Beth Lincoln
Auteur de The Swifts: a Dictionary of Scoundrels
Séries
Œuvres de Beth Lincoln
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- UK
- Lieux de résidence
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
- Professions
- author
- Prix et distinctions
- New York Times bestseller
- Agent
- Zoë Plant (Bent Agency)
- Courte biographie
- Beth Lincoln was raised in a former Victorian railway station in the North of England. Her childhood fears included porcelain dolls, the Durham panther, and wardrobes that looked at her funny. She grew neither tall nor wise, and never learned to play an instrument—but she did write stories, a bad habit that has persisted to this day. When she isn't writing, Beth is woodcarving, or making a mess of her flat, or talking the nearest ear off about unexplained occurrences. Her favorite things include ghosts, crisps, and weird old words like bumbershoot and zounderkite.
The Swifts is Beth's debut novel. It grew out of her love of etymology, the gleeful gothic, and classic murder mysteries. She lives in Newcastle upon Tyne with her partner and hopefully, by the time you are reading this, a dog.
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The Swift family reunion turns deadly while relatives search for Vile's Hoard, a treasure hidden somewhere on the grounds of the House. Young Shenanigan Swift, along with her sisters Phenomena and Felicity, and their cousin Erf, investigate the murders (attempted and actual), trying to ascertain motive and opportunity, and catch the killer before they strike again.
A little bit Addams Family, a little bit Clue, a little bit The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, and wholly satisfying, clever, and delightful, this twisty mystery is enhanced even more by Claire Powell's marvelous illustrations (some full-page, and one at the head of each chapter). Erf is nonbinary and chooses their own name; Fauna is trans. Shenanigan is Shenanigan.
See also: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
*
Re-read (audiobook, excellent) April 2024. I remembered who the main villain was, but had forgotten some of the other details; it was delightful all over again. See also: No One Leaves the Castle
Quotes
[Shenanigan] has just the mix of stubbornness and curiosity that either rediscovered lost cities or landed a person in prison. (26)
When you are faced with a problem, it can be very difficult to admit that doing nothing might be just as good as doing something. (30)
"...just because two things seem connected, it doesn't mean they actually are." (41)
...translation can be a sort of treasure if words mean more to you than gold. (139)
While Phenomena, Shenanigan, and Erf had been in the library proving that Gumshoe's death wasn't an accident, Inheritance had been in the Evening Room, telling everyone that it was. (171)
[Daisy] was like a bouquet of flowers with a crowbar in the middle. (173)
She didn't care about all these "hows" or "whys" - only the "whos." She felt like an arrow in a bow. She needed to be pointed at a target, and let fly. (177)
She didn't lie, but she did act. The trick to acting was to find a bit of truth, and pull it around you like a raincoat until it covered your whole body. (190)
"A hunch is just your brain subconsciously taking in data and coming to a conclusion without you really being aware of it." (197)
"Sometimes it all feels a bit...inevitable." (216)
"There will always be people who think they know you better than you know yourself. But I quickly learned that they don't matter; the people who love you are the people who listen." (Fauna to Erf, 217)
Each of them was too upset to see the others properly. (249)
People often reasonably discuss such unreasonable things. (266)
Growing up happens whenever it wants to, in fits and starts and all over the place....Now she was grown-up enough to be afraid. (285)
Maybe the Naming was all rubbish, after all, she thought. Some people acted the way they were expected to, and some didn't....Shenanigan was who she was. (286-287)
From now on, Shenanigan would have to learn how to be afraid. And, most important of all, how to be afraid and keep going anyway. (299)… (plus d'informations)
A little bit Addams Family, a little bit Clue, a little bit The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, and wholly satisfying, clever, and delightful, this twisty mystery is enhanced even more by Claire Powell's marvelous illustrations (some full-page, and one at the head of each chapter). Erf is nonbinary and chooses their own name; Fauna is trans. Shenanigan is Shenanigan.
See also: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
*
Re-read (audiobook, excellent) April 2024. I remembered who the main villain was, but had forgotten some of the other details; it was delightful all over again. See also: No One Leaves the Castle
Quotes
[Shenanigan] has just the mix of stubbornness and curiosity that either rediscovered lost cities or landed a person in prison. (26)
When you are faced with a problem, it can be very difficult to admit that doing nothing might be just as good as doing something. (30)
"...just because two things seem connected, it doesn't mean they actually are." (41)
...translation can be a sort of treasure if words mean more to you than gold. (139)
While Phenomena, Shenanigan, and Erf had been in the library proving that Gumshoe's death wasn't an accident, Inheritance had been in the Evening Room, telling everyone that it was. (171)
[Daisy] was like a bouquet of flowers with a crowbar in the middle. (173)
She didn't care about all these "hows" or "whys" - only the "whos." She felt like an arrow in a bow. She needed to be pointed at a target, and let fly. (177)
She didn't lie, but she did act. The trick to acting was to find a bit of truth, and pull it around you like a raincoat until it covered your whole body. (190)
"A hunch is just your brain subconsciously taking in data and coming to a conclusion without you really being aware of it." (197)
"Sometimes it all feels a bit...inevitable." (216)
"There will always be people who think they know you better than you know yourself. But I quickly learned that they don't matter; the people who love you are the people who listen." (Fauna to Erf, 217)
Each of them was too upset to see the others properly. (249)
People often reasonably discuss such unreasonable things. (266)
Growing up happens whenever it wants to, in fits and starts and all over the place....Now she was grown-up enough to be afraid. (285)
Maybe the Naming was all rubbish, after all, she thought. Some people acted the way they were expected to, and some didn't....Shenanigan was who she was. (286-287)
From now on, Shenanigan would have to learn how to be afraid. And, most important of all, how to be afraid and keep going anyway. (299)… (plus d'informations)
Ganador del Barnes and Noble Children's and YA Book Award 2023
Los Swift es una historia llena de suspense y arrebatadoramente ingeniosa, repleta de juegos, dobles sentidos y todas las diabluras imaginables.
Una novela sobre el poder de las palabras, la identidad propia y las expectativas de los padres, y lo que ocurre cuando esas dos cosas no van por el mismo camino.
Pasadizos secretos, un tesoro oculto, una peligrosa reunión familiar, una arriesgada partida de Scrabble y un misterioso crimen que resolver.… (plus d'informations)
Los Swift es una historia llena de suspense y arrebatadoramente ingeniosa, repleta de juegos, dobles sentidos y todas las diabluras imaginables.
Una novela sobre el poder de las palabras, la identidad propia y las expectativas de los padres, y lo que ocurre cuando esas dos cosas no van por el mismo camino.
Pasadizos secretos, un tesoro oculto, una peligrosa reunión familiar, una arriesgada partida de Scrabble y un misterioso crimen que resolver.… (plus d'informations)
this is so fun. it's full of word games and puns and twisty mysteries, but also it is a strong message about not being bound by what people think they know of you or what they tell you you should be. fantastic all around. (i'm pretty sure that more than half of it went over my 11 year-old's head, though.)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 4
- Membres
- 199
- Popularité
- #110,457
- Évaluation
- 4.1
- Critiques
- 5
- ISBN
- 17
- Langues
- 1
-Pamplemousse, page 174
First of all, that cover caught my eye. And second, how could I not read a book where each character has a name taken straight from the dictionary!? The main character's name is literally Shenanigan!
This was a wild, quirky, and humorous ride.