Books by Julia Stuart
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review 1: I enjoyed this cozy mystery. The author did her homework about the late 1800's in England---food, medicine, jobs, fashions, traditions,etc. Her characters were quirky and the reader ends up liking them all. Julia Stuart has come up with a pair of great female detective characters...
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review 1: This book took me FOREVER to read. I just couldn't get into it. I was really excited to read it because I just watched a documentary about the Tower and those that live there. This book had so much potential and fun, quirky characters--maybe too many characters. No one's story ev...
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review 1: Siamo nella Londra di fine Ottocento. La protagonista principale del nostro romanzo è Sua Altezza Alexandrina, detta Visù, figlia del maharaja di Prindur. La troviamo subito nella pagina più infelice della sua vita. Suo padre, il maharaja, è appena morto e deve affrontare la dipa...
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review 1: A charming little book about a charming little village. With a number of story strands and recurring lines of description, this little book left me smiling and the sweet story that it culminates with.Running off at tangents and returning to where it left off is a discourse I'm ha...
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review 1: One review described this book as "whimsical" and it sounds about right. Enjoyable, quick read. If you view at the 10,000 foot level it's a portrait of a marriage after a most traumatic event: one partner who holds it all in, and the other who doesn't. I'm glad (spoiler alert) th...
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review 1: I am half way through this wonderful book and though I have not finished it I can't help but tell anyone who happens to read my thoughts here to please read this great book! Like the other two novels of Mrs. Stuart this one is comical and paints humans as the bumbling needy crea...
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review 1: This is a engaging little love story. It fits the stereotype of a French village full of odd people obsessed with food and gossip. The middle-aged hero suddenly decides to completely change is his rather staid life by becoming a dating agency for the village - and entertains u...