![]() ![]() ![]() She decides to leave England before she becomes a cynic and embark on a trip to see all the ancient cities that her father studied. At first, Amelia is amused by the her family’s sudden interest in her life now that she’s wealthy, but eventually her no-nonsense personality reasserts itself. ![]() They lead a quiet life pursuing academia until her father dies, leaving Amelia with half a million pounds and her brothers apoplectic. The Premise: Amelia Peabody was a middle aged spinster, the sole sibling of six willing to take care of her aging father. Curious about a mystery series with a plucky Victorian parasol-wielding heroine, I kept it in mind, and pounced when I did see it for sale at that library book sale I went to a few weeks back (in other news, there’s another library book sale in Greenwich, CTthat I have my eyes on). This is a book that landed on my radar last year when The Book Smugglers rec’ed it in one of their reviews for another book. ![]()
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