Madam, Will You Talk?
by Mary Stewart
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Read in July, 2007
MADAME, WILL YOU TALK? (Suspense-Charity -France-Cont) – Ex
Stewart, Mary – Standalone
M.S. Mill Co. and William Morrow & Co., 1956, US Hardcover
First Sentence: The whole affair began so quietly.
*** WWII war widow Charity Shelbourne whose holiday in France becomes life changing. It starts with a large dog and a young, clearly troubled, boy in Avignon and progresses with a suspicious step-mother, an Englishman who reads poetry and a way-too-handsome Frenchman via a thrilling car c...more
Stewart, Mary – Standalone
M.S. Mill Co. and William Morrow & Co., 1956, US Hardcover
First Sentence: The whole affair began so quietly.
*** WWII war widow Charity Shelbourne whose holiday in France becomes life changing. It starts with a large dog and a young, clearly troubled, boy in Avignon and progresses with a suspicious step-mother, an Englishman who reads poetry and a way-too-handsome Frenchman via a thrilling car c...more
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Read in January, 1965
When I was in high school, I discovered these Gothic romances, and they sustained me for several years. After plowing through the ones that were already published, I watched for each new book to arrive. My 5 stars reflect how much I loved them when I was 15! Eventually, Mary Stewart turned to the Arthur saga, about which she wrote some captivating (and captivatingly long) novels, but they couldn't capture my soul like the romances did.
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Read in January, 1982
recommends it for:
women 15 and up
A superb thriller with a resourceful heroine who finds herself caught up in a deadly cat and mouse game when she befriends a shy boy while on vacation in the south of France. There's a nice touch of romance, too.
Stewart's writing transports you into this world, so that you, too, feel the dry dusty heat of Avignon, and long to sip a vermouth under a shady tree.
Stewart's writing transports you into this world, so that you, too, feel the dry dusty heat of Avignon, and long to sip a vermouth under a shady tree.
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This book blends romance, mystery, literary allusions, and a tour of southern France. The lovely heroine can quote Shakespeare, help lonely children, appreciate fine cuisine, look beautiful, speak a foreign language, take an interest in history and architecture, and and drive a car at high speeds with courage and skill.
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Read in January, 1973
One of my all time favorites. Charity Selbourne is on vacation with her friend in Provence when she gets caught up into another family's crisis, which not only ruins her vacation but changes her life.
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recommends it for:
curl up on the sofa and immerse self in suspense, romance, humour and France.
Not high art, but not trash either. Morally sound, wholesome pulp, perhaps? This book is to a low mood what chicken soup is to a cold - highly remedial in a very enjoyable sort of way.
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Very good. A nice romance throughout, although it takes quite some time to get to the major plot points of the mystery. However, it isn't boring while you get there.
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Read in September, 2004
recommends it for:
super freaky mystery lovers
I could hardly put this book down. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. It is so scarry, and has a wonderful surprise ending.
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This mystery was good, yet the love story seems to be an afterthought. Better if the love story would have been left out.
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Read in August, 2007
It was a great story adn well written! It did have ALOT of curse words though so I had to give it 4 stars.
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I haven't read this in years, but it was my first Mary Stewart and suffice to say it got me hooked..
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Read in January, 1973
This is probably one of my top ten all time favorite books, and I have worn through several copies.
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Read in February, 2007
recommends it for:
Betty
Just finished it...now I want to go to France!
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clearly I can't get enough Mary Stewart :)
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