tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post4277031605463527103..comments2024-03-27T06:22:50.868+01:00Comments on From My Mental Library: Read in 2014 - 2: Initials OnlyLibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-91481788524533398112014-01-24T09:12:09.357+01:002014-01-24T09:12:09.357+01:00She certainly did not lead the average lady's ...She certainly did not lead the average lady's life in those days, Friko, and from the expression on her face she comes across as a lot less "stiff" than people often did in typical portraits of the time, but like a person with a warm sense of humour.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-6842496699290023352014-01-24T09:11:09.551+01:002014-01-24T09:11:09.551+01:00You are welcome! I was amazed not having heard abo...You are welcome! I was amazed not having heard about her before, too.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-76899458766835527732014-01-24T09:10:43.159+01:002014-01-24T09:10:43.159+01:00An interesting explanation, Carol, and I do believ...An interesting explanation, Carol, and I do believe it is true for many a mystery writer!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-45265305342465312472014-01-23T23:48:38.562+01:002014-01-23T23:48:38.562+01:00She sounds like n interesting person.Perhaps I’ll ...She sounds like n interesting person.Perhaps I’ll check her out too.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-70202372187980090902014-01-23T20:42:02.945+01:002014-01-23T20:42:02.945+01:00How could this lady have escaped my attention; tha...How could this lady have escaped my attention; thanks for telling us about her and I think I would like this book.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-70654787666944609612014-01-23T20:30:08.624+01:002014-01-23T20:30:08.624+01:00What fun to hear that it was a woman who began the...What fun to hear that it was a woman who began the custom of having a series detective. I once had a writing teacher who said that women make such good mystery writers because they have a lot of reasons to want to do away with people, but it's safer and easier to do it in print than in real life! xoxoCanadian Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995693884248628958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-84139252153981486702014-01-23T19:15:08.009+01:002014-01-23T19:15:08.009+01:00Nice to know! I hope you'll enjoy it. And even...Nice to know! I hope you'll enjoy it. And even if not - at least you did not waste any money on it :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-28759279845728169532014-01-23T19:14:44.734+01:002014-01-23T19:14:44.734+01:00Strange that the book would be free on the German ...Strange that the book would be free on the German Amazon website but not on the US one!<br />Glad you find it interesting enough through my review to give it a chance. After having read the wikipedia article about the author, I was amazed that I had never come across her before.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-22124426132532547502014-01-23T19:12:23.896+01:002014-01-23T19:12:23.896+01:00She wrote around 40 books, says wikipedia, and sin...She wrote around 40 books, says wikipedia, and since some of her characters appear in several stories, they'd probably work quite well as a series.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-13366209808996100392014-01-23T19:11:42.849+01:002014-01-23T19:11:42.849+01:00"The Bell Jar" certainly has an even mor..."The Bell Jar" certainly has an even more moving dimension to it when one considers the author's life (and death).<br />"Initials Only", as a lot of my reading (many books that are 100-150 years old), is certainly not everyone's cup of tea, but every now and then, I do come across a small gem in the kindle shop for free ebooks.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-28952808081354285762014-01-22T16:33:07.943+01:002014-01-22T16:33:07.943+01:00This sounded good so I went to Amazon and they had...This sounded good so I went to Amazon and they had it free for the Kindle, naturally I ordered it.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-7882032608356413422014-01-22T14:51:46.401+01:002014-01-22T14:51:46.401+01:00I'll bite. I read mysteries incessantly and th...I'll bite. I read mysteries incessantly and this one sounds intriguing. It's not free, but very inexpensive for my kindle.......And your review makes me want to know more about this author.Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-81131615370775387672014-01-22T06:04:00.518+01:002014-01-22T06:04:00.518+01:00I wonder if she wrote enough to interest the TV pr...I wonder if she wrote enough to interest the TV programme makers. I don't read such books as a rule but I do enjoy 'easy' Agatha Christie type TV programmes.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-43401496226454089172014-01-21T15:25:32.439+01:002014-01-21T15:25:32.439+01:00I read "The Bell Jar" years ago. Very mo...I read "The Bell Jar" years ago. Very moving. Perhaps I should read it again. "Initials Only" doesn't sound like my cup of tea as I am not into detective mysteries and all that malarkey. As with film or song, my choice of fiction is normally connected with the ordinary reality of human experience.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com