Diana X. Dunn
Autore di Aunt Bessie Assumes
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Dunn, Diana Xarissa
- Altri nomi
- Dunn, D.X.
Xarissa, Diana
Dunn, Diana X. - Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Pennsylvania, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Isle of Man, England, UK
New York, USA - Istruzione
- Allegheny College (BA|History)
- Breve biografia
- Diana grew up in Pennsylvania and earned a BA in history from Allegheny College. She later moved to Washington, DC for work. There she met and was swept off her feet by an Englishman who married her and whisked her away to the north of England. A new job meant a move to the Isle of Man for the newlyweds and they lived there happily for over ten years. During that time, Diana added an MA in Manx Studies to her qualifications and they added two children to the family. In 2008, they decided to return to the U.S. to give their children a chance to experience the American way of life for a while. Now happily settled in Western New York, Diana writes, looks after the children, volunteers at the local schools and writes more.
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A somewhat charming main character and a delightful setting redeem this very ordinary and predictable mystery. Need a book that requires no thought but still keeps you reading? Do you like cozy-mixed with police-procedural mysteries? Then this light tale may work for you.
A peculiar sort of mortality tontine unfolds under Bessie's nose; as its details emerge, sh feels horrified that such a dreadful, and (to her) heartless scheme could've been hatched and executed (!) in civilized society.
While I disliked the driving force behind the agreement, I completely understand why it would occur to and appeal under thee circumstances as they come to be explained to us, and to Bessie, in the last few pages of the book. That's why I only give the book three and a half stars. There's no chance, based on the evidence we're given, for us, or for Bessie, to work out what's happening. The real reason's that the what and the why are inextricably linked together. Until one gets deeply enmeshed with the why, the what makes no sense whatsoever.
As always, the setting—and the eating—are the main appeals to the read. I can't pinpoint exactly why it is so irresistible to delve into Bessie's Scoobygroup's mass psychology and how it informs the whole Isle of Man's public life.the Constabulary, after all, is an integral part of the Bessieverse...it's true that no actual meatspace policing entity would ever behave in this fashion, but it does make for a fun story.
I'm perhaps second-findest (after the food descriptions) of the way Author Xarissa grows the characters into new and more complete roles as the series goes on: eg, Hugh Waterson's evolving role in the Constabulary, and his shifting relationship with Grace. It allows time to pass without feeling as obtrusive as more concrete, outer-world-event linked means would feel. Visit this self-contained bubble of bonhomie and kitchen-centered action for a respite from ick-ptui reality.… (altro)
While I disliked the driving force behind the agreement, I completely understand why it would occur to and appeal under thee circumstances as they come to be explained to us, and to Bessie, in the last few pages of the book. That's why I only give the book three and a half stars. There's no chance, based on the evidence we're given, for us, or for Bessie, to work out what's happening. The real reason's that the what and the why are inextricably linked together. Until one gets deeply enmeshed with the why, the what makes no sense whatsoever.
As always, the setting—and the eating—are the main appeals to the read. I can't pinpoint exactly why it is so irresistible to delve into Bessie's Scoobygroup's mass psychology and how it informs the whole Isle of Man's public life.the Constabulary, after all, is an integral part of the Bessieverse...it's true that no actual meatspace policing entity would ever behave in this fashion, but it does make for a fun story.
I'm perhaps second-findest (after the food descriptions) of the way Author Xarissa grows the characters into new and more complete roles as the series goes on: eg, Hugh Waterson's evolving role in the Constabulary, and his shifting relationship with Grace. It allows time to pass without feeling as obtrusive as more concrete, outer-world-event linked means would feel. Visit this self-contained bubble of bonhomie and kitchen-centered action for a respite from ick-ptui reality.… (altro)
I didn't realise this was the third book in a series until I went onto GoodReads to write this review. However, The Chalmers Case was a quick, light read and I did like the two retired sisters, Janet and Joan, who were the heroines of the story.
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 127
- Utenti
- 698
- Popolarità
- #36,254
- Voto
- 3.6
- Recensioni
- 33
- ISBN
- 39
I enjoyed the Shakespeare/theatre theme of this novel, and as always, I loved Bessie and her friends and the comforting atmosphere of the story. The pace is slow and there is a lot of eating, tea drinking and chatting, but still there is a bit more meat to this case than the previous ones, which is why I liked this book a little more. Towards the ending, though, the plot it so unrealistic that it got on my nerves, which is why this is only three and a half stars and not four as I thought while reading the main part. Nevertheless, I enjoyed reading this novel very much and will certainly continue with the series.… (altro)