Part III Kimberley

[Misfit]

Discussion planned for mid-March. Please remember to use the spoiler tag, but events from Parts I&II may be freely discussed, but please click to leave off your updates.

[Diane Lynn]

Started this section last night and maybe I don't have everything figured out after all.

[Diane Lynn]

I really liked the South Africa portion of this book. I've only read one other book that took place in South Africa , Prester John. I liked it but it's a different sort of book, more adventure.

[Misfit]

I'm just starting this. I can't decide who the hero/love interest is.

If you're interested in the Boer War, you might like Emma Drummond's The Burning Land. It isn't Drummond's strongest book, but it is still a good story none the less. War is hell, like always.

[Misfit]

I'm still on this section, and having a sneaking suspicion I know where some of this is going - not a spoiler, just a guess. (view spoiler)[Roger is going to off his wife and set up Davinia/Diana as the patsy (hide spoiler)].

[Diane Lynn]

Misfit wrote: "I'm still on this section, and having a sneaking suspicion I know where some of this is going - not a spoiler, just a guess. [spoilers removed]."

Your guess sounds like a real good plan for that strange Roger Lestrange (what a name for him). I liked that the two ladies have a successful school and a possible (view spoiler)[ love interest for Lilias. I hope I remembered that name correctly, it's been a few days since I finished. (hide spoiler)]

You have reminded me that I need to look into Drummond's books.

[Misfit]

I think I've read enough that my guess was correct.

Drummond is good (also published under the name Elizabeth Darrell), a very nice blend of historical with a healthy dollop of romance. She can leave you hanging until the very last pages waiting to see if there will be a HEA. US libraries have copies of her books, so they shouldn't be hard to track down.

[Diane Lynn]

I have her one set in Kashmir. My library doesn't have any of her books so I either do ILL at $2 a pop, whether they find it or not:( or I just continue looking at sales. It's not like I don't have enough books to keep me occupied.

And your guess may or may not be correct...

[Misfit]

Diane Lynn wrote: "I have her one set in Kashmir. My library doesn't have any of her books so I either do ILL at $2 a pop, whether they find it or not:( or I just continue looking at sales. It's not like I don't have..."

Your library charges for ILL? Are you serious? The only time I've been asked to drop $$$ is if the lending library wants a loan fee - and that's only happened once (U of Wisconsin).

**stops to kiss the ground upon which King County Library is built upon**

[Diane Lynn]

I'm quite serious, and they want the $2 up front. Brunswick County, NC. I didn't realize other libraries did it for free. Now I'm shocked!

[Misfit]

Diane Lynn wrote: "I'm quite serious, and they want the $2 up front. Brunswick County, NC. I didn't realize other libraries did it for free. Now I'm shocked!"

I would be pissed. I request ILLs all the time, and many come from very small cities/counties, etc. I've received books from very tiny cities on the Oregon Coast, Anchorage, university libraries, and even one from a Bendeictine Abbey in Oregon. The Midwest, the East coast, Alaska, you name it. Never once (except of W of Wisconsin), was I asked to pay a fee.

My assumption was that it was a reciprocal arrangement, so that the smaller libraries would have access to larger library catalogs, like King County.

[Diane Lynn]

Misfit wrote: "I think I've read enough that my guess was correct.

Drummond is good (also published under the name Elizabeth Darrell), a very nice blend of historical with a healthy dollop of romance. She can l..."

I forgot to ask, what is an HEA?

[Misfit]

HEA=Happy(Happily) forever after. Happy ending.

[Hannah]

My library doens't charge for ILL's either, and I'm in Forsyth Co., NC. In fact, I've currently got 2 first edition Beverley Nichols books from the 1930's via ILL. Am taking them back tomorrow.

[Diane Lynn]

After hearing how ILL is handled in other systems, decided to call my library. I was told the $2 is for "postage" but no explanation as to why it isn't refunded if they don't find the book:(

[Diane Lynn]

Misfit wrote: "HEA=Happy(Happily) forever after. Happy ending."

Good to know, I feel I should have been able to figure that out!