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Posted by Yvette on February 05, 2010 at 14:45:04:

I recommend THE SWEETNESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIE
by Alan Bradley. A new voice in mystery.
Though he's written other books, this is his genre
debut. Love, LOVE the protagonist: an 11 year old
English girl who is, shall we say, a bit eccentric.
(As only the Brits seem to be able to be.)

The setting is an old shambles of a country house -
one of those big crumbling piles of death taxes and
lost fortunes overseen by a widower/philatelist with
three daughters. It is the 50's, just a few years
after the end of WWII.

The star: 11 year old Flavia DeLuce, precocious,
genius, budding chemist to be feared. Ha!
Very funny stuff.

Also like the design of the book as a whole.

Yvette

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Re: If you're in the mood for something different... - DaveN 15:56:21 02/11/10 (0)
Re: If you're in the mood for something different... - vin 18:02:36 02/06/10 (0)
Re: THE SWEETNESS ..... - Rita 11:20:47 02/06/10 (1)
- Re: THE SWEETNESS ..... - Yvette 13:05:19 02/06/10 (0)
Re: If you're in the mood for something different... (pic) - Yvette 14:47:50 02/05/10 (3)
- Re: If you're in the mood for stamps. (pic) - viviana 18:57:31 02/05/10 (2)
  - Re: If you're in the mood for stamps. (pic) - Yvette 13:03:29 02/06/10 (1)
    - Re: If you're in the mood for stamps. - viviana 13:54:49 02/06/10 (0)

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Comments:
: I recommend THE SWEETNESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIE
: by Alan Bradley. A new voice in mystery. 
: Though he's written other books, this is his genre
: debut. Love, LOVE the protagonist: an 11 year old
: English girl who is, shall we say, a bit eccentric.
: (As only the Brits seem to be able to be.)

: The setting is an old shambles of a country house -
: one of those big crumbling piles of death taxes and
: lost fortunes overseen by a widower/philatelist with
: three daughters. It is the 50's, just a few years
: after the end of WWII.

: The star: 11 year old Flavia DeLuce, precocious,
: genius, budding chemist to be feared. Ha! 
: Very funny stuff.

: Also like the design of the book as a whole.

: Yvette


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