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I have not read a Sebastian St. Cyr mystery in quite some time. I do enjoy the setting so far: the gritty streets of London, the country church with its ancient crypt open to the sky now that a wall came down during construction. The power of the Church of England in spiritual, political, & social matters, is quite clear. And of course St. Cyr himself, a complicated,enigmatic figure. Only 55 pgs.in!
Current read....might struggle with the descriptions of the Ripper victims after Rubenhold shone a light on the truth about the women's lives. This book was published before so put it in the box Jane and read on 🤣
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pickA Victorian take on the Cyrano de Bergerac story
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pickThis book was utterly enthralling.A Victorian thriller,it traces a fictionalized life of Mary Shelley,author of Frankenstein.A brilliant piece of historical detective work.The author‘s Notes explain the extensive historical research behind the novel & how she drew her conclusions.”Psychologically penetrating”,she paints riveting pictures of Shelley,Byron,Percy Shelley,her step sister Claire,the Godwins.She questions the deaths of Mary‘s children🔽
Finished reading the section due this Sunday for #sundaybuddyread - So enthralled with Silence for the Dead that I forgot & kept reading a little further before I realized it! Now starting tagged library book to fall asleep to. Just love libraries-discovered new authors today when I visited, this book being one of them.
Thank you so much @Mitch for the fabulous birthday gifts. It was sooooooo hard waiting to open the package. 😂 The books are gorgeous and absolutely perfect. The Bodleian notecards are hysterical (those book titles!) and thank you for what is now my new favorite bookmark. I think I‘m going to carry it around and just shove it people‘s faces when they try to talk to me anywhere. 🤣🤣 I‘m so lucky to have you in my life, my friend!
pickSecond #BookSpinBingo with the tagged! Intensely atmospheric London historical mystery. Absorbing, fascinating, and not for the faint of heart. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Forgot to post my #20Series20Days #Top20Series - Day 2 yesterday
I randomly found this book at the library and fell in love with it. That‘s something I miss doing..
This is a dark historical mystery. Set in the 1850: in Edinburgh. Jem is an apothecary and living as a man. They are tearing down the old St Saviour‘s Infirmary and hire an architect that becomes Jem‘s friend. They get into mischief/trouble trying to ferret out the truth.
