tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post8312764506824584581..comments2024-03-25T01:39:10.406-06:00Comments on Mysterious Musings: Happy 91st to My Idol, Mary StewartJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-4844082593415600542010-01-02T16:40:39.471-07:002010-01-02T16:40:39.471-07:00Your blog keeps getting better and better! Your ol...Your blog keeps getting better and better! Your older articles are not as good as newer ones you have a lot more creativity and originality now keep it up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-91435278045959482872008-03-03T09:28:00.000-07:002008-03-03T09:28:00.000-07:00To M said re: Mary Elgin's third book. It is call...To M said re: Mary Elgin's third book. It is called "The Wood and the Trees". I have it in my hands right now, from my local library. I have read all three many times. I just can't keep from checking them out whenever I come across them in the library.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-55824446335657476502007-11-13T10:04:00.000-07:002007-11-13T10:04:00.000-07:00Marj, my sister and mother were both big Heyer fan...Marj, my sister and mother were both big Heyer fans; I think I read one or two and liked them. I should go back to rediscover her.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-35115636073389019172007-11-12T20:31:00.000-07:002007-11-12T20:31:00.000-07:00In addition to Mary Stewart, one of my favorites i...In addition to Mary Stewart, one of my favorites is Georgette Heyer. Are you familiar with her? I also have all her books and reread periodically. It's like visiting an old friend to reread both Stewart and Heyer. It's like comfort food for the soul.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-85923983599021173702007-11-10T22:48:00.000-07:002007-11-10T22:48:00.000-07:00I re-read them, too--they're my "feel good" books....I re-read them, too--they're my "feel good" books. And you're so right about how adept she is with setting. I never longed to go to a Greek island until I read THIS ROUGH MAGIC, and she has made me feel the same way about France and England.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-55659082043640570532007-11-10T22:46:00.000-07:002007-11-10T22:46:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.The Rohaly Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04987546388429935064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-68402753606775090162007-11-10T20:46:00.000-07:002007-11-10T20:46:00.000-07:00I have all her books and reread them periodically....I have all her books and reread them periodically. I especially love her vivid descriptions of the countries in which she sets her books. I love the Merlin trilogy. I am pleased to know that she is still alive, which is what I was trying to track down when I found this site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-991652612535397632007-10-04T20:06:00.000-06:002007-10-04T20:06:00.000-06:00Thanks, M! I'm going to check her out on good ol'...Thanks, M! I'm going to check her out on good ol' Amazon. :)Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-20553628389714183712007-10-04T20:02:00.000-06:002007-10-04T20:02:00.000-06:00Mary Elgin wrote Man from the Mist, Highland Masqu...Mary Elgin wrote Man from the Mist, Highland Masquerade, and then a third one whose title escapes me. She was a wonderful writer, unfortunately, she passed away far too early.Memargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13952183409582479560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-48692291839752146282007-09-18T13:39:00.000-06:002007-09-18T13:39:00.000-06:00No, Carol--Mary Elgin is a new name to me! Tell m...No, Carol--Mary Elgin is a new name to me! Tell me more!Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-51223598248316054122007-09-18T07:34:00.000-06:002007-09-18T07:34:00.000-06:00Thanks for reminding me of Mary Stewart,I've read ...Thanks for reminding me of Mary Stewart,I've read and loved everything she wrote. Am very much in need of a "comfort read" at present and have decided to reread either MADAM WILL YOU TALK or THIS ROUGH MAGIC today.<BR/>I have read all of Victoria Holt too and also count Barbara Mertz writing as either Barbara Mich aels or Elizabeth Peters as a favorite. Have you read Mary Elgin? Can't think of any titles at the moment but I enjoyed her books very much too.<BR/>CarolCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04553210136439618557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-27144431339470090402007-09-17T21:06:00.000-06:002007-09-17T21:06:00.000-06:00Yeah--you know, looking back, I think Victoria is ...Yeah--you know, looking back, I think Victoria is highly underrated. She didn't just write romances--she had gothic stories, great period pieces, with wonderful, funny dialogue in the midst of really scary plots. I just ate all of her books up, and I really need to read her again.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-48239809066007213752007-09-17T20:47:00.000-06:002007-09-17T20:47:00.000-06:00This Rough Magic. That was one of my favorites I ...This Rough Magic. That was one of my favorites I remember. Also Wildfire at Midnight and the one with the cousins in Istanbul or somewhere and several others. See what I mean?<BR/><BR/>Victoria Holt was my first experience with a crazy psychotic killer. I read Bride of Pendorric when I was in 8th grade and my hair stood on end at the mad killer. I was hooked for life on mysteries. Well, I had already liked them reading Nancy Drew and such but adult mysteries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-26916530589032023622007-09-17T10:55:00.000-06:002007-09-17T10:55:00.000-06:00I thought the Arthurian books were beautifully wri...I thought the Arthurian books were beautifully written, but they didn't capture my imagination the way that her romances did. And now I teach The Tempest, which she quotes throughout THIS ROUGH MAGIC, and I have an ever-increasing appreciation of her craft.<BR/><BR/>I read Victoria Holt, too. :)<BR/>My favorite was "On the Night of the Seventh Moon."Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-48631685960739927412007-09-17T08:44:00.000-06:002007-09-17T08:44:00.000-06:00Wow, 91 years old. I also love Mary Stewart. I r...Wow, 91 years old. I also love Mary Stewart. I remember reading her first when I was in 8th grade I think. She and Victoria Holt just charmed me totally. Loved their gothic romantic suspense. I also truly adored her locations. Such fun! I couldn't even tell you my favorite because I loved so many but I never really got into her King Arthur books. My husband read those.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com