tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post7449969240557728146..comments2024-03-28T20:46:22.875+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: N or M? by Agatha ChristieClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-45755073856312746592016-03-14T09:16:45.246+00:002016-03-14T09:16:45.246+00:00It's not bad - quite different from some of he...It's not bad - quite different from some of her others (but with recognizable traits) - when I re-read it here in 2013 I was more impressed by it than I remembered....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-12696113615226665142016-03-14T05:58:36.109+00:002016-03-14T05:58:36.109+00:00I picked up a copy of N or M? while waiting for th...I picked up a copy of N or M? while waiting for the ferry on the way back from my parents - it was a lovely old-fashioned cover, and when the back mentioned spying, I had to have it - mainly for the cover. It's so difficult to get the really old ones nowadays! Still to read it though.crimeworm.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02297857551339384804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-64788889232973883762013-07-09T17:43:01.600+01:002013-07-09T17:43:01.600+01:00I love Man in a Brown Suit - it was one of the fir...I love Man in a Brown Suit - it was one of the first Christies I read, and has remained a favourite ever since, and I always thought Sir Eustace was a great character, and very funny and cleverly written. How interesting to find he was based on someone real...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-47196863411925372802013-07-09T15:08:36.086+01:002013-07-09T15:08:36.086+01:00I am just reading a book released 2012 edited by ...I am just reading a book released 2012 edited by Matthew Prichard, Agatha Christie's grandson, called "The Grand Tour" It is a compilation of letters written by Agatha back to her family when she and Archie went on the 1924 British Empire Exhibition to promote and organise said exhibition before the actual ocurrence. She and Archie kind of lucked into it and it was to be 10 months abroad to South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Hawaii and Canada (for free). The man in charge was a Major Belcher, whom they had to travel with and she describes as a pompous ass. She relates in the book that she modeled Sir Eustace Pedler of The Man in the Brown Suit, A Tommy & Tuppence book, after Major Belcher but this Betchley charachter sounds like he has a lot of Belcher in him as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-91029428698262386652013-02-07T12:49:52.512+00:002013-02-07T12:49:52.512+00:00Moira - Now that's an interesting angle to tak...Moira - Now that's an interesting angle to take on this novel. It's amazing how sometimes authors can hit on something (that name in this case) that are perfectly innocent but don't seem so. What I like about this novel among other things is the way Tuppence insinuates herself at the boarding house. She finds out a lot by putting people at their ease. And the relationship between the Beresfords is I think especially well-drawn in this one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-57939845999024997652013-02-07T11:20:14.276+00:002013-02-07T11:20:14.276+00:00The Tommy and Tuppence books aren't really my ...The Tommy and Tuppence books aren't really my favourite AC books although I did like them as a teenager. I like the title of this one but can't remember why it's called this.Sarahhttp://crimepieces.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com