Reading Mysteries

Just a quick note: Back in the swing of term now, overwhelmed by reading I have to do, I can scarcely believe the phenomenon I experienced again over the holidays. I’m sure some of you…

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Elizabeth George’s Careless in Red

Too bad — I’m falling behind, then playing catch-up, not able to give books the attention they deserve. Still, I’m not making any big claims with this blog, simply trying to keep a record of…

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Deluxe

Quickly trying to tidy up before the new term begins on Monday, I’ll just note that I read Dana Thomas’ Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Lustre over the holidays and found it both entertaining and…

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Catch-up Post at Boxing Day: another mystery and more Edeet Ravel

Even when our family budget was constantly stretched with the demands of raising our four kids, we never, ever shopped on Boxing Day, no matter how enticing the supposed bargains. For us, Boxing Day has…

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kristeva again, and Kate Atkinson’s When Will There Be Good News

So it turns out that when you spend a night helping a new baby be born and then spends several hour a day for the next few days helping that little one’s parents get some…

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