Incredible!
Rating:
5 / 5
My mother-in-law is a fan of medival mysteries. Unfortunately I am not. So when I visit her at the nursing facility I loath the idea of reading "another" mystery that reminds me of the two-week period in a college English Lit course in which we dissected Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales".One afternoon, she had this book. I could tell from the beginning that it was a humorous, intelligent, and captivating book. I read aloud until I my throat hurt, and returned the next morning bright and early to continue. I so wanted to take it home with me, however she scolded me severely! We have now finished all of the "Tales" that Mr. Doherty has written. We have also read the Hugh Corbett series and are beginning on the new Egyptian books. As the first book that we read, it will always have a special place in my heart as well as my mother-in-law. Being a large print book, she 'could' read it by herself, but she always allows me to read them to her as it draws us together just as her son has drawn me into her family.
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