You have to wonder what sort of chap Arthur Conan Doyle was. By his writing: curious (knows all sorts of random things), has a sense of humour (in his own sardonic way), widely read and possibly a linguist (quotes Goethe in German), youthful to conjure sea-spanning adventures in his adulthood (run-of-the-mill won’t do), and surprising (I didn’t expect a romance involving Watson no less). I should love to invite him to my supper table to pick his brain.
What a great storyteller! I think more than the detective work, I enjoyed the rich and luscious storytelling. I imagine it would be great listening to it nightly and piecemeal in Audible - so sprightly, adventurous, and action-packed!
I watched the film adaptation of this when I was in high school. Many years later, as a bookseller, I was delighted at the chance of being able to purchase the play it is based on. It is published by Penguin as part of its Penguin Classics.
A powerful memoir written by a woman trying desperately to make sense of and make peace with her history. The book traces Kelly’s life as a stripper’s daughter to a frightened teen left to fend for herself to a surgical nurse and the Friday Night Lights actress that we have come to know.
I chanced upon this TV movie that I liked of the same title, ably played by Skeet Ulrich and Keri Russell. I learned that it was based on a book. I have a penchant nowadays of tracing movies to the books they’re based from. More and more, I notice these things as I’ve opened a bookstore. Not every book gets a movie tie-in cover.