Meno delicato di "Monsieur Ladoucette e il club dei cuori solitari", "Mr Jones e lo zoo della Torre di Londra" riserva comunque momenti di grande dolcezza. Dal legame profondo tra l'uomo e gli animali fino ai sentimenti complicati ma alla fin fine semplici che legano le persone. Julia Stuart ha u...
3 1/2 stars, maybe 4, depending on how I look at it. A funny, charming, book about the lives of those who live and work in the modern-day Tower of London, centering mostly around Balthazar Jones, who oversees the new Tower Zoo containing all the animals given as gifts to the Queen. Not what you'...
The Pigeon Pie Mystery by Julia Stuart is a quirky adventure mystery book about a young princess in Victorian England. Mink is not a traditional princess, however. She is an eccentric spender who lost all her money, a woman's suffrage advocate, and an intelligent and witty character. When her de...
I thought this book was funny as hell. If the notion of a clandestine group posting a public notice of the time and place of its next meeting doesn't make you laugh then I just don't know what to say. There's a number of small episodes like that. Several reviewers have complained about repetitive...
The Matchmaker of Perigord by Julia Stuart, wittily immerses you in French culture. If you enjoy reading Peter Mayle's books, I think you'd enjoy this one!Barber Guillaume Ladoucette is a master barber and has always enjoyed great success in his tiny village in southwestern France's Amour-sur-Be...
This was one of my book club choices and most of us enjoyed it hugely,for its quirky style: vivid visual images, observational humour and surreal eccentricity. As we resisted the temptation to over-analyse the story and bizarre characters, the general feeling was that with a book like this you ju...
I kept this book for almost 1 month and not once i felt starting it; but i was force to, due to the expiring of the lend. But it's actually a little gem wrapped in a layer of soil, you just need to scratch a little!The situational humor is amazing and indeed seams very french :)) I am glad my pre...