Murder for Tea Quotes

“Fact: Mrs. Isabella Beeton’s “Book of Household Management” did indeed describe housewives as Household Generals. This is Mrs. Steward’s favorite book, followed by Mrs. Lydia Child’s “American Frugal Housewife”, a book that recommends earwax as a remedy for cracked lips.”
― Vered Ehsani, Murder for Tea

“In fact, I preferred my enemies to underestimate me; it made them easier to manage.”
― Vered Ehsani, Murder for Tea

“As it was, only a few African porters loitered nearby, preparing to carry off whatever they’d come to collect. They had little interest in the sordid affairs of colonial life. Even the dead body found in my shop had excited them not at all. A husband traveling for months at a time was normal for the semi-nomadic tribes.”
― Vered Ehsani, Murder for Tea

“A DEAD BODY doesn’t necessarily scare away customers,” I reassured myself the day we found the first victim amongst the teapots. Of”
― Vered Ehsani, Murder for Tea