[ebooktalk] Re: David Roberts
- From: "Steven Bingham" <steven.bingham1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:20:21 +0100
Hi Shell
Our group is organised by the local library using Calibre so the choice of
books is rather limited. We have about half-a-dozen active members but about
12 people usually attend - not sure why as they hardly ever say anything.
Getting them to talk is akin to drawing teeth. The few of us who do discuss
the books are quite good we have some good discussions and a few clashes of
views.
Our next book is March which has something to do with Little Woman so I am a
bit dubious about it. Our group leader says it's a worthwhile read but we'll
see.
Steve
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On Behalf Of Shell
Sent: 25 April 2013 19:47
To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: David Roberts
I have to admit that the more old-fashioned style of detective books are not
really up my street at all.
I really hate to read a series in the wrong order. Thankfully the RNIB are
much better at this than they used to be and with ebooks and kindles, it's
not something we have to worry about very often now.
Do you have an active reading group? Ours is very small and our next book
is Sweet Tooth by Ian Mcewan, which I'm not sure I'm looking forward to very
much, he can be a bit hard going.
Shell.
From: "Steven Bingham" <steven.bingham1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 7:29 PM
To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: David Roberts
> Hi Shell
>
>
>
> We had our reading club meeting about the Quality of Mercy by David
Roberts.
> It really is a curious book in some ways. It is very much like a Dorothy L
> Sayers with an aristocratic detective. It is also set just before the
second
> world war and written in the Dorothy L Sayers style. The language and
> everything about it seems to be based on that 1930's feel.
>
>
>
> It is the seventh in a sequence of 10. They were published between 2000
and
> 2010 and were/are not very successful.
>
>
>
> The questions that hang in the air are why has the author been so
> persistent? And why did Calibre choose this particular book to put in
their
> library when they haven't noticed any of the others?
>
>
>
> Was it worth reading. Well only in a sort of well that was a pleasant hour
>
> Sort of way. I'm not going to bother looking for the rest of the series.
>
>
>
> Steve
>
> From: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Shell
> Sent: 25 April 2013 18:51
> To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ebooktalk] David Roberts
>
>
>
> Hi Steve,
>
> David Roberts is not an author I have heard of before, but that sounds
like
> an interesting book. It must be strange reading a fictional book with a
> character in you have met.
>
> Shell.
>
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Steven Bingham" <steven.bingham1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 11:13 AM
> To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [ebooktalk] THE QUALITY OF MERCY
>
>> Hi
>>
>>
>>
>> I have just read The Quality of Mercy by David Roberts for a reading
> group.
>> I am not sure when it was written but it is set shortly before the second
>> world war. It features an aristocratic British Agent - almost a Peter
>> Whimsey.
>>
>>
>>
>> I was prompted to write by Voldi's comment about mixing real and
fictional
>> characters. This book has the Mountbatten's playing a small part in the
>> story but wielding rather more influence as the fact that one of the
> crimes
>> in the book is committed on the Broadlands Estate and is consequently
> rather
>> hushed up to save the Mountbatten's embarrassment. For me the odd thing
>> about the book is that it features at least one person I have met and
> indeed
>> received a school prize from as Lord Mountbatten used to be something to
> do
>> with the Royal London Society for the Blind.
>>
>>
>>
>> I need to have a look at David Roberts as I know nothing about him. This
>> book may have been the second in the series as there are references to a
>> previous case.
>>
>>
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>
>
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