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Jean Bothwell (1892–1977)

Auteur de The Empty Tower

55 oeuvres 369 utilisateurs 3 critiques

Œuvres de Jean Bothwell

The Empty Tower (2019) 38 exemplaires
The First Book of India (1955) 22 exemplaires
The Onion Cookbook (1977) 18 exemplaires
The Mystery Key (1961) 14 exemplaires
The Mystery Candlestick (1970) 13 exemplaires
The Mystery Gatepost (1964) 13 exemplaires
Search for a Golden Bird (1956) 13 exemplaires
The First Book of Roads (1954) 12 exemplaires
The Mystery Tunnel (1969) 11 exemplaires
Omen for a Princess (1963) 10 exemplaires
The First Book of Pakistan (1962) 10 exemplaires
Lady of Roanoke (1965) 9 exemplaires
The Mystery Box (1967) 8 exemplaires
The Mystery Egg (1965) 8 exemplaires
The story of India (1952) 8 exemplaires
THE EMERALD CLUE (1961) 8 exemplaires
The Thirteenth Stone (1946) 8 exemplaires
The Mystery Angel (1963) 7 exemplaires
The Mystery Cargo (1962) 7 exemplaires
Promise of the Rose (1958) 6 exemplaires
The Missing Violin (1959) 5 exemplaires
Little Flute Player (1948) 5 exemplaires
The parsonage parrot (1969) 5 exemplaires
Mystery at the House-of-the-Fish (1968) 4 exemplaires
Flame in the sky 4 exemplaires
White Fawn of Phalera (1963) 4 exemplaires
Dancing Princess (1965) 4 exemplaires
Ring of Fate (1900) 4 exemplaires
Tree House at Seven Oaks (1957) 4 exemplaires
The Secret in the Wall (1971) 3 exemplaires
Star of India 3 exemplaires
The Wishing Apple Tree (1953) 3 exemplaires
The Red Barn Club. (1954) 3 exemplaires
Peter Holt, P.K. 3 exemplaires
The borrowed monkey 2 exemplaires
The Mystery Clock (1966) 2 exemplaires
Defiant Bride (1969) 2 exemplaires
Ride, Zarina, Ride 2 exemplaires
The red scarf (1962) 2 exemplaires
Onions Without Tears 1 exemplaire
India (First Book) (1973) 1 exemplaire
The Mystery Cup (1968) 1 exemplaire
Mystery Cup 1 exemplaire
Golden Letter to Siam 1 exemplaire

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Date de naissance
1892
Date de décès
1977
Lieu de sépulture
Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Sexe
female
Nationalité
USA
Lieu de naissance
Winside, Nebraska, USA
Lieu du décès
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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Signalé
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 autre critique | Apr 27, 2010 |
Syria: Onions with Rice, p. 135, solid, goes well with lamb.
 
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DromJohn | 1 autre critique | May 5, 2009 |

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Statistiques

Œuvres
55
Membres
369
Popularité
#65,264
Évaluation
½ 3.7
Critiques
3
ISBN
25

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