Comments on: REVIEW: Red Adam’s Lady by Grace Ingram

By: Jayne

Jayne — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:49:14 +0000

@Sylvi I've got two copies now. One a friend found for me and one I saw (fairly) cheaply (for it) online and I splurged.

By: Sylvi

Sylvi — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:37:39 +0000

Thanks to all of you for your posts. It is fascinating to read that this author and her book “Red Adam’s Lady” are favorites for all of you. This is my favorite. I think I’ve purchased it 3 times over the last 30 years. Foolishly gave it to Goodwill once, then found it again and then actually found another copy I gave to a friend. I’m grateful to know some history of the author and some other novels. I’ll be looking for them. On Amazon they are hundreds of dollars.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Mon, 17 May 2010 12:21:32 +0000

@DS: LOL, the copy that I have is a former library one. Now I wish there was a copy of "No Man's Son" somewhere that I could check out.

By: DS

DS — Mon, 17 May 2010 02:38:15 +0000

Power of Darkness published under Doris Sutcliffe Adams had two paperback editions in the US but it is still htf.

My local library has a hard cover copy and I check it out every so often to make sure that it doesn’t get pulled due to lack of circulation.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Mon, 17 May 2010 00:03:05 +0000

@Deborah Notter: I was looking at prices recently and saw some for under $20 US. Which is not bad for this book. Check some of the online UBS. There are a lot listed from the UK and France (though the book is English language).

By: Jayne

Jayne — Sun, 16 May 2010 23:56:04 +0000

@Maili: I would think it's the British Chadwick who would know something about Ingram.

By: Deborah Notter

Deborah Notter — Sun, 16 May 2010 22:13:48 +0000

Fascinating to find that the lure of this book still holds after SO many decades! I was just telling my daughter (19) this book which I and my mom read about 25 years ago was such a fine piece of historical fiction/romance. I am now trying to get my own copy and lure her into reading it.

By: Maili

Maili — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:46:48 +0000

@Maria: Elizabeth Chadwick* might know as she'd shared some information on AAR boards a few years ago (loads of Grace Ingram fans there). (*I don't remember *which* Elizabeth Chadwick, though, as there are two historical novelists with this name. Perhaps I misremembered as there might be a different spelling, but I used to refer them as American Chadwick and British Chadwick. Heh.)

By: Maria

Maria — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:14:02 +0000

This is a good question about the rights to Ingram’s books, under whatever name published. Red Adam’s Lady is cr 1972 and was published by Stein and Day of NY. The publisher filed for bankruptcy in 1987. They apparently shut down in 1988. Now, somebody got the publication rights they owned when they declared bankruptcy. That would have been an asset distributed by the Trustee. But it would be difficult to track that now–unless you have access to the Bankruptcy Court records. And even then, it probably wouldn’t be fun. I’ve tried to find information about the author to see if she has died (I suspect she must have done so as she was ill about 15 years ago). But her estate must hold the rights to her works. At the time RAL was written, the CR would be running at “life of the author plus 50 years.” So the works are all still covered by copyright as far as I can tell.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:41:43 +0000

I wish her books would be reissued or issued as ebooks. There’s a whole audience of readers I just know would love RA’sL. I wonder who owns the rights to her books?

By: april

april — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:26:07 +0000

I SO AGREE WITH ALL THE ABOVE COMMENTS. RED ADAM’S LADY IS MY FAVOURITE HISTORICAL NOVEL. MY COPY IS SO WORN AND SHABBY. HER RESEARCH IS FANTASTIC. I LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT THE PERIOD, SHE MAKES IT SO REAL. I HAVN’T BEEN ABLE TO GET GILDED SPURS YE BUT I’M STILL LOOKING.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:25:57 +0000

Maybe Connie knows the title. Since Red Adam’s Lady is the only Ingram/Adams book I’ve ever read, I can’t help you here.

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:09:08 +0000

Red Adam’s Lady is one of my very favorites. I have my husband looking for a hardbound one for my birthday. My poor paperback is in sad shape. I have read most of her works having started looking for them after finding the first one many years ago. I realy wish she had written more. I am intrigued about the plot described above (The only other Grace Ingram novel I ever read was about a young woman who took the persona of a knight. I don't remember the name of the book; I do remember she eventually met a young man who had taken the persona of a woman and they got together) since none of the ones I have read have that plot and I have read all the titles listed. does anyone have a title for this?
Mary B Arizona

By: Jayne

Jayne — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:24:23 +0000

Hi Lynne, glad you dropped by and joined us. I just tried looking up “Desert Leopard” and couldn’t believe the price for the one copy listed. Too rich for my blood! ;)

By: Lynne

Lynne — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:05:13 +0000

Hi, I accidentally found this page by doing a google search for books by Grace Ingram. I too wondered if anyone else had read these wonderful books. I’ve had “Red Adam’s Lady” and “Gilded Spurs” on my bookshelf for years, reading them many times. I was fortunate to be able to borrow a copy of “The Price of Blood” from the Clevenet Library System (Cleveland, Ohio area) this week. Basically 9th century English vs. Vikings. Lots of historic detail as usual. From today’s search I see that under Doris S. Adams, she has also written “No Man’s Son”, “Power of Darkness” and “Desert Leopard”. I’d sure like to read those as well!
Thanks for letting me comment.–Lynne

By: Jayne

Jayne — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:58:52 +0000

Connie, not many people have had the pleasure of reading any of Ms. Ingram’s books under either name. You either can’t find them or the price is outrageous. I can see why you take such care with your beloved copy!

By: Connie

Connie — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:01:14 +0000

Red Adams Lady is my very favorite historical romance. I read it first in 1976 and many times since. I am currently reading it again and have to be very careful because the pages are yellowed and the soft cover binding fragile. But I love visiting with dearly beloved old friends.

The only other Grace Ingram novel I ever read was about a young woman who took the persona of a knight. I don’t remember the name of the book; I do remember she eventually met a young man who had taken the persona of a woman and they got together; but it was in no way comparable to Red Adams Lady and I did not keep the book.

My biggest distraction while reading Red Adams Lady is Ms. Ingrams pervasive use of $3 words. I am now a 50 year old professional and STILL come across words I am not familiar with in this book. However, the characters are so bright and alive, the story line so tight and scintillating, that I breeze right past the big words and my pea brain fills in the blanks with 50 cent words!

Other obscure historical romances I found and fell in love with long ago include “The Rainbow Season” by Lisa Gregory (which can still be found on Amazon.com at a reasonable price and is to me, a priceless gem) and “Sunset Embrace” by Sandra Brown. It is the first in the Coleman Family Sagas and the only one that ever really captivated me. It is also still available.

I never ran across anyone else that had read Red Adams Lady. It’s nice to see this book get some of the accolades it so richly deserves.
-Connie

By: Jayne

Jayne — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:05:07 +0000

I believe the total is 5. Two as Grace Ingram and three as Doris Sutcliff Adams.

By: Mary Barton

Mary Barton — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:56:05 +0000

How many books are there by this author in her 2 incarnations?

By: Jayne

Jayne — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:56:58 +0000

Sylvia, thanks for the information. I just checked and — ye Gods! — you’re right about the prices for her books. I’ll have to check and see if any library has got them.