Tag Archives: Dick Francis

Robert Galbraith a/k/a J.K. Rowling, “The Cuckoo’s Calling”

Posted on July 18, 2013 by carolwallace

You heard about this, right? Obscure first novel by an author nobody’s ever heard of. Gets good reviews; a few of the reviewers are struck by the assurance, confidence, competence of the writing. Nevertheless, the sales are dismal, and The … Continue reading →

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Anywhere But Here….

Posted on December 26, 2012 by carolwallace

No, I did not read Mona Simpson’s Anywhere But Here, though I’m sure that some time I should. (It sounds kind of harrowing but maybe that’s just me.) I just hit a little rough patch. Does this ever happen to … Continue reading →

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Dick Francis, “Odds Against”

Posted on February 9, 2010 by carolwallace

Three cheers for “category fiction,” is what I say. Sometimes people in the book business look down on novels that fall into the categories of romance, mystery, thriller — I guess “chick-lit” may be one of the categories now. But … Continue reading →

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Thomas Perry, “Dance for the Dead”

Posted on July 19, 2009 by carolwallace

It’s books like this that I really need to blog about, just so that I can remember I read them. I love Thomas Perry, I think he’s brilliant at what he does and Dance for the Dead is one of … Continue reading →

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Georgette Heyer, “The Masqueraders”

Posted on April 29, 2009 by carolwallace

OK, it’s my one true vice. Not, in point of fact, all that vicious but I still hesitated to admit that I’d read this. But the deal I made with myself was that I’d write about every book I finished, … Continue reading →

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