FREEBUSMANS HONEYMOON EBOOK Dorothy L. Sayers,Full Cast,Ian Carmichael,Sarah Badel | 1 pages | 25 Oct 2010 | BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House | 9780563525479 | English | London, United Kingdom Busman's Honeymoon - Wikipedia However when they arrive things do not go to plan, culminating in the discovery of the previous occupant, Noakes, dead on the cellar stairs. His death unsurprisingly is murder. Noakes was far from popular, having a grasping way with money and not above swindling his nearest and not so dearest, as well as his employees. His death further reveals the financial straits he was in. It was also great to re-read the address in the foreword by Sayers as I had completely forgotten it was included. The address thanks those who supported Sayers through the writing Busmans Honeymoon and Busmans Honeymoon to how the novel was the Busmans Honeymoon of a play she wrote with Muriel St Clare Byrne. I love the part where Sayers writes that:. But to the characters involved, the detective-interest might well seem an irritating intrusion upon their love-story. This book deals with such a situation. Her way of Busmans Honeymoon the focus of the novel, having the detective element as the intrusion, shows Busmans Honeymoon journey her mystery writing had taken her on, as a decade earlier her views were decidedly different. Busmans Honeymoon of the reasons why I have enjoyed Sayers work so much is because of her writing style and her turn of phrase, which can often bring a smile to my lips. Being a fan of the Harriet and Peter relationship this book is probably special for me, simply because it answers that age old question for novel readers: What happened once they got married? I definitely feel that Sayers captures the daunting nature of starting out Busmans Honeymoon a marriage or a relationship effectively and the way it can leave your vulnerabilities more exposed. A key issue for Sayers to resolve in this book is the power balance between her protagonists and there are moments where it does feel like Harriet is in a weaker or lower position. There is even a moment where Peter feels resentful towards her because she pulled him up on his jokey response to Busmans Honeymoon killing, Busmans Honeymoon I think this moment recoils back on Peter when he Busmans Honeymoon has to face the fact Busmans Honeymoon his investigative work will lead to a murderer being hung. It is at this point that Harriet gains a stronger position and has to support Peter whilst he goes through inner turmoil. But I think most of the teething problems in their Busmans Honeymoon revolve around the fact they are embroiled in a murder investigation, as Peter is Busmans Honeymoon to acting without consideration to others, an approach he now needs to alter. Re-reading this book also meant that I noticed this time round that there Busmans Honeymoon a definite tension between beginning a new era and holding on to the past. Yet a few days into being married to Peter, Harriet sees in him how comfortably he fits into a rural and Busmans Honeymoon way of life. It is said that Harriet:. He Busmans Honeymoon to an ordered society, and this was it. More than any of the friends in her own world, he spoke the familiar Busmans Honeymoon of childhood. In London, anybody, at any moment, might do or Busmans Honeymoon anything. Here Harriet seems to be reinforcing the image of the more traditional and predictable small village community, an image which was to change in the next few years, with mystery novels such as A Murder is Announcedrevealing that villagers were rapidly knowing less and less about their neighbours. I do admit so far I have definitely given more attention to the romance side of the novel, but fear not dear readers, who are probably wondering whether this is still a mystery fiction blogI am now going to talk about the detective work. Something which really stood out for me was how this murder investigation is treated much more seriously and the crime itself is not Busmans Honeymoon to be a light-hearted matter. There are some comic moments where Harriet and Peter play around with motives and there is nice parodying of Holmes deductions, but on the whole both these characters realise the gravity of the situation. We really get to feel the psychological impact of being involved in a murder case. This book does not end when the killer is revealed, but continues further on and shows that the case does not end at that moment. It really interests me that Sayers does not end at the conventional moment of triumph, Busmans Honeymoon instead shows Busmans Honeymoon case to be a hard won Busmans Honeymoon and a victory which, albeit temporarily, breaks Peter. This was a brave decision on Sayers part, to have the final Wimsey novel end on such a troubling note. I liked how in this mystery the how of the Busmans Honeymoon and the timings involved, in relation to witness testimony, are stressed as being more important than the motive, with Harriet and Peter proving this point by showing how easy it is to Busmans Honeymoon up with motives for people. So all in all I do have to admit that this book is perhaps a little overlong and the extended passages in French were rather beyond what I learnt at GCSE. It does not hold the perfection I once thought of it. However, that does not mean I did not enjoy it or would not read it again. There were many things I loved about it. I think Sayers does a cracking job at creating a lot of interest out of a relatively small amount of material, using a blocked chimney scenario to explore character personalities, as well as provide comedy and action. Though it was also funny Busmans Honeymoon Bunter lose his rag for the first time, over Mrs Ruddle upsetting the port. This story is Busmans Honeymoon delightful mixture Busmans Honeymoon comedy and tragedy, thwarted and fulfilled love and light and dark and it is a shame that Busmans Honeymoon stopped writing Wimsey novels at this point. I really like the detection in this one, believable murderer, motive and very clever method. Love your thoughts on the wider sense of changing times. Like Liked by 1 person. Yeah the detection is good in this one, which contemporary reviewers picked up on, whereas now I think reviewers or readers sometimes magnify the romance element. I think part of the reason I Busmans Honeymoon it is the brilliant way in which Sayers juxtaposes the serious with the light-hearted. Busmans Honeymoon you seen the film of this? It was made inand is a bit Americanized, but is surprisingly faithful to the film with an excellent villain. I also got put off by some negative reviews for it, so it is interesting to see a more positive view on it. Like Like. But the length…! Or perhaps, more specifically, longer than the puzzle needed to. Then again, Sayers seemed more conscious than Christie of the need desire? I agree Busmans Honeymoon you that Sayers after some of her first novels did become more eager to develop and expand the mystery genre. This Busmans Honeymoon for me quite well as I quite like the novel of manners style but I can see why that might not work for other people. Thanks for the recommendation — which of her earlier and ahem shorter works would you suggest to me? As politicians often say that is a very good question. But unlike them I will actually try and answer the question! Five Red Herrings s but still short could appeal more to you than me, as it is an alibi focused one. I found it a bit dry though. Looking at my good reads ratings I rated Whose Body? But to be Busmans Honeymoon trying out of the first four would probably give you a decent enough idea of whether Busmans Honeymoon like Sayers earlier style. I must must try this at some point, I read the opening paragraph and thought it was great, but was in the middle of something else at the time, and I also confess that the length worried me somewhat. It kind of seems that way temporarily e. The Busmans Honeymoon of the crime is what Wimsey finds Busmans Honeymoon hardest to solve. This is a great overview of the book, Busmans Honeymoon, I really enjoyed your thoughts. But the rest of it is good fun, with some excellent scenes and sections. Then again I am not good at picking up on innuendo so who knows what I missed by accident. It still is quite funny though when the Wimseys think they have a moment to Busmans Honeymoon when all Busmans Honeymoon time Miss T is awkwardly hiding behind the door. My memories of this book were hazy and I was keen to see if I still loved the book as much […]. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are Busmans Honeymoon using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is Busmans Honeymoon. March 16, March 16, armchairreviewer. Rating : 4. Share this: Twitter Facebook. Like this: Like Loading I have seen this labelled as an impossible somewhere before, would you say that is the case? Thats helpful, have seen a few classed as impossibles that are not after a few chapters.