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Jean Bothwell (1892–1977)

Autor(a) de The Empty Tower

55 Works 368 Membros 3 Críticas

Obras por Jean Bothwell

The Empty Tower (2019) 38 exemplares
The First Book of India (1955) 21 exemplares
The Onion Cookbook (1977) 18 exemplares
The Mystery Key (1961) 14 exemplares
The Mystery Candlestick (1970) 13 exemplares
The Mystery Gatepost (1964) 13 exemplares
Search for a Golden Bird (1956) 13 exemplares
The First Book of Roads (1954) 12 exemplares
The Mystery Tunnel (1969) 11 exemplares
Omen for a Princess (1963) 10 exemplares
The First Book of Pakistan (1962) 10 exemplares
Lady of Roanoke (1965) 9 exemplares
The Mystery Box (1967) 8 exemplares
The Mystery Egg (1965) 8 exemplares
The story of India (1952) 8 exemplares
THE EMERALD CLUE (1961) 8 exemplares
The Thirteenth Stone (1946) 8 exemplares
The Mystery Angel (1963) 7 exemplares
The Mystery Cargo (1962) 7 exemplares
Promise of the Rose (1958) 6 exemplares
The Missing Violin (1959) 5 exemplares
Little Flute Player (1948) 5 exemplares
The parsonage parrot (1969) 5 exemplares
Flame in the sky 4 exemplares
White Fawn of Phalera (1963) 4 exemplares
Dancing Princess (1965) 4 exemplares
Ring of Fate (1900) 4 exemplares
Tree House at Seven Oaks (1957) 4 exemplares
The Secret in the Wall (1971) 3 exemplares
Star of India 3 exemplares
The Wishing Apple Tree (1953) 3 exemplares
The Red Barn Club. (1954) 3 exemplares
Peter Holt, P.K. 3 exemplares
The borrowed monkey 2 exemplares
The Mystery Clock (1966) 2 exemplares
Defiant Bride (1969) 2 exemplares
Ride, Zarina, Ride 2 exemplares
The red scarf (1962) 2 exemplares
India (First Book) (1973) 1 exemplar
The Mystery Cup (1968) 1 exemplar
Mystery Cup 1 exemplar

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
1892
Data de falecimento
1977
Localização do túmulo
Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
USA
Local de nascimento
Winside, Nebraska, USA
Local de falecimento
Fayette, Missouri, USA

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Odd little book, really.

Maybe because it's so very specific to its time & place. Rural New York state, but 'feels' like England - they even have afternoon tea. Pub. 1964, but the boy Quin is recovering from polio, which was a bigger issue several decades earlier. Also a bit sexist for the 60s, as the girl, though generally spunky & active, was absolutely the more easily frightened & fussed.

V. concise - not a lot of background information is provided, not a lot happens besides that which is key to the mystery. But still, little odd nuggets of amusement were inserted, such as the girl being nicknamed Pickles because of her fondness for such foods.

I could have, theoretically, read it as a child - but imagining myself trying to, I think I probably would not have liked it. I felt like a stone skipping across a pond, getting glimpses of these people and their lives but not getting to spend enough time with them. Back then, that would have bothered me even more than it does now.

Then again, neither then nor now do I like mysteries. So I may be prejudiced.

Still, I'm giving it four stars because the characters were so intriguing that I wanted to get to know them better, and I keep thinking about the book after I've closed it and started on the next.
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Cheryl_in_CC_NV | Jun 6, 2016 |
Cute poem "Onions" on frontis by Johathan Swift from Verses for Fruitwomen. Really charming vintage cookery book.
 
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kitchengardenbooks | 1 outra crítica | Apr 27, 2010 |
Syria: Onions with Rice, p. 135, solid, goes well with lamb.
 
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DromJohn | 1 outra crítica | May 5, 2009 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
55
Membros
368
Popularidade
#65,433
Avaliação
½ 3.7
Críticas
3
ISBN
25

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