I've just finished watching The ABC Murders, a 3 part mini series from 2018 ( Read more... )

I've just finished watching Agatha Christie's A Murder is Announced which boasts an impressive cast list.Aside from Joan Hickson as Miss Marple, there's John Castle as Detective Inspector Craddock, Kevin Whately as Detective Sergeant Fletcher, Ursula Howells as Miss Blacklock, David Collings as Reverend Harmon, and darling Joan Sims as Miss ( Read more... )

26 What was your favorite book you had to read for school?

Favourite book, probably The School for Scandal by R.B. Sheridan. Favourite thing, T.S. Eliot's Macavity the Mystery Cat.

Least favourite was Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne. The class bookcase had three shelves. The top had easy books, the middle had a stack of my ( Read more... )

I read a pile of books while I was in hospital. Here's what I read (I think I got them all) and what I thought of them.

Authors: Robert Bernard, Agatha Christie, Dorothy L Sayers.

( Read more... )

13. What's your favorite childhood story or fairy tale?
When I was a kid, I was fascinated by The Twelve Dancing Princesses. Even then, I thought they were terrible people for not caring what happened to the princes who were executed.

Now, I have a definite fondness for Cinderella.

14. What are your Top Ten favorite books?Busman's Honeymoon - DL ( Read more... )

I'm really not keeping up with this! Oh, well.

24. If you won a huge lottery, with more money than you could use, what charitable organization or civic donation would you fund?
Hillside Animal Sanctuary. Their patron is Martin Shaw and they focus on helping farm animals, but they seem to help any animal in need. They also run undercover ( Read more... )

3. What hobby or activity would you do more if the internet and TV went down for a month?

Reading books. I think I'd get through a few.

1. Do you have a favorite book series?
Yep! I have a few, actually, includng the Lord Peter Wimsey stories (Dorothy L. Sayers) and Campion books (Margery Allingham), but I think my actual favourite is the Chalet School series by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. My Auntie Vi gave me my first book from it (The Princess of the Chalet School) and I've loved it ( Read more... )

25. Do enjoy "roughing it" types of vacations such as camping or hiking, or are you more of a five-star hotel/cruise sort of vacationer?
Definitely a hotel type though I'd settle for a comfortable caravan.

26. If you could become new "side character" in any novel, which novel would you be a part of?Ooh, tough question. My first thought was Pride ( Read more... )

It's available for £1.99 on Amazon.co.uk. Link.

Apparently, it's a daily deal so grab it now.