Monthly Archives: February 2016

The Way We Live Now

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Theresa

Matilda Carbury is a a genteel widow on the verge of poverty. She has two children, Felix and Hetta, to provide for. Unfortunately Felix has wasted his living through gambling and his mother does not seem to know how to … Continue reading →

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Battles at Thrush Green

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Theresa

I have been enjoying Miss Read’s Thrush Green series. Her writing is quiet, with subdued plots; not multi-layered or complicated in scope. However they are restful reads, and cleverly put together. The characters are ‘real’ and down-to-earth. Who can not … Continue reading →

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Sweet Danger

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Theresa

Who is the heir to Averna? Are there any Pontisbrights left to claim this small estate that has suddenly become a much coveted prize property? The dispute over a small parcel of land that an earthquake has revealed to be … Continue reading →

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The Baker’s Daughter by D.E. Stevenson

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Theresa

John Darnay is a successful painter. His work has sold well and now he decides he will paint the countryside around Scotland (which entails renting ‘Tog’s Mill’, up in the hills!) When the Darnays hire a new cook, Sue Pringle … Continue reading →

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The Tiger in the Smoke

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Theresa

From the very first, this book gripped me. Margery Allingham discloses a mystery right from page two when Meg and her fiance are presented with a dilemma. Meg’s first husband, Major Elginbrodde, thought to have died during the war, has … Continue reading →

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Winter in Thrush Green

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Theresa

Is there anyone not familiar with Miss Read’s books? Thrush Green is a small village in the Cotswolds. (I think I want to live there!) The winter months seem dreary, damp and cold, but the scenes Miss Read writes about … Continue reading →

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The Truth According to Us

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Theresa

Layla Beck, a senator’s daughter, is young, spoiled, and rebellious (in the world of my childhood, we would have labelled Layla “stuck up”). Refusing to marry the suitor of her parents’ choice, she is (temporarily) cut off from her father’s … Continue reading →

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