Can't believe I had never heard of her before.
How is that possible? Maybe because Betsy doesn't post here anymore.
Daughter of Time was voted the greatest mystery of all time by a large poll of mystery writers.
'Time Bomb'
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Can't believe I had never heard of her before.
How is that possible? Maybe because Betsy doesn't post here anymore.
Daughter of Time was voted the greatest mystery of all time by a large poll of mystery writers.
Daughter of Time was voted the greatest mystery of all time by a large poll of mystery writers.
Except the historians now mostly agree that it's hogwash.
I first learned about Tey from watching the Mystery adaptation of Brat Farrar as well. I really liked the actor in it, as I recall.
Except the historians now mostly agree that it's hogwash.
Does that change the book?
Not at all. Just sayin'
I miss Betsy.
I miss Betsy.
So say we all.
My pal Natalie has some things to say about book reviews - thought I'd boost the signal: [link]
Did you guys hear that they think they've found Richard III's skeleton?
I'm reading Reflections, a book of essays on writing by Diana Wynne Jones and am loving it. It's making me want to re-read everything of hers.
I read Diana's website a while back and it has a longish memoir about her childhood during WWII when she and her sisters were evacuated during the blitz. Really fascinating. Among other things, her neighbors out in the country included Beatrix Potter and T.H. White, both of whom were apparently quite grumpy.