Jemima Shore at the Sunny Grave and Other Stories

Jemima Shore

by Antonia Fraser

Copyright 1991, hardcover with dustjacket, ex-library, large print, 192 pages. "Jemima Shore addresses mysteries with unexpected twists. This collection of investigations include a Caribbean graveyard, Corfu tourist resort, London square, English university high table -- a total of 9 stories." Library cardholder/checkout sheet and stamps/notations inside. Dustjacket is enclosed in mylar overlay taped to cover. Binding is secure.

Genres: Mystery, Fiction, Anthologies, Short Stories

192 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1991

About the author

Antonia Fraser is the author of many widely acclaimed historical works, including the biographies Mary, Queen of Scots (a 40th anniversary edition was published in May 2009), Cromwell: Our Chief of Men, King Charles II and The Gunpowder Plot (CWA Non-Fiction Gold Dagger; St Louis Literary Award). She has written five highly praised books which focus on women in history, The Weaker Vessel: Women's Lot in Seventeenth Century Britain (Wolfson Award for History, 1984), The Warrior Queens: Boadecia's Chariot, The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Marie Antoinette: The Journey (Franco-British Literary Prize 2001), which was made into a film by Sofia Coppola in 2006 and most recently Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King. She was awarded the Norton Medlicott Medal by the Historical Association in 2000. Antonia Fraser was made DBE in 2011 for her services to literature. Her most recent book is Must You Go?, celebrating her life with Harold Pinter, who died on Christmas Eve 2008. She lives in London.

Reviews

[Carolyn Cash · Rating 3 out of 5]

A collection of five Jemima Shore stories, leading with Jemima solving a murder mystery during her adventure on a Caribbean island, plus four others.

Jemima's further adventures take place in Cambridge, an indecent proposition in a hotel room instead of an interview for her TV show and a tragic death on a Greek Island.

Whilst I enjoyed the Jemima stories, I wasn't a fan of the others, including a bizarre story set in the Mediterranean, and four others with victims 'bumped off'. Really creepy stories.

[Queen Bzyb · Rating 1 out of 5]

Worst set of short stories I've ever read. They were uninteresting, underdeveloped and some of them simply disturbing. Forced myself to finish as don't like not finishing a book and kept hoping the stories would improve but they didn't.

[Jo · Rating 1 out of 5]

There was maybe 2 stories out of all tht i liked. The rest i couldnt wait for them to end.

[Cathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Creepy short stories most about Jemima Shore, investigator. Some stories were really short but creepy just the same. Murder seems to follow Shore on all her trips to do a filming for her TV show, with some of the more obscure characters being the guilty party.

[Serena · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.3 stars

Jemima Shore] Jemima Shore at the Sunny Grave ****
the Moon Was to Blame ***
Jemima Shore] the Blude-Red Wine ***
House Poison ***
Jemima Shore] Getting to Know You ***
Jemima Shore] Cry-by-Night ****
Dead Leaves ****
Out for the Countess ***
the Twist ***

My Rating System:
* couldn't finish, ** wouldn't recommend, *** would recommend, **** would read again, ***** have read again

[Pippa · Rating 5 out of 5]

These stories were beautifully written, with a lightness of touch that delighted me. I thought it was a pity that Antonia Fraser had gone over to writing historical books, although I'm sure they are also good.

[Denise · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've never read this author before. Picked this book up from my Mom.

[Sandra Holladay · Rating 1 out of 5]

Couldn't finish, too trite and tiresome.

[Katie Hilton · Rating 4 out of 5]

These are good murder mystery short stories, most featuring Fraser's TV investigator character, Jemima Shore. Fraser has mastered the ironic twist in these shorties.

[Marjorie · Rating 2 out of 5]

A bit too creepy for my taste, though well-written.