So this is a post which I meant to post on Friday. And then I moved it forward a little. 'I'll post it then,' I thought. But then I didn't. Because reasons. So now I'm posting it late. Oh well ... Do you ever have moments of 'Squee!'? I do. And I did last Friday… Continue reading The Proof has come – and I have proof!
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Recountings: A bone! I have a bone to pick!
Mary Stewart is a favourite of mine. However, I have a bone to pick with her. Oh, and what is below has spoilers. You have been warned. This isn't a review. It's a Recounting. First, the blurb from Goodreads. (One must always have a blurb.) Lovely Vanessa March, two years married and very much in… Continue reading Recountings: A bone! I have a bone to pick!
A Recounting, a Cover Reveal and a Release Date
Rachel Heffington is back! But this time, there isn't an American journalist in sight. I present to you, the front cover of Miss Heffington's soon-to-be-released first foray into the murky world of ... murder. Anon, Sir, Anon Rachel Heffington The 12:55 out of Darlington brought more than Orville Farnham's niece; murder was passenger. In coming… Continue reading A Recounting, a Cover Reveal and a Release Date
Murderers, Dead Bodies and Overthrowing the Government – Quotables
I went to America ... and read twelve books of the Amelia Peabody series by Elizabeth Peters (as you do). I wrote down several amusing quotations. (I would be sitting in a chair and giggling. Yes, people noticed. No, I didn't mind. My humour was tickled, you see, and when my humour is tickled nothing… Continue reading Murderers, Dead Bodies and Overthrowing the Government – Quotables
The Traveller Returns!
I had to give up several items of clothing, a pair of shoes and an hairbrush, but I did it; with only a handbag and a carry on case I brought nineteen books home with me. They* say that travelling broadens the mind and enriches the pen. They could be correct. As I looked out… Continue reading The Traveller Returns!
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