tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post5386207084679384444..comments2024-03-28T04:49:39.570-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: The Twelve Deaths of Christmas: Marian BabsonTracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-85864385885715901222020-01-27T09:52:07.568-08:002020-01-27T09:52:07.568-08:00You and I could both stop acquiring books for a ye...You and I could both stop acquiring books for a year and not be hurting, Col. But that is not going to happenTracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-20124168830391072792020-01-26T13:21:49.253-08:002020-01-26T13:21:49.253-08:00Another that sounds appealing. Not hurting for boo...Another that sounds appealing. Not hurting for books though.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-4024359379986670902020-01-14T15:46:08.824-08:002020-01-14T15:46:08.824-08:00Thanks for the suggestions, Bernie. I will check o...Thanks for the suggestions, Bernie. I will check online for copies. And in September I will check the annual book sale.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-25888153384077792012020-01-14T15:32:11.939-08:002020-01-14T15:32:11.939-08:00I suspect this was the first title I ever read by ...I suspect this was the first title I ever read by MB, ( and a re read almost every Christmas) her style varied considerably, some never appealed, but this one remains a favourite, along with Queue here for murder, Lord Mayor of death, Death warmed up, I think I had better go and hunt a few out, great light fun titles for our current weather here.Bernie Sammonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06821364940028058588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-89408789843932165782020-01-14T09:04:10.965-08:002020-01-14T09:04:10.965-08:00Happy new year to you, Mathew. I am enjoying havin...Happy new year to you, Mathew. I am enjoying having more time to read and write reviews.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-18229037206379491092020-01-13T15:49:44.057-08:002020-01-13T15:49:44.057-08:00Has an Agatha Christieish feel to it, Tracy. I'...Has an Agatha Christieish feel to it, Tracy. I'll wait for the parody, a la Neil Simon's <i>Murder by Death</i>. Happy New Year!Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-1978322519009568072020-01-11T12:13:05.673-08:002020-01-11T12:13:05.673-08:00Babson is another author I need to look for more b...Babson is another author I need to look for more books by, Moira, and I should be able to find some reasonably priced. There are enough people who appreciate her writing, it is a shame some of them are not re-issued.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-65636817607187351222020-01-11T08:17:46.602-08:002020-01-11T08:17:46.602-08:00I really like the sound of this - I read a lot of ...I really like the sound of this - I read a lot of Marion Babson back in the day, but not this one I think. Would make a great Christmas entry for me - I'll have to see if I can find a copy.Clothes in Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00058207970686573597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-54626497820964316652020-01-09T22:06:26.305-08:002020-01-09T22:06:26.305-08:00I hope to try others by this author, Christophe. I hope to try others by this author, Christophe. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-79718887553613662722020-01-08T12:28:16.961-08:002020-01-08T12:28:16.961-08:00This sounds interesting. Thanks for bringing to yo...This sounds interesting. Thanks for bringing to your readers' attention.Christophehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978885973806549838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-67180463154416852772020-01-06T08:14:34.401-08:002020-01-06T08:14:34.401-08:00I have the same problem, Prashant, I have not foun...I have the same problem, Prashant, I have not found any of her books at book sales recently. I keep hoping.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-6210259449606965902020-01-06T03:27:41.198-08:002020-01-06T03:27:41.198-08:00Tracy, thanks for this review as well as introduci...Tracy, thanks for this review as well as introducing me to Marian Babson. I have never spotted any of her books at the book sales or secondhand bookshops I frequent.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-89291428830596456572020-01-03T10:19:51.826-08:002020-01-03T10:19:51.826-08:00I have had this over ten years, Rick, I can't ...I have had this over ten years, Rick, I can't believe it took me so long to read it. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-36806396711718359302020-01-03T10:17:28.693-08:002020-01-03T10:17:28.693-08:00Adding a comment from Rick Robinson:
I read this ...Adding a comment from Rick Robinson:<br /><br />I read this a year or two ago and enjoyed it. A good holiday collection.<br />TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-21089474540544500702020-01-03T10:03:03.057-08:002020-01-03T10:03:03.057-08:00I was thinking that mysteries set in boarding hous...I was thinking that mysteries set in boarding houses had been discussed at your blog, Margot, but I tried to recall some examples and could not. I agree, it is a very good setting for a story.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-22790307536828587372020-01-03T08:51:54.655-08:002020-01-03T08:51:54.655-08:00I haven't read a lot of Babson, Tracy, but I&#...I haven't read a lot of Babson, Tracy, but I've enjoyed what I have read. I wish it were a little easier to find her books. The boarding house setting can work really well, and I can see how you would like that setup. There aren't any awful lot of series or even novels that are set in boarding houses, but they can work very well.Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.com