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AUTHOR Andrew, Sally
TITLE Recipes for Love and Murder
DATE READ 08/13/20
RATING 5/A
FIRST SENTENCE Isn't life funny? You know, how one thing leads to another in a way you just don't expect
GENRE/ PUB DATE/PUBLISHER / # OF Crime Fiction/2015/378 pgs
SERIES/STAND-ALONE #1 Tannie Marie
CHALLENGE Good Reads 2020 Reading Goal 148/120;
GROUP READ
TIME/PLACE 2014/South Africa
CHARACTERS Tannie Marie/journalist
COMMENTS Delightful discovery… had never heard of this author/series before I picked up the 2nd ...more
TITLE Recipes for Love and Murder
DATE READ 08/13/20
RATING 5/A
FIRST SENTENCE Isn't life funny? You know, how one thing leads to another in a way you just don't expect
GENRE/ PUB DATE/PUBLISHER / # OF Crime Fiction/2015/378 pgs
SERIES/STAND-ALONE #1 Tannie Marie
CHALLENGE Good Reads 2020 Reading Goal 148/120;
GROUP READ
TIME/PLACE 2014/South Africa
CHARACTERS Tannie Marie/journalist
COMMENTS Delightful discovery… had never heard of this author/series before I picked up the 2nd ...more
Tannie Maria writes a cooking column for her local paper which soon becomes and advice column with lots of recipes thrown in. One person writing for advice is being abused by her husband. When the woman turns up dead Maria and her fellow newspaper workers, Hattie and Josie, decide to conduct their own investigation into the crimes. The book is set in South Africa and contains a lot of Afrikaans, the dictionary in the back of the book was a big help. There are also recipes in the back of the book
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This was a really good book, set in South Africa, and very similar in tone and style to Alexander Mccall Smith's "No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" mysteries, which I love. The main character, Tannie Maria, is very humble, yet very intelligent and compassionate, and is an endearing character, one of the type that makes you wonder what they are doing now, after you have finished the book. The mystery was interesting and intriguing, and the whole thing was simply a delight to read. I am looking forw
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So happy to have discovered this in our Little Free Library! I have a soft spot for the Precious Ramotswe series and this has the same vibes plus with food. (Of course, Alex McCall wrote a blurb.)
I kept craving chocolate cake while reading it. I also liked googling all the Afrikaans words and I learned that Afrikaans shares some words with German like Danke and Lekker. I'd love to continue the series! ...more
I kept craving chocolate cake while reading it. I also liked googling all the Afrikaans words and I learned that Afrikaans shares some words with German like Danke and Lekker. I'd love to continue the series! ...more
Jul 09, 2017
Ginger
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Oct 08, 2019
Laura
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Oct 26, 2022
Curlysue
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