tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post2901905901944565825..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: Cold Weather ReadingJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-18770428560307967362010-09-28T08:33:16.981-04:002010-09-28T08:33:16.981-04:00Julia, I should warn you that Smilla's Sense o...Julia, I should warn you that Smilla's Sense of Snow has one of the weirdest sex scenes I've ever encountered--and I still remember ten years later. But a good book.<br /><br />Loved The Nine Tailors. It's about change-ringing, something most of us know little about. I was thrilled when I visited a friend in England and she "showed me the ropes." (Didn't get to ring Sheila Connollyhttp://www.sheilaconnolly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-46886338533995447522010-09-27T17:17:38.215-04:002010-09-27T17:17:38.215-04:00Now you've convinced me, Susan. I do love Lor...Now you've convinced me, Susan. I do love Lord Peter so.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-13787549887679492052010-09-27T16:30:08.519-04:002010-09-27T16:30:08.519-04:00THat was my first thought too, Jane. The Nine Tai...THat was my first thought too, Jane. The Nine Tailors. I just rewatched the Ian Carmichael video this week, because it is soooooooo good. As is the book.Susan Dhttp://www.destevenson.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-61667043831269969622010-09-27T14:35:33.390-04:002010-09-27T14:35:33.390-04:00Great suggestions. Liz, yours made me remember Mo...Great suggestions. Liz, yours made me remember Moyes novel DEAD MEN DON'T SKI, which was the first book of hers that I ever read. Great stuff.<br /><br />Sandra, what a great example of why setting stays with us--the little details that make us feel the weather, even from a horse's point of view.<br /><br />Jane, I think I've read every Sayers mystery, but I barely remember THE NINEJulia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-25165643124127333002010-09-27T13:21:59.956-04:002010-09-27T13:21:59.956-04:00The only one I can think of right now is a classic...The only one I can think of right now is a classic, Dorothy L. Sayers' <i>The Nine Tailors</i>, which starts in a snowstorm and ends in a flood.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07338002014574933192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-15988400844376069842010-09-27T09:30:57.423-04:002010-09-27T09:30:57.423-04:00HEARTS AND BONES by Margaret Lawrence, set in a Ne...HEARTS AND BONES by Margaret Lawrence, set in a New England winter just after the American Revolution, has wonderful wintry atmosphere. I felt so sorry for the horses that had to get around in the deep snow.Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-10077290618782051542010-09-27T09:22:11.424-04:002010-09-27T09:22:11.424-04:00The one that popped into my mind was Patricia Moye...The one that popped into my mind was Patricia Moyes, <i>Season of Snows and Sins</i>. That's snow lite compared to Nevada Barr's <i>Winter Study.</i>Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-64004046485290274372010-09-27T08:23:32.214-04:002010-09-27T08:23:32.214-04:00That sounds realistic. :)
I envision a Massachus...That sounds realistic. :)<br /><br />I envision a Massachusetts cold to surpass a Chicago cold. Sounds nice and moody!Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-55275984701530998552010-09-27T07:28:49.789-04:002010-09-27T07:28:49.789-04:00The one I'm writing now (which is still namele...The one I'm writing now (which is still nameless), that includes a blizzard in Massachusetts and the death of a ... furnace.Sheila Connollyhttp://www.sheilaconnolly.comnoreply@blogger.com