There is nothing more satisfying than reading a book while sipping a hot cup of tea.
Josephine Bell is the pseudonym of Doris Bell Collier Ball, a prolific writer of mysteries during the Golden Age of Detection. Having lost her father in childhood, the young Doris nonetheless followed his footsteps and went on to study medicine. Later on, she married fellow-doctor, Norman Dyer Ball, and the two set up a joint practice. … Continue reading Forgotten Book: Death in Retirement by Josephine Bell
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB @ Should Be Reading in which one shares a couple of sentences from a current read.Here's mine from Josephine Bell's Death in Retirement."I am not suggesting you needed more than five minutes - for what you were doing."Muriel gasped. Dr. Clayton's words were ordinary enough, but … Continue reading Teaser Tuesdays and Tuesday Intros
Book Beginnings on Fridays is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader in which one shares the opening of a book. Here's mine:"I am terribly sorry, Aunt Olive, but we are quite definitely engaged."Gillian Clayton, turned her head towards her aunt, who sat forward in her chair, gazing at the fire, clasping her knees … Continue reading Book Beginnings and Friday 56
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