My review for the short novel An Experiment in Love is up at EIL this weekend. Although the BBC production of Wolf Hall is soon to appear on PBS, I chose this book because I was stuck for reading material on a trip and found it in a charming new and used bookstore in San Anselmo called Whytes Booksmith, which I recommend if you're hanging around the small downtown,as I was. I read Wolf Hall a few years ago now and have meant to read something else of Mantel's for awhile, so this was the chance. It's short and engaging and doesn't present the same kind of difficulties that Wolf Hall does--although I love that book. Anyway, check out my review at Escape Into Life if you're so inclined.
Forgotten Book - Death of a Train
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The more books by Freeman Wills Crofts I have read, the more I have come to
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2 days ago
Love the review, and you do make me want to read Mantel. I think I'll go for the shorter one!
ReplyDeleteYes, go for it. It is a a quick read.
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