tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post5887066439982778662..comments2024-03-28T09:33:29.705+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: The Chalk Pit by Elly GriffithsClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-81147136705134710432017-02-26T22:42:18.291+00:002017-02-26T22:42:18.291+00:00Yes, I don't mind when Ruth travels, but she h...Yes, I don't mind when Ruth travels, but she has made me very aware of her home territory, an area I used to know a little. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-215875613744348922017-02-26T22:37:53.460+00:002017-02-26T22:37:53.460+00:00Good luck!Good luck!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-22368178033788906212017-02-26T19:58:33.401+00:002017-02-26T19:58:33.401+00:00Thanks! I've bought (and pre-ordered) all the ...Thanks! I've bought (and pre-ordered) all the books. Looking forward to them.carrpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726596939143045758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-70065456046835597522017-02-26T06:48:49.390+00:002017-02-26T06:48:49.390+00:00I usually do not say this about series, but I'...I usually do not say this about series, but I'd start at the beginning and follow the order. There are too many developments and relationships that need to be unraveled in these books with affairs, births, divorces, etc. <br /><br />I love Ruth Galloway's character and her relationship with her daughter and friends.<br /><br />Am glad to see a new book out, will have to check in with the library. I'd go anywhere with Ruth, but the eastern coast of England is good enough for now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-28956699035415460122017-02-25T21:32:09.918+00:002017-02-25T21:32:09.918+00:00Thanks and thanks. Yes, the Orange County Register...Thanks and thanks. Yes, the Orange County Register is a newspaper. I would guess they don't have a larger image either, but I'll look.carrpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726596939143045758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-45210592655167225182017-02-25T21:15:45.246+00:002017-02-25T21:15:45.246+00:00Now that's a proper jobshare.Now that's a proper jobshare. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-53112168942206648142017-02-25T21:14:49.680+00:002017-02-25T21:14:49.680+00:00Go for it Tracy! (If only there weren't so man...Go for it Tracy! (If only there weren't so many other books for all of us... )Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-43143620332659728922017-02-25T21:14:23.470+00:002017-02-25T21:14:23.470+00:00Yes, eight books + Chalk Pit - though she also has...Yes, eight books + Chalk Pit - though she also has another series (Mephisto, Brighton). Stick to Ruth Galloway for now.<br />The picture came from the Orange County Register, does that make sense to you? I cannot track down the link right now. And (as you've discovered) it's a tiny image, hard to enlarge.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-72029088614705965422017-02-25T21:11:58.196+00:002017-02-25T21:11:58.196+00:00I have a friend who reads this series too - we tak...I have a friend who reads this series too - we take it in turns to buy the next one in the series then loan it to each other - I skim read the love quadrangle bits and she skims the crime solving bits :)Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641617609801125707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-45645388780845246702017-02-25T20:16:28.230+00:002017-02-25T20:16:28.230+00:00I probably say this every time, but I do plan to t...I probably say this every time, but I do plan to try the next two books in the series (The Janus Stone and The House at Sea's End). At least one of them fairly soon, I hope.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-6448531853187143852017-02-25T18:58:10.199+00:002017-02-25T18:58:10.199+00:00O.k., there are eight books, plus The Chalk Pit?
...O.k., there are eight books, plus The Chalk Pit?<br /><br />BTW, it was driving me crazy trying to read the writing on the WPA photo. Do you have a source with a larger version? It looks like it says LA County, so I was wondering where it was. Maybe an old Chumash dig???carrpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726596939143045758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-46549824095054579302017-02-25T16:30:51.669+00:002017-02-25T16:30:51.669+00:00Paula: You would get more out of them if you read ...Paula: You would get more out of them if you read them in order, but you don't have to.<br />Aubrey: I do know what you mean - I did some re-reading of the books recently, and it was strange to see early versions of the characters.<br />Linda: I know - this happens to me all the time, I get a review copy of a new book before catching up on the series. Always a dilemma! Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-13683454630866740902017-02-25T16:28:57.247+00:002017-02-25T16:28:57.247+00:00You're a hard woman Bernadette! I'd read t...You're a hard woman Bernadette! I'd read them if there was no crime, I just do want to know more about the mysterious love quadrangle. But I can see others might feel differently, I suppose you are allowed your view.... Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-36244328245639564272017-02-25T16:27:57.388+00:002017-02-25T16:27:57.388+00:00Mysterious tunnel talk! This isn't the most no...Mysterious tunnel talk! This isn't the most noir series, perhaps not your thing, but I'm sure you'd enjoy if you ever did read her.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-1619827495105696832017-02-25T16:27:15.495+00:002017-02-25T16:27:15.495+00:00Elly Griffiths can do no wrong for me! I look forw...Elly Griffiths can do no wrong for me! I look forward to many more books by her...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-65335423979081457522017-02-25T15:01:34.328+00:002017-02-25T15:01:34.328+00:00I've only read the first couple, then I've...I've only read the first couple, then I've had to jump to this one as I'm reviewing it, and it is VERY funny. Like you, I marked lots of quotable bits - including the one about the rave! I love the way that Ruth brings a salad into work but ends up eating something else for lunch! crimeworm.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02297857551339384804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-32866392812567160612017-02-25T13:08:30.309+00:002017-02-25T13:08:30.309+00:00Oh no, you must start earlier to gather all of the...Oh no, you must start earlier to gather all of the character threads. I read these books as I could find them, of course out of order, and missed some of the nuances.Aubrey Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10303347209631781652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-12127448079146470532017-02-25T04:13:56.849+00:002017-02-25T04:13:56.849+00:00Would you say it's worth starting with this on...Would you say it's worth starting with this one? Or do you think I should really go back to the first in the series? TIA.carrpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726596939143045758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-85697424731580374952017-02-24T23:45:33.685+00:002017-02-24T23:45:33.685+00:00I love Ruth and Harry and Cathbad and generally en...I love Ruth and Harry and Cathbad and generally enjoy the stories but must admit to being a bit 'over' the whole Ruth/Harry/Michelle/Whatsisname melodrama element of the series. But you've convinced me not to give up on it all.<br /><br />Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641617609801125707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-57492960151408547192017-02-24T14:40:09.551+00:002017-02-24T14:40:09.551+00:00Not tried this author, nor is she in the tubs. Tan...Not tried this author, nor is she in the tubs. Tangentially speaking I have read up on the tunnels of Cu Chi, albeit a long time ago!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-53317317033706717922017-02-24T12:08:44.288+00:002017-02-24T12:08:44.288+00:00So glad you enjoyed this one, Moira. I think you&#...So glad you enjoyed this one, Moira. I think you've hit on part of what makes these books work so well. Griffiths makes you really care about the characters. You want to know what becomes of them. And I have enjoyed the evolution of the main characters over time. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com