tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post3272594393210181240..comments2024-03-29T01:22:31.114-04:00Comments on Granny Sue's News and Reviews: Book Reviews: Two Pluses, a Minus and Something in BetweenGranny Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-4651347570820950112010-01-26T13:35:34.389-05:002010-01-26T13:35:34.389-05:00I have not heard of this author, Markin. I will lo...I have not heard of this author, Markin. I will look for her for my February reading.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-68592251286494713852010-01-26T12:46:00.896-05:002010-01-26T12:46:00.896-05:00Have you encountered the Elizabeth Goodweather mys...Have you encountered the Elizabeth Goodweather mystery series by Vicki Lane yet? Fairly minimal on the herb lore, although Elizabeth lives on and runs a herb farm up in the Blue Ridge down near Asheville, North Carolina, but Lane she does wonderfully describe the area and its people through her eyes.<br /><br />What I especially loved about the first book, <i>Signs in the Blood</i>, was the way Lane wove into the narrative a pseudo-diary, as it were -- the memories of a young mountain girl who died some hundred years ago; it runs in counterpoint to what are ultimately fairly minimal references to her story in the course of the plot proper. One does get the sense that Lane is in touch with mountain / herb lore, even if she doesn't incorporate it centrally in her books. (I've only read the first two, so far, so this might change.)JJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13404985455733545060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-11818250720910082342010-01-26T11:09:14.315-05:002010-01-26T11:09:14.315-05:00Cookbooks are my browsing material, Cathy. They ge...Cookbooks are my browsing material, Cathy. They get me cooking even if I don't use the recipes I see in them. Let me know if you pick up one you think is really good.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-47417269843356572682010-01-26T11:07:42.008-05:002010-01-26T11:07:42.008-05:00OK, Susan, I'm willing to try again. I started...OK, Susan, I'm willing to try again. I started with this one because it was the first in the series and often a reader needs to go there first to get to know the characteristics. Is there a particluar title you would recommend?Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-78348802830931370442010-01-26T09:46:27.142-05:002010-01-26T09:46:27.142-05:00I'm going to have to check out a couple of tho...I'm going to have to check out a couple of those but I've taken a break until the end of the month. My trip to the library Saturday brought home self help and cookbooks. I think I'd really enjoy the Canterbury Tales. Thanks!Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01947681055574897580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-54246081340149069012010-01-26T08:22:22.900-05:002010-01-26T08:22:22.900-05:00Granny Sue, did you look at the pub date on this b...Granny Sue, did you look at the pub date on this book? 1992. It was written when those characters, settings, and themes were NOT formulaic--when there were no other garden mysteries, no other former-lawyer protagonists. THYME OF DEATH (now in its 22 printing) was so appealing when it appeared that dozens (literally) of other authors began to copy and spin it. There's plenty to criticize about this book and others I have written, but "formula" isn't one of its problems.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Susan Albert<br />www.susanalbert.comsusanalberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06593314069397524232noreply@blogger.com