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Boundless and Bare – Gail Carriger’s Timeless

All things must come to an end and in the lone and level sands, they do. In the meantime, tea must be drunk, decorum observed and older mysteries dusted off and wrapped up. Lady Kingair appears in the Maccon’s home … Continue reading

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Parasols and rapier wit at the ready – Gail Carriger’s Heartless

I’ve just been reading the latest Gail Carriger, Heartless, and it really is a return  to form. Alexia Maccon is a little tied up with the slight matter of being eight months  pregnant. Rather then being able to enjoy some … Continue reading

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Bumps in the night – Gail Carriger’s Blameless (Parasol Protectorate 3)

Cast out from polite society through baseless accusations by her, somewhat drunk, husband, Lady Maccon flees to her family and then to Europe as polite society shuns her in Blameless with Floote and the inimitable Madame Lefoux. Even Lord Akeldama … Continue reading

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Mummy trouble – Gail Carriger’s Changeless (Parasol Protectorate 2)

The last time that I wrote about Alexia Tarabotti (now Lady Maccon), she was thwacking Major Canning for his impudence. Though to be fair, he had not been told she was Lady Maccon. Lord Maccon deserts his home early one … Continue reading

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A slice of cake and afternoon tea – Gail Carriger’s Soulless (Parasol Protectorate 1)

I’ve started reading Gail Carriger‘s quite divine Alexia Tarabotti novels and currently leaving an insolent pup being thwacked by our decidedly annoyed hero with the parasol. Anyhow, I’ve been meaning to catch up with these and circumstances finally allowed me … Continue reading

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