tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post8657386892362199954..comments2024-03-23T18:50:06.402+11:00Comments on journey & destination: The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey (1948)Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-57930872057077646972017-10-30T17:26:59.074+11:002017-10-30T17:26:59.074+11:00I think this is possibly my favourite, too - a ver...I think this is possibly my favourite, too - a very clever plot & such a good ending.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-84687975445063462712017-10-30T14:30:34.941+11:002017-10-30T14:30:34.941+11:00This is one of my favorite Teys. In fact I think ...This is one of my favorite Teys. In fact I think it may be my favorite. It made a lot of social commentaries about newspapers (the media has not changed much has it?) or how easily prejudiced humans can become against each other.<br /><br />This story kept me guessing to the very end and I must confess I rather enjoyed the fate of the guilty person.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-39700325213094059592017-10-24T16:20:49.707+11:002017-10-24T16:20:49.707+11:00It took me a long time to get to Christie. I was p...It took me a long time to get to Christie. I was put off by one of her books & didn't get around to trying any others for years. So I'm behind with her books. <br />As for Tey - I've had a binge in the past month & thoroughly enjoyed three of her books so I'll leave it there for a while, I think.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-74848298748227092342017-10-24T07:22:21.195+11:002017-10-24T07:22:21.195+11:00Nice review! A satisfying mystery can really hit t...Nice review! A satisfying mystery can really hit the spot sometimes, particularly when they aren't so long. <br /><br />I recently binged by re-reading some Agatha Christie (The ABC Murders and Death on the Nile) a couple of weeks ago. But I own (I think) all of Tey's books. I should have tried a new title from her instead perhaps.Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-14417104463628675102017-10-23T10:19:14.625+11:002017-10-23T10:19:14.625+11:00I'm indulging myself - have started reading Br...I'm indulging myself - have started reading Brat Farrar.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-48226516541525564272017-10-22T19:31:15.661+11:002017-10-22T19:31:15.661+11:00This was my first Tey novel and it definitely got ...This was my first Tey novel and it definitely got me hooked. Lovely!hopeinbrazilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05842290165385823751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-8048646266646396812017-10-22T12:59:38.402+11:002017-10-22T12:59:38.402+11:00It's my favourite Tey so far 🙂It's my favourite Tey so far 🙂Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-86823913838892713632017-10-22T12:59:00.345+11:002017-10-22T12:59:00.345+11:00It's a bit like reading Dorothy Sayers, althou...It's a bit like reading Dorothy Sayers, although the two authors are very different. They are intelligent but accessible & I feel more educated after reading them, but don't feel the weight of ploughing through a heavier type of book. Hope that makes sense! In other words, I think you'd like her writing!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-49357151023641238502017-10-22T12:54:18.295+11:002017-10-22T12:54:18.295+11:00Thanks Brian. This is the third book I've read...Thanks Brian. This is the third book I've read by Tey and they gave all been very original.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-49413773056427630922017-10-21T08:32:30.174+11:002017-10-21T08:32:30.174+11:00Nice to read this. I intend to read this book.Nice to read this. I intend to read this book.silviahttps://silviacachia.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-69866994937689461482017-10-21T02:52:51.905+11:002017-10-21T02:52:51.905+11:00This sounds WONDERFUL! I'm SO drowning right n...This sounds WONDERFUL! I'm SO drowning right now in books and kind of uninspired by them. When the school term starts I have a hard time reading anything deep/heavier/or long. LOL! Maybe I should try this one! Thanks, Carol.Amy Mariehttps://hearthridgereflections.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-16826636732022316332017-10-21T02:03:03.677+11:002017-10-21T02:03:03.677+11:00Great review of this book.
The book sounds very g...Great review of this book.<br /><br />The book sounds very good. The plot sounds so interesting. Unconventional detectives make mysteries very appealing to me. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com