tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524950191725976190.post2092507062194749093..comments2024-03-10T06:51:42.128+00:00Comments on The Art of Words: Singing in the Shrouds by Ngaio MarshLucy R. Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524950191725976190.post-318321340580685182016-02-27T15:42:53.357+00:002016-02-27T15:42:53.357+00:00On rereading I was repelled by Father Jourdain'...On rereading I was repelled by Father Jourdain's treatment of Miss Abbott. He is patronising, almost bullying, and refers to her in her absence as a "poor unfortunate".Lucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524950191725976190.post-48622752603935142162014-09-20T16:33:41.653+01:002014-09-20T16:33:41.653+01:00I am so going to have to re-read...I am so going to have to re-read...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524950191725976190.post-80195868555553077672014-09-16T09:43:04.186+01:002014-09-16T09:43:04.186+01:00Clothes! Jemima's are understated and tasteful...Clothes! Jemima's are understated and tasteful, Mrs D-B's opulent. Especially her bathing outfit! She also buys a flamenco costume. Miss Abbott probably wears sensible shoes. Father J wears a linen suit with a dog collar.Lucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524950191725976190.post-17489671124678955962014-09-15T21:09:27.085+01:002014-09-15T21:09:27.085+01:00"The flower murderer sings as he kills" ..."The flower murderer sings as he kills" - sounds really bizarre. Thanks for sharing Lucy.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524950191725976190.post-8076745788018398382014-09-15T14:57:50.605+01:002014-09-15T14:57:50.605+01:00Read it 30 years ago and don't remember a thin...Read it 30 years ago and don't remember a thing. Love the idea of the closed cast on the boat (like Death on the Nile). I got fed up with Marsh at one point, and rarely re-read, but perhaps I should. Do they wear nice shipboard clothes?Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.com