Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Another adventure with Miss Buncle!!


Well, this does not fill any unfilled categories in my 2016 Book Challenge, but it was a fun read.  These novels - apparently there are 4 in the Miss Buncle series and this is number 2 - are quite charming.  They were written by D. E. Stevenson, who lived from 1892 to 1973 and wrote over 50 novels.  Apparently there has been an interest in her books and some have been re-published.

The best part though is that she is the granddaughter of Robert Louis Stevenson!  So of course story-telling is in her genes!!

I may just have to finish the series - because not only is Miss Buncle now married and Mrs. Abbot, but a bundle of joy is on the horizon!!

Tuesday, March 01, 2016

A fun read!


This meets a few categories on my Reading Challenge 2016 list:  recommended by a friend or family member, can be read in a day, a book published before you were born (ha, bet you didn't think there were many of those!!)

Phoebe recommended it - so we bought it on Amazon so we could both read it.  It is definitely lightweight - would be perfect airplane fiction.  It has a certain British charm to it.  Great literature it is not, but it is fun - something along the lines of Flavia de Luce books.

It was a perfect companion on a somewhat dreary day - a little overcast, I was home alone - try it, you might like it!