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Agatha and Macavity winner Churchill once again brings the Depression era to appealing life in her latest well-plotted cozy (after 2001's Someone to Watch Over Me), set in Voorburg, N.Y. Siblings Robert and Lily Brewster, genteel victims of the '29 crash, run a guesthouse at Grace and Favor Cottage. On the eve of the 1932 presidential election, a "Mr. Smith" offers Robert and Lily $500 as a down payment on rooms for himself and three of his "business associates," who wish to hold a private meeting over several days. Can these men be gangsters, desperate Hoover supporters plotting to stop FDR at the last minute, or even Reds out to disrupt the election? Badly in need of cash, brother and sister reluctantly agree to the arrangement. When one of their mysterious guests gets murdered in his bath, Robert and Lily have even more cause to regret their decision. The victim turns out to be Brother Mark Luke Goodheart, a scoundrel who preached love and goodwill on the radio while fleecing the poor, the indigent and orphans. Lending some mild suspense are the disappearance of a local school teacher, the brief kidnapping of the boy Joey Towerton and Joey's mother's wait to learn whether her husband has been killed while working on Hoover Dam. Older readers will especially enjoy this look at dire times now safely past.
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In November 1932 siblings Lily and Robert Brewster are excited about the upcoming presidential election: Will Governor Roosevelt win? The two share Grace and Favor Cottage with boarders in part to prove they can support themselves before the house actually becomes theirs to own. When a mysterious party of men offers a lot of cash to stay at the cottage just for the weekend, Lily wonders but accepts. Then one of the party is murdered. Lily and Robert assist in the investigation while also substitute teaching at the local school. Meanwhile, their attorney assists a local woman whose husband has died working on the far-off Hoover Dam project. Set pieces about the construction of the dam, Robert's rounding up folks in his Duesenberg to go vote for Roosevelt, and the difficulties of making a living along the Hudson River in the 1930s brighten the corners where a few cardboard villains lurk. Lots of period and local color, and not a few stalwart women. GraceAnne DeCandido
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5.0étoiles sur 5 This is a WONDERFUL book...., Mars 25 2004
Par K. A. Stevenson "WIAPilot" (Tucson) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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Ce commentaire est de: Love For Sale: A Grace & Favor Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)
"Love for Sale" is the 4th book in the "Grace and Favor" Mystery Series by Jill Churchill and it is WONDERFUL.

Frankly, after reading the Amazon reviews I was hesitant to buy the book. But I had enjoyed the first three books of the series so much that I took a chance and I am very glad that I did.

I reread the first three books before continuing with this book and it didn't skip a beat. I am amazed at Ms. Churchill's ability to portray her characters of Lily and her brother, Robert Brewster as they are evolving and maturing. Robert is NOT as flighty as he was when younger. They are in the midst of the Depression, poverty is rampant and Americans are worried about the fate of their Nation and he is gaining some maturity.
One of my favorite scenes is when Robert drives "Voters for Roosevelt" to the polls in his Duesie when he didn't even VOTE in the previous election!

There is plenty of excitement in the book as a group of mysterious guests arrive at the mansion for a few days. A murder ensues and the plot thickens. "Love for Sale" also brings a new boarder and a few more husbands die.

Readers MAY have been disappointed by the book because due to the title, they may have been expecting a big romance for Lily or Robert. (Lily DOES need to have some romance soon and hopefully with a new man who is from a similar background.) The book does alternate between several characters, but to me it just makes them multi-faceted and doesn't focus on just one or two individuals.

I LOVE these characters and this town. I enjoy how they are maturing and how Churchill so expertly weaves historical facts into the plot. Her dialogue is amazing and so believable.

Don't expect a deep romance and I think that you will find that "Love for Sale" is Churchill at her finest.

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3.0étoiles sur 5 Unfinished disappointment, Mars 10 2004
Ce commentaire est de: Love For Sale: A Grace & Favor Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)
As much as I loved the first 3 in this series, it was disappointing that this one lacked charm. Lily's lovely manners, Robert's vivacity, alot was missing. Was Jill Churchill rushed into publishing? I hope she returns to form in book 4. Books 1-3 made me feel as if I was looking into my grandmother's life during the Depression. It was fascinating, especially the way people treated each other and held themselves together. Please do more, Jill.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Do not let the cover or title fool you., Mars 4 2004
Par Detra Fitch (USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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Ce commentaire est de: Love For Sale: A Grace & Favor Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)
Story is set in November of 1932, during the bleak Depression. Hoover is still the President and election date (for Roosevelt) is only a weekend away. Lily and Robert Brewster, like most others of the time, did not have much money. So when a disguised stranger offers to pay very well for a single weekend use of the guest section of the house for a few business associates, they agree. But one of the guests ends up murdered in his bath. They, along with Chief of Police Howard Walker, are up to their necks in suspects! At the same time, Lily and Robert are filling in as teachers because one of the staff has disappeared and reporters are showing up everywhere!

**** Excellent mystery that readers can sink their mental teeth into. The cover and title of the book are very misleading though. They look as if they belong on a romance, not a mystery. So do not judge THIS book by its cover! The story inside is wonderfully crafted and will keep readers guessing until the end draws near. Reading this novel is a great way to spend a rainy afternoon. ****

Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

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3.0étoiles sur 5 Mediocre at best
This latest Grace and Favor mystery is just plain mediocre. It wasn't terrible, and I did finish it, but I cared fairly little about whodunnit or why. Lisez davantage
Publié le Oct. 10 2003 par Tracy L. Benton

4.0étoiles sur 5 Not appalling
I was appalled by the the first review of this book. Love for Sale is a truly enjoyable book with a wonderful sense of period. Lisez davantage
Publié le Juil 18 2003 par Laura Gifford

1.0étoiles sur 5 Apalling
What is is with all these formerly witty and entertaining cozy/mystery series that have suddenly become unredeemably drab, boring and awful? Lisez davantage
Publié le Juil 16 2003 par wysewomon

1.0étoiles sur 5 A disappointing non-mystery
Yes, the feel of the 1930's is here, what with the election of FDR on the horizon, and the influence of the building of Hoover Dam integral to the life of at least one citizen of... Lisez davantage
Publié le Juil 7 2003 par dikybabe

5.0étoiles sur 5 A great book!
I have been a big fan of hers since her very first novel. I was really looking for this new Grace & Favor Mystery... and it was a great book. Lisez davantage
Publié le Jui 27 2003 par keikosake

4.0étoiles sur 5 more a strong 1930s fiction that contains mystery subplots
In 1932 in Voorburg-on-Hudson siblings Lily and Robert Brewster recover from their sudden fall from wealth by turning the mansion they can live in for life (according to their... Lisez davantage
Publié le Jui 19 2003 par Harriet Klausner

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