Tag Archives: Dorothy Dunnett

Niccolo Rising

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Theresa

  I did it! I persevered. I finished the book! I am not sure I can do justice to the complicated plot(s) and characters in “Niccolo Rising”.  (The character list alone in the front of the book is pretty intimidating!) … Continue reading →

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Doing Dunnett

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Theresa

I have been reading book reviews about Dorothy Dunnett for quite some time.  Reviewers seem so excited about her writing!  I tried “King Hereafter” some months ago, (Dunnett’s fictional book about Macbeth), and found I just couldn’t do it… I … Continue reading →

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Library Pile

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Theresa

Well I had fun at the library! It is unbelievable, but I have never tried Angela Thirkell.  So many book reviewers on the blogs I read love her…. so, I am going to give her “High Rising” a whirl. Daphne DuMaurier … Continue reading →

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Taking the Challenge in 2014

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Theresa

What do Josephine Tey (mystery writer), Marion Chesney (aka M. C. Beaton), D. E. Stevenson, Dorothy Dunnett (historical fiction), A.J. Cronin (he’s written some of my favorites! one of which is “Shannon’s Way”), Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (EVERYBODY knows HIM … Continue reading →

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