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Post by papagena on Jun 25, 2017 19:45:10 GMT
Having been unwell recently I have found myself re-reading some old favourites.
I was introduced by a friend to The Cat Who series about two Siamese cats and their owner and the murder and mayhem they detect written by Elizabeth Jackson Braun.Witty,humorous, well written , clever twists and turns and set in a remote part of the USA You don't have to be a cat lover to enjoy them. Her cameos of local residents are fascinating.
I have also been re-reading the Elizabeth Peters series about Amelia Peabody set during the period of the great archaeological discoveries in Egypt.Again murder and mayhem but fascinating for the accuracy and descriptions of the great finds and the cultural and sociological history of Egypt at that time.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2018 3:53:50 GMT
Tales of the Para Handy. By Neil Munro.
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Post by judithl on Jan 3, 2020 20:55:59 GMT
I have so many books to which I return frequently. At the moment it's the novels of Barbara Pym.
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Post by indigo on Jan 9, 2020 18:48:57 GMT
Having been unwell recently I have found myself re-reading some old favourites. I was introduced by a friend to The Cat Who series about two Siamese cats and their owner and the murder and mayhem they detect written by Elizabeth Jackson Braun.Witty,humorous, well written , clever twists and turns and set in a remote part of the USA You don't have to be a cat lover to enjoy them. Her cameos of local residents are fascinating. I have also been re-reading the Elizabeth Peters series about Amelia Peabody set during the period of the great archaeological discoveries in Egypt.Again murder and mayhem but fascinating for the accuracy and descriptions of the great finds and the cultural and sociological history of Egypt at that time. I´m unfamiliar with The Cat Who series and Amelia Peabody, papagena, but they both sound like the kind of books I´d enjoy so will look them up. I have so many books to which I return frequently. At the moment it's the novels of Barbara Pym. I´ve not read any Barbara Pym either but have heard very good things about her work. As for me, I love returning to Lesley Glaister´s novels, especially her earlier work. I´ve also read Mary Stewart´s Thornyhold a couple of times, once when I discovered it in a RD compilation at aged 15, and secondly, last year at aged 40 something  It's a wonderful mixture of magic, family belonging and not, and romantic love. |
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Post by judithl on Jan 9, 2020 19:46:54 GMT
Barbara Pym is very amusing in a quiet sort of way. I'm now re-reading Jane and Prudence, as my bedtime reading, but also the latest Barbara Nadel "Ikmen " story, a series which I love. Nadel writes about Turkey, mainly Istanbul, as most of her novels are set in that city. She obviously knows the city very well. Ikmen was a police inspector, but has recently retired. I've never read Lesley Glaister, but I used to enjoy Mary Stewart novels. I think I still have some, and may return to them. Georgette Heyer is my go-to comfort read, though.
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Post by welshteddy on Jan 9, 2020 21:36:30 GMT
I haven't read Barbara Pym but having had a look at her work I think I would like her. I'll put her on my list.
I love Anne Tyler's books. I have recently re-read 'Back when we were grown ups'. Also, I've just listened to a great Radio 4 adaptation of 'Ladder of Years'. Really worth a listen.
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It's a wonderful mixture of magic, family belonging and not, and romantic love. 
