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'It wouldn't be Christmas without a good mystery, and this one has the perfect backdrop: a rambling manor in the Lake District' You magazine (Mail on Sunday), 21 November 2004 (Mail on Sunday )
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'It wouldn't be Christmas without a good mystery, and this one has the perfect backdrop: a rambling manor in the Lake District' You magazine (Mail on Sunday), 21 November 2004 -- Mail on Sunday 20041121
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I enjoy most types of books, especially historical type novels and period drama and was really looking forward to this 'Christmas mystery', but what a disappointment! This was one of the worst books I've ever read and I am an avid reader!
It was utterly boring. The characters were dull and lifeless and after about 50 pages, I didn't really care what happened to them. I am sorry that I persevered to the end when I could have been less bored washing the dishes!!
I really have no idea why it's twice been given 5 stars????
Please don't waste your money on this drivel. If you must read it, borrow it from a library. I have never, ever written a 1 star review before as most books have something in them to redeem themselves. This does not!!!
It was utterly boring. The characters were dull and lifeless and after about 50 pages, I didn't really care what happened to them. I am sorry that I persevered to the end when I could have been less bored washing the dishes!!
I really have no idea why it's twice been given 5 stars????
Please don't waste your money on this drivel. If you must read it, borrow it from a library. I have never, ever written a 1 star review before as most books have something in them to redeem themselves. This does not!!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I much preferred this to Anne Perry's "The Christmas Journey" last year. It had more substance and was more thought-provoking. Reading about a united family, albeit a little tense at first in their meeting for the first time in grief, evoked the spirit of Christmas and re-birth.
There was a strong moral in this for me. Whatever the price, honesty and kindness will over-ride other passions and the family remained united despite disparate emotions. Love for each other and for the value of their family won.
Anne Perry is becoming a "tour de force" in Christmas novellas and her vocabulary and prose is powerful in bringing her readers to ally with her message.
There was a strong moral in this for me. Whatever the price, honesty and kindness will over-ride other passions and the family remained united despite disparate emotions. Love for each other and for the value of their family won.
Anne Perry is becoming a "tour de force" in Christmas novellas and her vocabulary and prose is powerful in bringing her readers to ally with her message.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
On this sweltering summer day, I needed something to cool me off. A Christmas Story about Victorian England by Anne Perry seemed like just the right thing. I was right. It definitely helped!
As we move away from Christmas and Easter, it's easy to forget the things that Christians are supposed to do . . . including following the example of Jesus. There is perhaps no more dangerous occupation for a Christian's soul than being a judge . . . for it is God's job to judge and ours to forgive.
In this novella, we learn about a remarkable, upright judge, Judah Dreghorn. The tale develops in an unusual fashion because Dreghorn has just died and his brothers, sister-in-law, wife, child and friend, Henry Rathbone, are arriving to celebrate Christmas as best they can. Dreghorn's death soon appears to be suspicious, and the visitors begin to unearth the secrets of his final day on Earth . . . with surprising consequences.
For many who prefer a certain type of Christmas story, this book will seem a little off. I found it more morally advanced than most Christmas stories because it addresses the challenges of doing the right thing . . . when there are earthly consequences.
I guarantee that you won't soon forget this story . . . and will probably think about it when you have the chance to right a wrong.
May God bless you always!
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