The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie Publisher: Random House Audio; Unabridged edition
by:
Alan Bradley (author)
Will be shipped from US. Brand new copy.
Will be shipped from US. Brand new copy.
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Format: Audio CD
ASIN: B004PWOKTQ
Publish date: 2011
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Adult,
Middle Grade,
Mystery,
Detective,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Fiction,
Historical
Series: Flavia de Luce (#1)
... in the order in which they're appearing on my card (not the order in which they've read them). Soooo ... in this year's twist on RL doing its best trying to throw a spanner in the works of Halloween Bingo fun, I've been spending the better part of the month either sitting around in conference ...
I came across "The Sweetness At The Bottom Of The Pie" when I was looking for new Canadian authors to read. Alan Bradley gets great press, so I bought this book even though I was concerned that I might be getting an extended one line joke in which an aristocratic, 1950's stiff-upper-lip Brit attit...
This book was an immensely enjoyable read. It's well written, witty, and overall well researched and put together. The characters are believable and fleshed out. Believable? With an 11-year-old chemist for a protagonist? Yes. Yes, indeed. I was surprised, because I when I read the premise I thought ...
That's right. My särbo (Ahh, Swedish. "Living apart together." Couldn't have put it better myself.) John & I did not finish this book. We gave it a shot, but in the end, we had to say our goodbyes. I'm fairly certain this is the first book I have ever not finished. I've set things down for...
I finished this about a week and a half ago, but this is my first opportunity to write a review. I have steadily become very enamored with mysteries over the past few years, and I love when the sleuth is atypical. In this case, it's a ten-year-old girl with an obsession for chemistry, poisons in par...
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