Glory Rivers (Buddah Years) - Lou Christie

Advantages: The usual suspense,and the twists and turns
Disadvantages: It is good , but it is not her best

...There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune: Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries... Shakespeare, Julius Caesar IV, iii, 217 Agatha Christie is at her best while describing the English way of life....This is yet another early and interesting Hercule poirot mystery written by Agatha Christie.The story is set in a typical English village with all the humor and descriptions of everyday English village life.. THE STORY It begins with a lot of promise with these opening paragraphs.. " In every club, there is a club bore, the Coronation club was no exception....Major Porter, Late Indian army rustled his newspaper and cleared his throat, and everyone avoided his eye, but no use..." Regardless ,he went on...." I see they've got the announcement... Read review

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Advantages: Possibly been one of the best years of my life....
Disadvantages: .... but I've been so busy, I'm shattered!

...Having just stumbled across Zoe Pages' latest op, one which she suggested to Ciao herself in fact, I decided I'd take place as it was interesting to read how 2003 was for her. It's also a great idea this category so I couldn't resist! Much like Zoe, my year also started in January (what a strange coincidence!). January's, for me, normally consist of exams. 2003 was no exception. I was to be sitting an exam in AS level Maths, AS level Environmental science and AS level Geography. (One unit for each subject). Having spent very little time revising I realised it was too late to even bother about so opted for the "see how bad/good I can do when I insert no effort into revising" technique. (One which I like to try out on occasion!) :o) I arrived in the exam rooms for each subject, sat the exams and then had to endure... Read review

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Disadvantages: none

...Imagine how pleased I was when I came across this category whereby one can write about authors and to find my favourite detective novel author, Dame Agatha Christie - undisputed "Queen of Crime", in here pleased me even more! HER LIFE Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller was born in Torquary in Devon on 15th September 1890 to Frederick Alvah Millier (an American stockbroker) and Clarissa Margaret Boehmer (the daughter of a British army captain). She had a sister eleven years her senior and a brother ten years her senior. Her father died when she was 11 and she was home-schooled by her mother until the age of 16 when she was sent to Mrs Dryden's finishing school in Paris. She married her first husband, Colonel Archibald Christie when she was 24 and divorced him 14 years later as the marriage was an unhappy one. The couple had... Read review

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