tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297469214463185044.post113409967296822548..comments2023-04-02T03:26:04.053-07:00Comments on Planet Joan: What Books Did I Buy in Boston?joan.kylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17015342608992682333noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297469214463185044.post-75237201251203320652014-11-24T05:38:10.764-08:002014-11-24T05:38:10.764-08:00I'll probably never find another of Nichols...I'll probably never find another of Nichols' mysteries, especially since I don't travel much anymore, but who knows? I will let you know what I think of it after I've read it. Let's keep our eyes open for more of his books.<br /><br />BTW, I know you're off to your quiet retreat. I think that's a wonderful way to give thanks this holiday.joan.kylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015342608992682333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297469214463185044.post-43128278009403075862014-11-23T16:32:02.228-08:002014-11-23T16:32:02.228-08:00Thanks for the list of Mr. Nichols's mysteries...Thanks for the list of Mr. Nichols's mysteries, Joan. I love his garden/house books. They are so funny, I will be interested to hear from you how he handles a murder.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297469214463185044.post-3120090758418343242014-11-23T04:47:13.770-08:002014-11-23T04:47:13.770-08:00I thought he'd only written books about garden...I thought he'd only written books about gardens and cats until Katrina (at http://piningforthewest.co.uk) mentioned that he'd written some mysteries. I wasn't looking for them when I was in Boston, but this one was propped up on a shelf of markdowns! According to Wiki, here is a list of his mysteries:<br /><br />No Man's Street (1954)<br />The Moonflower (1955) (aka The Moonflower Murder)<br />Death to Slow Music (1956)<br />The Rich Die Hard (1957)<br />Murder by Request (1960)<br /><br />I haven't started Murder by Request yet, but I'll let you know what I think after I've read it.<br /><br />I just love Potter's world of small animals in cozy little animal houses. When I was a child, my mother kept me quiet in church by allowing me to draw my own versions of mouse houses on the church bulletin, not quite up to Potter standards, but fun for me.joan.kylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015342608992682333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297469214463185044.post-30414115643921104782014-11-22T14:33:51.385-08:002014-11-22T14:33:51.385-08:00A mystery by Beverley Nichols? My heart be still. ...A mystery by Beverley Nichols? My heart be still. I didn't know there was such a thing. I am very jealous of your find, Joan. And what fun you have had in Boston. I just recently picked up (from my public library) "At Home with Beatrix Potter" by Susan Denyer. We must be on the same wave link.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297469214463185044.post-58934076608286543592014-11-21T05:19:13.029-08:002014-11-21T05:19:13.029-08:00I don't know what they're thinking. If th...I don't know what they're thinking. If they pencil in the price, it's easily removable or easily changed. Stickers reduce the value of a book, at least to me, if they can't be removed without damaging the book. I won't buy a book with a price sticker unless I'm sure it can be removed.joan.kylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015342608992682333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297469214463185044.post-69522730335724018332014-11-21T05:14:40.847-08:002014-11-21T05:14:40.847-08:00That's what I understand. I've read at le...That's what I understand. I've read at least one book about Potter, but my (and maybe its) focus was on her drawings and her stories. I'm eager to read this one about her gardening.joan.kylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015342608992682333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297469214463185044.post-5085524379731300722014-11-20T15:29:36.790-08:002014-11-20T15:29:36.790-08:00What a great haul! I'm completely with you on ...What a great haul! I'm completely with you on the price stickers, I recently bought a book which had the price on a piece of paper right on the front cover, stuck on to it with a huge piece of sellotape/sticky tape. I can't get it off - what on earth were they thinking of?!Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138715309807238198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297469214463185044.post-91313584569770306712014-11-20T09:23:06.373-08:002014-11-20T09:23:06.373-08:00What fun! How nice of your friend to gift you the ...What fun! How nice of your friend to gift you the Beatrix Potter book! She was quite a gardener.Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943596258182968212noreply@blogger.com