The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey

The Man in the QueueThe Man in the Queue: “It was between seven and eight o’clock on a March evening and all over London the bars were being drawn back from pit and gallery doors.”

Ah, finally I managed to find some time to read a Josephine Tey novel!!  I’ve been seeing so many reviews of her novels on other book blogs and hearing so many good things about her writing that I was keen to experience it myself.  Initially, I’d planned to start with her lauded Daughter of Time but instead decided to begin with her first novel, The Man in the Queue.

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The Four Loves Read-Along ~ Week 4 Part 1, Eros

The Four Loves

Yes, it’s finally my belated post for Week 4 of The Four Loves Read-along, focussing on Eros!  Please read on ….!

Eros

Huh? …..

Lewis seems to be saying that we are between angels and animals, Venus is the carnal within Eros but she’s kinda funny so laugh at her or she will extract revenge, Eros is Eros but he cannot be Eros by himself, the husband is the head only if he gives most, rough play in sex can be harmless and wholesome (did I read this correctly … however notice the “can be“), while a person is not usually worshiped, Love is and then the expectations are God-like which cannot be fulfilled and then everyone is resentful and implacable and it all falls apart ….  LOL!

And the above summary contain the conclusions come to after a very superficial read of a difficult chapter where, in fact, we have to do WORK to follow Lewis.  So here goes …

Let’s begin afresh (please!) with Eros or Romantic L❤️ve …

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The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan

The Thirty-Nine Steps John BuchanThe Thirty-Nine Steps: “I returned from the City about three o’clock on that May afternoon, pretty well disgusted with life.”

Richard Hannay is bored.  Dead bored.  Returning from mining exploits in South Africa to idyllic England, he expected to be charmed by life in the busy and dynamic city of London.  Perplexed at how to inject a dose of adventure back into his life, one evening he discovers a man on his doorstep in Portland Place, a man who relates a fantastic tale of espionage, murder and the possible political destabilization of not only England, but Europe as well.

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June & July~ The World Smells of Roses

World of Roses

Is it July already?  How the days fly by!  And yes, the world smells of roses.  How long has it been since someone has given you a rose?  Too long?  Many of the hybrid roses of today no longer have any scent but I was introduced to a rose lately that was not only beautiful but smelled wonderful ….. lush and fragrant and absolutely divine!  Not only the scent but the memories linger with me.  So gorgeous.  But enough about roses and fragrance and on to news ……

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