by Dorothy L. Sayers
This book wasn’t what I expected, but it is none the worse for that!
For one thing, this isn’t a murder mystery. What this is is a complicated study of relationships in the almost cloistered world of female academia at Oxford in the 1930s. There is a vicious Poison Pen on the loose – who could it be?
This is a world that Sayers knew well. She was one of the first women to ever receive a degree from Oxford and her knowledge of the culture there shines through in every line. there is also a lot of knowledge about women and how they interrelate to each other & some fascinating political insights – the 1930s were certainly an interesting time!
This is a book for a patient reader – which is normally the sort of book I hate! Just shows what a writer of skill can make you accept!
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