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Novels by Alistair MacLean – part 1
MacLean’s thrillers have often been filmed (perhaps most famous are The Guns of Navarone and Where Eagles Dare, with their starry casts, though there are others, not so well known), and he sustained a long career with success – though … Continue reading
Posted in 2011 New Reads, Fiction, Re-read, Read on my Kindle, Reviews, Thriller
Tagged Alistair MacLean, bull-fighting, Caribbean, espionage, france, Gulf of Mexico, gypsies, hero battling against the odds, kidnapping, money, oil industry, revenge, sabotage, ships, violence against women
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The books of Mary Stewart – part 3
Apologies for the delay in posting the last of these three posts about Mary Stewart’s novels – the first two parts are here and here. Last in the current tranche of books read was Touch Not The Cat (1976), which … Continue reading
Posted in 2009 New Reads, 2011 New Reads, Fiction, Re-read, Read on my Kindle, Reviews, Romance, Travel
Tagged acting, conspiracy, Corfu, dolphin, family history, floods, france, helping out a child, links, Mary Stewart, murder, smuggling, suspense, telepathy, travel, wartime experiences, Worcestershire
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‘The Mystery of the Blue Train’ – Agatha Christie
I re-read this title recently – one of Christie’s early Poirot mysteries – after having watched the ITV version starring David Suchet. The most recent of these TV adaptations have generally deviated quite a lot from Christie’s originals, to the … Continue reading
‘Moths’ – Ouida
‘Ouida’ was the nom-de-plume of the English-born novelist Marie Louise de la Ramée, who wrote in the latter half of the 19th century. Her most famous novel is probably ‘Under Two Flags’ in which a Englishman leaves England for service … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Reviews
Tagged aristocracy, france, hatred, immorality, love, marriage, opera, poland, second empire
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