tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post8490232917782256393..comments2024-03-28T15:00:12.581-04:00Comments on Letters from a Hill Farm: Sleeping Murder by Agatha ChristieNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-46678802790335677142012-06-10T04:49:02.274-04:002012-06-10T04:49:02.274-04:00You should it is a really well written, amazing bo...You should it is a really well written, amazing bookAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-7522165068097530892012-02-05T13:37:47.957-05:002012-02-05T13:37:47.957-05:00Thank you, Canadian Chickadee. I so loved reading ...Thank you, Canadian Chickadee. I so loved reading this.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-14858302594502512672012-02-04T14:35:37.695-05:002012-02-04T14:35:37.695-05:00I do like Dame Agatha, and like you, I love Glady...I do like Dame Agatha, and like you, I love Gladys Taber too. I often have nights when sleep eludes me, but I fix a glass of warm (bleh!) milk and grab a copy of one of Gladys Taber's books. I wait for her words to work their magic until I drift off to sleep, dreaming of the first snowdrops, or how to make sausage balls for a party. In the face of such kindness and gentleness, insomnia doesn't stand a chance!Canadian Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995693884248628958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-61382541569710932562012-02-03T16:00:42.412-05:002012-02-03T16:00:42.412-05:00It worked, Penny!!!!It worked, Penny!!!!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-31289641197422924012012-02-03T15:45:19.788-05:002012-02-03T15:45:19.788-05:00Nan, I'm just testing to see if I can leave a ...Nan, I'm just testing to see if I can leave a comment another way. Here goes. PennyPennyhttp://lifeonthecutoff.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-90399318176672216962012-02-03T13:08:07.166-05:002012-02-03T13:08:07.166-05:00Yvette, I don't think I'm going to watch t...Yvette, I don't think I'm going to watch the tv version. I've already had a nightmare about ghosts in my house, and I suspect a more visual version of the story could be scarier than the book!<br /><br />Debbie, it's definitely one of my favorites so far.<br /><br />Deniz, same here. Sometimes I'll begin reading an AC, and Miss M. shows up unexpected by me! I think you'll like Sleeping Murder.<br /><br />Thanks, Sherri, and you, too.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-57629336925099321342012-02-03T08:31:51.026-05:002012-02-03T08:31:51.026-05:00Sounds like a great read! Thanks for the review N...Sounds like a great read! Thanks for the review Nan!! Have a great weekend!Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955995520615536271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-18453275338378691242012-02-02T20:21:36.569-05:002012-02-02T20:21:36.569-05:00And her nephew has the copyright to The Mousetrap!...And her nephew has the copyright to The Mousetrap!<br />Funny, though - I've read and reread all the Poirots, but there are still Marples I haven't read, and this is one of them. It sounds very interesting!Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-71903985938827233422012-02-02T20:00:45.614-05:002012-02-02T20:00:45.614-05:00Nobody does a murder like the grande dame, do they...Nobody does a murder like the grande dame, do they?<br /><br />I'm sure I've read this in the past, but so long ago that it would be worth digging out again - thanks for the reminder!Debbie Rodgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630059470408161434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-26069167565281754692012-02-02T19:08:19.977-05:002012-02-02T19:08:19.977-05:00I enjoyed this one as well, Nan.
As for royaltie...I enjoyed this one as well, Nan. <br /><br />As for royalties and such, I believe that Christie signed the royalties for her long running play, THE MOUSETRAP (which I was fortunate to see in London) to her grandson.<br /><br />I also enjoyed the first adaptation of SLEEPING MURDER with Joan Hickson, done several years ago. It's set in a beautiful locale. They're pretty faithful to the story too. Yes, I agree with Stacy, it's pretty creepy.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-79479518201779536262012-02-02T15:18:51.506-05:002012-02-02T15:18:51.506-05:00I really liked this one, Belle. Very, very interes...I really liked this one, Belle. Very, very interesting.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-75594791279584959112012-02-02T14:26:30.883-05:002012-02-02T14:26:30.883-05:00I haven't read Sleeping Murder for ages. I'...I haven't read Sleeping Murder for ages. I've been doing rereads in audio but haven't seen this one in audio yet (shall have to look again). <br /><br />It is so sweet that she wrote "insurance" books for her family.Belle Wonghttp://msbookish.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-84565317640421621422012-02-02T09:49:15.467-05:002012-02-02T09:49:15.467-05:00Margaret, that's great! And I've just begu...Margaret, that's great! And I've just begun Five Little Pigs.<br />I've found that it really doesn't matter about the order that much.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-70123586947411346982012-02-02T02:10:27.327-05:002012-02-02T02:10:27.327-05:00I'm in the middle of Sleeping Murder right now...I'm in the middle of Sleeping Murder right now and enjoying it very much. I wondered whether to read it just yet as it's the last case for Miss Marple, but decided it didn't matter - I'm not reading the books in order, but just as I find them. Occasionally there's a reference in one book to an earlier case (which I may not have read) but that's only a minor incident.<br /><br />And I've seen the TV version anyway - but still can't remember 'who did it'! <br /><br />I think Miss Marple would be a lovely person to meet - unless you're a murderer, that is!Margaret @ BooksPleasehttp://www.booksplease.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-22380547443107560722012-02-01T22:05:09.533-05:002012-02-01T22:05:09.533-05:00To correct an earlier note I wrote - Sleeping Murd...To correct an earlier note I wrote - Sleeping Murder is not on Instant, only dvd, and it is in the 'saved' section. :<(<br /><br />Thanks, Kay, it is great!<br /><br />Peggy, that's one of the reasons I like keeping track of my books on the blog. I can go back and look at my 'authors' tab and see what each book is about. :<)<br /><br />Staci, she is a wonderful writer.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-74470991901996816372012-02-01T19:36:47.820-05:002012-02-01T19:36:47.820-05:00Sounds like a great read...I will be adding more o...Sounds like a great read...I will be adding more of her books to my reading this year! Isn't it great that she wasn't really overly confident of how wonderful a writer she was???Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-79528304048183432342012-02-01T19:11:32.607-05:002012-02-01T19:11:32.607-05:00Can't wait to read this. I read a lot of Chris...Can't wait to read this. I read a lot of Christie when way back when I was young:) Don't really remember now all of what I read. I'm off to netflix now!Peggy@Peggy Ann's Posthttp://peggyannspost.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-51196869021384309622012-02-01T17:49:36.512-05:002012-02-01T17:49:36.512-05:00Nan,
I love this book so much. It is one of my FAV...Nan,<br />I love this book so much. It is one of my FAVORITES. It is so, fascinating how she has that bit of creepiness just kind of making you sit on the edge of your seat in anticipation as to where the story will lead..."Cover her face,mine eyes dazzle, she died young"...those words just sends chills down my spine!!! Read this book, people, it's great!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-40343645901710534062012-02-01T15:52:42.643-05:002012-02-01T15:52:42.643-05:00Kay -as soon as you said you liked cold cases, I w...Kay -as soon as you said you liked cold cases, I was going to ask if you watch New Tricks. :<) I LOVE that show. I mean, I really do. I think the acting, the plots, the locales, the banter are first rate. Glad to know it is still going but sorry James Bolam has left. I particularly like the abilities of Brian in the show. I just finished season 4.<br />And I was creeped out by just the words, monkey paws in the book. :<)Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-26452276724850637632012-02-01T15:44:36.745-05:002012-02-01T15:44:36.745-05:00This is one of my favorite Miss Marple books. Wel...This is one of my favorite Miss Marple books. Well, I really like all the Miss Marple books, but I think the film adaptation with Joan Hickson is very good. When we originally watched it many years ago, my daughter was totally creeped out by the "monkey paws". I think the psychology is more a factor here, more than usual with Miss Marple. Seems a little more Poirot like in a way. I really love cold case books and that's what this one is, a cold case. <br /><br />By the way, have you watched the British show, New Tricks? We like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-33690018494213145092012-02-01T15:06:31.725-05:002012-02-01T15:06:31.725-05:00Librarian, I love how you two share this interest ...Librarian, I love how you two share this interest in British books and tv shows. I'm going to watch it soon, too. And I think you'd like the book!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-27309371847850853402012-02-01T14:03:39.911-05:002012-02-01T14:03:39.911-05:00Nan, I was sent a stack of DVDs by my mother-in-la...Nan, I was sent a stack of DVDs by my mother-in-law from England about 1 1/2 years ago with all those TV adpations starring Joan Hickson, and this one was, in my opinion, particularly well done. Reading about it now makes me want to watch it again!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-92094524758070601162012-02-01T13:38:49.586-05:002012-02-01T13:38:49.586-05:00Joanne, I tried doing that for a while but then di...Joanne, I tried doing that for a while but then didn't. Don't ask me why 'cause I don't know. But mostly I've found it doesn't matter except in a very few instances. You will LOVE the book. It is just fantastic. And so very good to hear from you!<br /><br />Stacy, and so very good to hear from you! I have the JH version in my Netflix Instant queue and will watch it soon. <br />And yes, the book is wonderful. I didn't know she had done others.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-86912885147365672402012-02-01T13:16:40.249-05:002012-02-01T13:16:40.249-05:00I haven't read this one but did see the film a...I haven't read this one but did see the film adaptation with Joan Hickson which did give me a creepy thrill. Isn't the Agatha at Home just a beautiful book? The author did such wonderful job that I am able to add Dickens at Home to my library with complete confidence in her work.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12387313238448432017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-56119948003600706052012-02-01T13:00:31.698-05:002012-02-01T13:00:31.698-05:00I'm working my way through the Christie books ...I'm working my way through the Christie books in chronological order - it'll be a long time before I get to this one! Agatha Christie at Home sounds like a book I should get to add to the experience.Joannehttp://www.seagreenreader.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com