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  • Daphne du Maurier: The King's General
  • Deborah Lawrenson: The Secretary
  • Richard Cohen: How to Write like Tolstoy
  • Adrian Tinniswood: Noble Ambitions
  • Adrian Tinniswood: The Power and the Glory
  • Martin Williams: The King is Dead, Long Live the King
  • Gavin Plumley: A Home for all Seasons
  • Robert Harris: Precipice
  • Nigel Slater: A Thousand Feasts
  • Joan Aiken: Tales of London Town
  • Alan Connor: 188 Words for Rain
  • Ben Robinson: English Villages: An Extraordinary Journey through Time

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Beth

This sounds like a fantastic book and a new author to me, I shall definitly be keeping my eye out for this one.

Hugsxxx

LizF

I loved Flavia's first adventure and will look out for this at the library, budget not being up to hardback prices at the moment I'm afraid.
Like the look of the Barbara Trapido and 'Inheritance' in your new arrivals column!

Lulu

What fabulous titles these books have! I know they say never judge a book by its cover, but is it ok to judge it by its title?

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Cornflower

More treats in store, I think!

Cornflower

They are great titles, aren't they?

Julie Fredericksen

I thought that "The Weed..." was not quite as good as the first Flavia de Luce book, but still very good. As you say, there is such period charm and Flavia such an original character. I will definitely, happily read any other Flavia book that comes along.

At least SHE does not poison people (well, those lavender creams wouldn't have killed, would they?), unlike some other character we know. I am being coy here but I am sure you know to whom I am referring.

Cornflower

Indeed!

Frances

Loved this one as much as the first. Mischievous charm in Flavia!

GeraniumCat

My copy arrived this week - I almost can't wait to read it, but am going to be firm with myself. I've got to read The Debt to Pleasure first!

MelD

Looking forward to reading this, which I have just ordered...

However, dismayed to find that the German version (NOT what I ordered!!) has the boring title "Murder in the Cucumber Patch" - not exactly an inspired rendering of this interesting English title! Who translates these things?! (Not me, though I am a translator!)

Reading your blog is like wallowing luxuriously in a library of all my favourite books, past, present and future, and I'd trust almost any recommendation because you can obviously read my mind - I only wish I could keep up (and afford all the books I'd like to read, never mind find the time for them all ;o)!

Cornflower

What a lovely comment - thankyou!

Bina

I loved this book at least as much as Sweetness, maybe even more!Can´t wait for the next one!
Your blog is really lovely btw :)

Cornflower

Thankyou, Bina!

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