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The Private Wound by Nicholas Blake (April/May 22)
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The Private Wound - SPOILER Thread - (April/May 22)
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This is the last of Nicholas Blake (pen name for Cecil Day-Lewis) that I had left to read and I have to say that I am quite sad to have come to the end of his mysteries. Having now read them all, I think he ranged from brilliant to pretty poor and the main reason for the weaker novels was his inability to refrain from putting personal opinions into his work. So some of his novels have not aged well, as he had uncomfortable viewpoints at times and could, I feel, be fairly callous. However, having
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I was a bit reluctant to read this book as there are many of Blake's I haven't liked, however this one was riveting. Very different from many mysteries as an elderly writer looks back on a single summer. I was absorbed enough to finish it in one sitting (it is short).
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1939 Ireland. Harriet "Harry" Leeson was the first woman Dominic Eyre ever saw sit alone in a pub. But Harry was daring in many other ways. She had a habit of carrying on affairs right under her aging husband's nose and he appeared to be willing to pretend not to see the blatant flirting she did in his presence. Or he made jokes about it. It wasn't long before Dominic, who had taken a summer's lease on a cottage rented by Flurry Leeson's brother, fell under her spell. The local priest, Father Br
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Apr 08, 2022
Niveditha
marked it as to-read
Feb 22, 2023
Mary
marked it as to-read
