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Location: Balmoral Castle
In My Own Words:
Remember thee! Remember thee!
Till Lethe quench life's burning stream
Remorse and shame shall cling to thee,
And haunt thee like a feverish dream!
Remember thee! Aye, doubt it not.
Thy husband too shall think of thee!
By neither shalt thou be forgot,
Thou false to him, thou fiend to me!
Lord Byron: Remember thee! Remember thee!
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This is the twenty first book in a series of cozy mysteries featuring lovable Highlander, Hamish Macbeth, in charge of law and order in the village of Lochdubh and its environs in the north of Scotland. As always, the book is laced with sly humor throughout that is engaging, and the dialogue creates a feeling of authenticity of place, making the book highly enjoyable. One does not read these books for their literary value. One reads them purely for the fun of it. This time, a well-known writer moves to the Highlands and decides to teach a writing course. Unfortunately, this bitter, nasty, self-important man decides that his time would be best spent treating his students like the… Read more
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This is a classic, old-fashioned murder mystery that was first published in 1943. As such, it is written in a highly stylistic manner of a long ago era, which may take some getting used to, as it does have a definite anachronistic feel. Still, it is a stunning novel of suspense. The story revolves around Laura Hunt, a beautiful, intelligent, and independent business woman at a time in which such women were rare, indeed. She is someone to whom men are drawn, often obsessively so. When she is apparently murdered on the eve of her marriage, Detective Mark McPherson, a hardboiled, no nonsense, virile officer of the law, is assigned the case, and he finds himself smitten the minute he… Read more
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
I first read this book when it was first published and was captivated by it. Now, over thirty five years later, I decided to read it again. Time has not diminished the power of the narrative to keep the reader riveted to its pages. This well-researched and superbly written work of non-fiction details the story of the voyage to end all voyages, that of the 1939 sailing of the SS St. Louis. This ship, laden with nine hundred and thirty seven German Jews, was scheduled to go to Cuba. There, the passengers believed, they would disembark, finding surcease from the horror of the Nazi regime and its policies against Jews. It was to be their last chance dance. Unfortunately, everyone,… Read more
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