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Monthly Archives: May 2014
The Documents in the Case (A Dorothy Sayers mystery)
The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L. Sayers My rating: 4 of 5 stars A very clever mystery! “The Documents in the Case” is well-written and slowly played out to reveal the interplay of personalities. The author’s sympathy at … Continue reading
Memorial Day 2014
Cover them over with beautiful flowers, Deck them with garlands, those brothers of ours, Lying so silent by night and by day Sleeping the years of their manhood away. Give them the meed they have won in the past; Give … Continue reading
Across Five Aprils
Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt My rating: 5 of 5 stars I hardly know what to say about this book. It is excellent! We are finishing up this book as a read-aloud for school-time. Irene Hunt based the book … Continue reading
Somerset by Leila Meacham
I was in the mood for a long historical epic novel. “Somerset” had just come into our (small) local public library, and it fit the bill quite nicely! “Somerset” is a prequel to Meacham’s novel “Roses”, which is definitely going … Continue reading
Farewell Mary Stewart
“It was very quiet. The night sky was like black velvet spangled with big stars, and, as if it had indeed been a velvet curtain, all sound seemed to be cut off, even the faintest murmuring of the river below … Continue reading
The Chalice
The Chalice by Nancy Bilyeau My rating: 3 of 5 stars Joanna Stafford is caught up in this Tudor novel of the time of King Henry VIII, in religious upheaval, conflicting beliefs, myths and superstition, political mayhem, murder and espionage, … Continue reading
The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches
The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley My rating: 3 of 5 stars Flavia is moving into new territory in this last mystery in the series. The latest book (“Speaking from Among the Bones”), before this one, ends … Continue reading
The Winthrop Woman by Anya Seton
The Winthrop Woman by Anya Seton My rating: 4 of 5 stars I found this novel of Elizabeth Winthrop Feake Haskell to be absorbing and educational. I was very surprised to find that my knowledge of American History (that I … Continue reading
