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There Must Be Murder (2010)

by Margaret C. Sullivan(Favorite Author)
3.49 of 5 Votes: 4
ISBN
0615425879 (ISBN13: 9780615425870)
languge
English
publisher
Librifiles Publishing
review 1: La littérature para-austenienne autour de Northanger Abbey est assez rare pour être signalé haut et fort, d'autant plus lorsqu'elle est écrite par l'auteur de l'excellent Austenblog!! Ceci est d'ailleurs sont deuxième livre après le très sympathique petit Jane Austen Handbook. On y retrouve donc sa plume agréable et son humour fin, en même temps que nos adorés Catherine et Henry Tilney tout à leur bonheur conjugal. Pour fêter leur un an de rencontre, ils décident de se rendre de nouveau à Bath, où ils croiseront certaines de leurs connaissances! Même si j'ai beaucoup aimé cette petite histoire qui se lit rapidemment, trop peut-être d'ailleurs, j'ai moins apprécié les différents dénouement et l'intrigue qui tombe un peu à plat selon moi. Le tout... more manque indéniablement de substance et d'un peu d'approfondissement mais le plaisir de retrouver ces personnages que l'on aime ainsi que le petit plus apporté au personnage du Captain Tilney permettent malgré tout de compenser un peu ces petits défauts.
review 2: First sentence: “The Reverend Henry Tilney, the rector of Woodston parish in Gloucestershire, looked up from his book and addressed his wife.”P. 99: “He turned and bounded ahead of them along the riverbank towards the steep climb up to Beechen Cliff.”Last sentence: “It was not very long before Catherine found herself agreeing with that sentiment; for when he was inspired, Henry could be very convincing indeed.”I’ve read this novella because I heard somewhere it was a kind of sequel to Jane Austens Northanger Abbey. I’ve never realised that contemporary writers could use characters from older books or classics and write a story about them (I know, that’s pretty dumb of me).I thought it could be a great idea, but after reading There Must Be Murder, I’m not so sure anymore. Sullivan takes the two main persons from Austens book, Catherine and Henry and gives us a little insight in their married life. If you would wish to do so, you could tell the plot and story of this book in one sentence. There really doesn’t happen anything that is worth mentioning. So, indeed, it was a very, very quick read (not three hours I think). It’s the perfect book for reading on a long trip with the train, where you do not want to read something more complex.But I really don’t recommend it… less
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Juliaa123
Continues Catherine's story from Northanger Abbey. Nice illustrations.
michelleyap
Perfectly pleasant Jane Austen pastiche. Fast fun read for Janeites.
taybz
Diverting enough.
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