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No Graves As Yet (World War One Series, #1)
by Anne Perry
by Anne Perry
Rayni's review
bookshelves: 2010-reads, fav-authors, war, historical-fiction
Jan 03, 11
bookshelves: 2010-reads, fav-authors, war, historical-fiction
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someone interested in WWI
Read in November, 2010, read count: 1
I kept dragging my feet on starting this series. Even though I love Perry's William Monk series, World War I has never held a fascination for me. Anne Perry is one of my all time favorite authors, one I would dearly love to meet. So, when I had a chance to fill a large brown grocery bag with books, hard bound, paperback, you name it, for a measly $5, I took every Anne Perry book I could find, along with Mary Higgins Clark, Elizabeth Peters ... No Graves As Yet was one of those books - a beautiful hardbound book with the dust jacket still on it, in almost pristine condition.
And Perry did not fail to produce. Joseph Reavly is based on Perry's great-grandfather. I practically inhaled this book. I was fascinated & horrified at the same time.
There is a different feel to this book than in the Monk series.
And Perry did not fail to produce. Joseph Reavly is based on Perry's great-grandfather. I practically inhaled this book. I was fascinated & horrified at the same time.
There is a different feel to this book than in the Monk series.
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You'd have laughed even harder if you could have seen my husband & I on the floor poring over those shelves & our son, all 6'1", 350 lb. of him, standing there scowling at us, "Are you through yet?"
I can too. What a great artist.My Dad used to get copies of the Saturday Evening Post when I was a little kid. And those covers were a real education.I suppose that magazine is long gone, is it??
Friends of mine visited Norman Rockwell's home or studio when they were on the east coast several years ago.
No, it's still going strong. I was surprised because I haven't seen it for years, but I googled Saturday Evening Post & found the website. It says, "The grand legacy of The Saturday Evening Post has endured for nearly 300 years …" Amazing. Reading a bit closer it says, "… by 1969 The Saturday Evening Post briefly ceased circulation. In 1971 …" it found a new owner. That's the problem with newspapers & magazines. The newspaper where I work was bought by a big corporation. We weren't used to the corporate world, it was a big adjustment.
So...this is interesting...what type of newspaper do you work on Rayni, and is your job a Lois Lane one????Thanks for the research on the SE Post.
I wonder what their covers are like now Norman has gone??
They still looked Norman Rockwell-y. I work for a small town weekly as a copy editor/typesetter. So, no, I'm not a Lois Lane or a Lois Lane wannabe. I am "newsy," as opposed to nosy, but am too timid to fill the reporter role. When we were bought by the corporation, our photo editor went down to the "mother ship" to be trained in their way of doing things. The copy editor down there was saying anyone who is a copy editor has to have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Our photo editor said our copy editor (me) really does have OCD.
I can appreciate why you wouldn't want to be a reporter.As to having OCD...well, most things can be a fault in one environment and an asset in another. All depends on your perspective and what's relative.And how you utilise what you've got!!!
Top Marks there , Rayni!!!!
Ya, OCD really does come in handy in copy editing. I actually got the courage to try for an editorial position because of some testing for ADHD. I was told I don't have ADHD, but do have OCD & I would do great in editing. My coworkers do a good job in redirecting me. It can sometimes ruin my recreational reading. Last night I was reading about a man named Albertson. At one point, his name was changed to Anderson.
I don't follow how it can effect your recreational reading. Or the significance of the name change of the Albertson character...mainly because I don't know enough about the condition.Oh, I get it, it was a misprint and YOU went into work mode!!!!I correct spelling and grammar!!!Always a teacher!!!
Yup, I went into work mode. I wanted my red pen. I borrowed a book from a lady that was an English teacher. She makes notes in the margins of her books. One set of marks was driving me crazy, so I asked her about it. I think she'd caught an incomplete sentence. When I get caught up with this current flood of books, I think I'll either get my own copy of the book or borrow it from the library.
Reminds me of me!!!
You have really pigged out on these series and they DO look entertaining...I wish you many Happy Hours and I'm sure we will hear about them on Goodreads in the future.