Bee orchises swarmed by the river, over a bank of daisies. The woods were silent, stretching away dim-shadowed in the heart of the late afternoon. “The trickle of the falling stream was cool and lovely, and light spangled down golden through the young oak leaves. This Rough Magic is typical fare from this author: escapist, suspenseful, occasionally melodramatic and beautifully descriptive: Mary Stewart’s novels are generally classed as romantic suspense, or mystery thrillers with a dash of romance. Review: ACRC#8, THE MYSTERY OF THE BLUE TRAIN - Ag.This Rough Magic is a novel by Mary Stewart, which was first published in 1964.Organise an online meeting for your book group.Forgotten Book: SUCH IS LIFE, Joseph Furphy.Agatha Christie Reading Challenge Blog Carnival #2.Winging Our Way to Left Coast Crime in 11 more sleeps.Books for Borders: Red Cross Victorian Bushfire A.Weekly Geek 2009-7: It's All in the Little Grey Ce.Forgotten Books: Who remembers Mary Stewart?.Victoria Holt (aka Jean Plaidy and Philippa Carr) Both have parts to play in subsequent events.Here's a list to look for, courtesy Fantastic Fiction - but you don't need to read them in orderĪgain, according to Fantastic Fiction, if you liked Mary Stewart, you'll probably like these authors

Eliot at breakfast and Paul Véry, who is French.

David's father, Richard Byron, an antique dealer, who has been accused of murder, is pursuing his son across France.Īlso staying at the hotel are John Marsden who is English and reads T. Mrs Bristol has taken David to France from England. She is staying at the same hotel as David Shelley and his step-mother Loraine Bristol. Charity is now a widow, her husband's plane was shot down in France. Before her marriage to Johnny Selborne they both taught at the same school in the West Midlands. I'm obliged to Wikipedia for the plot summary for MADAM WILL YOU TALK?Ĭharity Selborne is on holiday in Provence with her friend, and former colleague, Louise. (I can hear you saying: I remember them!) The first of her non-Merlin novels (for which you may remember her) was MADAM WILL YOU TALK? published in 1955, and then again, rather adventurously, as part of an omnibus in 1956, which included NINE COACHES WAITING, and MY BROTHER MICHAEL. Several of her books were adapted for film and television. She wrote some of those gothic romance/mystery novels that I seem to have loved so much 30+ years ago. Another contribution to Pattinase's Friday's Forgotten Books theme.Īn author who crops up again and again in my little green note book is Mary Stewart (1916-).

This Rough Magic (18) by Mary Stewart