Tag Archives: Mary Stewart

The Gabriel Hounds by Mary Stewart

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

The Gabriel Hounds is set in the 1960s and narrated by twenty-two-year-old Christy Mansel who is on a tour of Syria and Lebanon. After unexpectedly meeting her cousin Charles in a street in Damascus, they decide to visit their eccentric … Continue reading →

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The Moonspinners by Mary Stewart

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

“Sometimes, when you’re deep in the countryside, you meet three girls, walking along the hill tracks in the dusk, spinning. They each have a spindle, and onto these they are spinning their wool, milk-white, like the moonlight. In fact, it … Continue reading →

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The Ivy Tree by Mary Stewart

Posted on July 14, 2012 by

Mary Stewart was a new discovery for me last year and since then I’ve been enjoying slowly working my way through her novels. I was looking forward to reading this one, The Ivy Tree, as I’ve seen it described as … Continue reading →

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Two from Mary Stewart: Rose Cottage and Touch Not the Cat

Posted on December 11, 2011 by

After reading the wonderful Nine Coaches Waiting last month, I was desperate to read more Mary Stewart novels. The one I picked up next, Rose Cottage, probably wasn’t the best choice to follow up such a great book as Nine … Continue reading →

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Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart

Posted on November 25, 2011 by

I can’t believe this is the first Mary Stewart book I’ve read! Looking at other reviews of Nine Coaches Waiting it seems almost everyone else discovered her when they were a teenager and it’s so annoying to think that I’ve … Continue reading →

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