tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post4323799253412916758..comments2024-03-28T12:00:55.653-07:00Comments on FURROWED MIDDLEBROW: Reading diary: JOSEPHINE PULLEIN-THOMPSON, PATRICIA MOYESFurrowed Middlebrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-55442384714231494052015-09-17T06:13:42.855-07:002015-09-17T06:13:42.855-07:00Actually, now that I recall, I found the threatene...Actually, now that I recall, I found the threatened resignation a bit hard to swallow as well, Jerri, but I guess I like Henry and Emmy so much (we're on a first name basis, you see) that I glided right over it. For what it's worth, my first Moyes was Down Among the Dead Men, and I found it a great intro to the Tibbetts. Emmy even gets to play a real role in the investigation there. Or, as I mentioned above, A Six-Letter Word for Death is also excellent.Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-80889841162827856482015-09-13T05:29:13.600-07:002015-09-13T05:29:13.600-07:00I do love most of the Felse books. For some reaso...I do love most of the Felse books. For some reason Felse's wife and son seem more "real" to me than Felse himself, although he has grown on me over time. But the books in that series that have left the largest impact on my memory tend to be the ones that feature Bunty or Dominic instead of Felse (not that he isn't there). Death and the Joyful Woman and Grass-widow's Tale are two examples. There is another one where the son and his girl friend are at a folk music event but I can't remember the title. <br /><br />JerriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-60812279674826199382015-09-12T18:00:47.587-07:002015-09-12T18:00:47.587-07:00I read Many Deadly Returns while we were away for ...I read Many Deadly Returns while we were away for a couple of days. I did enjoy it, and am interested in more books in the series, but perhaps didn't love quite as much as you did. Perhaps in part because it is my first book in the series and I was getting to know the Tibbetts. If I had known them from previous books, it might well have had me enjoy it more, just as I have come to love Miss Marple and can enjoy those of the series that for some reason are less strong, because they show me more of Miss Marple. I guess the whole "I'll resign my post if I can't solve this perfect crime" was a bit tough since I don't already "know" how he normally interacts with his career. Certainly a great plot, with a medical and scientific twist that in some ways reminds me of The Documents in the Case, Dorothy Sayers' non-Lord Peter mystery. I also must admit that I tend to enjoy mysteries more on second readings when I know the ending and can watch the book being put together. So, someday down the road on my second reading I might well like it more. And it certainly was well worth the 1/3 of a pound price!<br /><br />JerriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-30459053614566217352015-09-10T07:07:35.775-07:002015-09-10T07:07:35.775-07:00I'm happy to know there's another Moyes fa...I'm happy to know there's another Moyes fan out there, Gill. Henry and Emmy always seem to me like one of the most truly realistic married couples in mysteries. I've only read one of the Felse books--perhaps I need to return to those as well.Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-11845265509050824572015-09-10T07:00:55.467-07:002015-09-10T07:00:55.467-07:00And here I was picturing you feeding the three sis...And here I was picturing you feeding the three sisters, Tina! I imagine lots of readers of horse books didn't have access to real horses--it's a bit like reading a book set in a part of the world you'll probably never visit?Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-92218408634260674162015-09-08T00:55:32.623-07:002015-09-08T00:55:32.623-07:00I have always loved Moyes and have always kept a s...I have always loved Moyes and have always kept a sharp lookout for them in libraries and secondhand bookshops. There are still one or two available in our county library. <br /><br />I agree, Scott, she is very underrated and the Tibbetts are a delightful couple. They remind me of the Felses in the Ellis Peters non-Cadfael books. Also delightful.Cestinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050699324845479257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-8090479540413318272015-09-08T00:49:54.069-07:002015-09-08T00:49:54.069-07:00When i was young i read all 3 sisters horsy books ...When i was young i read all 3 sisters horsy books despite never sitting on or feeding one(the horse not one of the siblings)Strange child?<br /><br />TinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-69004747066166160952015-09-07T11:01:01.679-07:002015-09-07T11:01:01.679-07:00What a great find for a third of a pound, Jerri. I...What a great find for a third of a pound, Jerri. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. It's certainly an unusual plot!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-55166842756786658112015-09-07T11:00:09.946-07:002015-09-07T11:00:09.946-07:00How interesting that you were in touch with her, C...How interesting that you were in touch with her, Curtis. It's sad that her publishers discouraged her writing more mysteries. I'm reading the second one now and enjoying it just as much as the first.Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-59393511049964126652015-09-07T10:53:27.343-07:002015-09-07T10:53:27.343-07:00Perhaps the party in the book is a "dress lik...Perhaps the party in the book is a "dress like it's 1934" party? Though I confess I don't recall that. On the other hand, I would never have noticed the fashion anachronism of the cover image on my own. Perhaps if they had been wearing bustles, I would have thought that something wasn't quite right...Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-77440687765819216922015-09-06T18:35:03.770-07:002015-09-06T18:35:03.770-07:00Gin and Murder sounds like a lot of fun (hmmm, tak...Gin and Murder sounds like a lot of fun (hmmm, take THAT comment out of context?) so I'll go looking for it. But being a stickler about cover art, I have to assume that, written in 1959, it also takes place then, and not ca. 1934 as the cover image depicts. <br /><br />Picky picky picky.Susan Dhttp://www.susandaly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-42642872506586671762015-09-06T16:03:27.481-07:002015-09-06T16:03:27.481-07:00I corresponded with Josepghine Pullein-Thompson wh...I corresponded with Josepghine Pullein-Thompson when I was writing my book Masters of the "Humdrum" Mystery and she informed me that she stopped writing mystery fiction because publishers made her feel that the "traditional mystery" was no longer wanted. A shame because I think all three of mysteries are good.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-28805096254565616682015-09-06T10:16:33.052-07:002015-09-06T10:16:33.052-07:00This summer on a visit to the UK, I was visiting a...This summer on a visit to the UK, I was visiting a National Trust Property (I forget which one), where there was a pair of rooms full of used books. The standard size paperbacks were marked one pound. My friend soon spotted a paperback she wanted, and I spotted a sign that said "all one pound paperbacks are now 3 for one pound". So, of course, we started looking closely at the paperbacks again. And one of the two I found that looked interesting was Many Deadly Returns, with the same cover art, the only difference I can find it my copy was originally priced at $5.95 instead of $3.95, so I assume a later printing. Based on your recommendation I will have to push it toward the top of my to be read pile! <br /><br />JerriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com