of a person back then. *g*
That dedication to people with a drinking problem sounds lovely. Too many people forget that alcoholism is a disease and an addiction.
Margot, I agree with you. When I was a kid I was always on the lookout to see if a writer was an animal person — that was one of my measures of a person back then. *g*
That dedication to people with a drinking problem sounds lovely. Too many people forget that alcoholism is a disease and an addiction.
LOL Kareni — well, a doctoral thesis isn’t for light reading, and I bet your parents were bursting with pride. It was a lovely thing to do.
LOL Kareni — well, a doctoral thesis isn’t for light reading, and I bet your parents were bursting with pride. It was a lovely thing to do.
LOL Kareni — well, a doctoral thesis isn’t for light reading, and I bet your parents were bursting with pride. It was a lovely thing to do.
LOL Kareni — well, a doctoral thesis isn’t for light reading, and I bet your parents were bursting with pride. It was a lovely thing to do.
LOL Kareni — well, a doctoral thesis isn’t for light reading, and I bet your parents were bursting with pride. It was a lovely thing to do.
Yes, of course, giblets. I didn’t want to give it away, readers should come on it unexpectedly as I did. Hilarity ensued!
Also, my two hands clapping (can you hear them?) for doing the research that led you to this phrase. Little annoys me so much as a too-early reference (e.g., bloomers or knickers) in a Regency. You rock, Anne.
Yes, of course, giblets. I didn’t want to give it away, readers should come on it unexpectedly as I did. Hilarity ensued!
Also, my two hands clapping (can you hear them?) for doing the research that led you to this phrase. Little annoys me so much as a too-early reference (e.g., bloomers or knickers) in a Regency. You rock, Anne.
Yes, of course, giblets. I didn’t want to give it away, readers should come on it unexpectedly as I did. Hilarity ensued!
Also, my two hands clapping (can you hear them?) for doing the research that led you to this phrase. Little annoys me so much as a too-early reference (e.g., bloomers or knickers) in a Regency. You rock, Anne.
Yes, of course, giblets. I didn’t want to give it away, readers should come on it unexpectedly as I did. Hilarity ensued!
Also, my two hands clapping (can you hear them?) for doing the research that led you to this phrase. Little annoys me so much as a too-early reference (e.g., bloomers or knickers) in a Regency. You rock, Anne.
Yes, of course, giblets. I didn’t want to give it away, readers should come on it unexpectedly as I did. Hilarity ensued!
Also, my two hands clapping (can you hear them?) for doing the research that led you to this phrase. Little annoys me so much as a too-early reference (e.g., bloomers or knickers) in a Regency. You rock, Anne.
Hi Anne
I hope you are feeling much better soon and as for dedications yes I read them all the time and have been very honoured to be one of those mentioned in a few books and the joy is immense and I love B.G because Gideon is one of my most favourite heroes 🙂
have Fun
Helen
Hi Anne
I hope you are feeling much better soon and as for dedications yes I read them all the time and have been very honoured to be one of those mentioned in a few books and the joy is immense and I love B.G because Gideon is one of my most favourite heroes 🙂
have Fun
Helen
Hi Anne
I hope you are feeling much better soon and as for dedications yes I read them all the time and have been very honoured to be one of those mentioned in a few books and the joy is immense and I love B.G because Gideon is one of my most favourite heroes 🙂
have Fun
Helen
Hi Anne
I hope you are feeling much better soon and as for dedications yes I read them all the time and have been very honoured to be one of those mentioned in a few books and the joy is immense and I love B.G because Gideon is one of my most favourite heroes 🙂
have Fun
Helen
Hi Anne
I hope you are feeling much better soon and as for dedications yes I read them all the time and have been very honoured to be one of those mentioned in a few books and the joy is immense and I love B.G because Gideon is one of my most favourite heroes 🙂
have Fun
Helen
Thanks so much Helen — yes, I’m feeling a lot better, thank you.
I think it’s wonderful that you’ve been featured in some dedications, but it’s no surprise to me because you’re such a wonderful supporter of the romance genre and romance writers. And I love that you love my Gideon. 🙂
Thanks so much Helen — yes, I’m feeling a lot better, thank you.
I think it’s wonderful that you’ve been featured in some dedications, but it’s no surprise to me because you’re such a wonderful supporter of the romance genre and romance writers. And I love that you love my Gideon. 🙂
Thanks so much Helen — yes, I’m feeling a lot better, thank you.
I think it’s wonderful that you’ve been featured in some dedications, but it’s no surprise to me because you’re such a wonderful supporter of the romance genre and romance writers. And I love that you love my Gideon. 🙂
Thanks so much Helen — yes, I’m feeling a lot better, thank you.
I think it’s wonderful that you’ve been featured in some dedications, but it’s no surprise to me because you’re such a wonderful supporter of the romance genre and romance writers. And I love that you love my Gideon. 🙂
Thanks so much Helen — yes, I’m feeling a lot better, thank you.
I think it’s wonderful that you’ve been featured in some dedications, but it’s no surprise to me because you’re such a wonderful supporter of the romance genre and romance writers. And I love that you love my Gideon. 🙂
I invariably read dedications. They’re one of my favorite parts of a book, whether I’m reading someone else’s book or writing one of my own. This is a great selection of dedications!
I invariably read dedications. They’re one of my favorite parts of a book, whether I’m reading someone else’s book or writing one of my own. This is a great selection of dedications!
I invariably read dedications. They’re one of my favorite parts of a book, whether I’m reading someone else’s book or writing one of my own. This is a great selection of dedications!
I invariably read dedications. They’re one of my favorite parts of a book, whether I’m reading someone else’s book or writing one of my own. This is a great selection of dedications!
I invariably read dedications. They’re one of my favorite parts of a book, whether I’m reading someone else’s book or writing one of my own. This is a great selection of dedications!