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Hi! My name is Margot. My blog is about the things I love to do. That could be what I'm reading, places we visit, my family, food, or whatever else is happening. I hope you'll stay and visit a while.
Contact me by email: joyfullyretired (at) gmail (dot) com.
What I’m Reading Justice
Forever
The Sense of an Ending
Wish You Were Here
A Moveable Feast
Clarissa
The Odyssey
My Book Rating System A = Excellent in every way
B = Very good story
C = Good/Average
D = Poor
F = So Bad I couldn't finish it
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From the very first sentence in the Foreward to this book, I felt drawn into this story. Christie seemed to be offering us, “her faithful readers”, a simple invitation: step in as one of the sleuths and solve this case. “There are only four [suspects] and any one of them, given the right circumstances, might [...]
Author: Agatha Christie Publisher: Originally published in the UK by Collins Crime Club, 1936/ Cover on the left is a copy of the original dust jacket My Rating: B+ Summary: Amy Leatheran is a nurse. She’s just finished a job in Baghdad but, before she can return to London, she secures another position. This time [...]
Author: Susan Santangelo Publisher: Baby Boomer Mystery Press, 2009 Genre: Cozy Mystery Format: Paperback Source: The author My Rating: B+ Summary: Carol Andrews has a dilemma: her husband wants to retire and she’s worried he’s going to be hanging around the house with nothing to do. She’s concerned that he might interrupt her freedom and [...]
A few years ago, prior to blogging, I read a couple of Sandra Balzo’s cozies. Both were in her Maggy Thorsen Coffee Shop Mystery series. I remember them as being lighthearted and a little funny. When the author asked me if I’d like to read the first book in her new series, I said yes. [...]
In this 1936 story, we see that Hercule Poirot has received an anonymous letter that taunts him and lays down a challenge. The letter warns that something will happen on the 21st in Andover. Although Poirot has had similar letters in the past, he takes this one seriously. I think he has a hunch and [...]
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What You’ll Find On My Blog: *Book Reviews Click the button to go to my 2012 Book List
2012 CHALLENGES:
- Library books: 3/30
- Agatha Christie: 29/87
- American Battle of Prizes: 0/3
- British Battle of Prizes: 0/3
- European Challengwe: 0/5
- Foodies Read 2: 1/20
- What’s In A Name 5: 0/6
- Classics: 0/6
- Persephone: 0/3
- Virago: 0/3
Total books read: 8
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