Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in May 2026

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in May 2026:   I read nine books in May, more than I expected to, but it is a good thing, because with only 3 days left in June, I have only read three b...

Bitter Tea and Mystery: The Ivy Tree: Mary Stewart

Bitter Tea and Mystery: The Ivy Tree: Mary Stewart: This story is about a young woman, Mary Grey, who bears a strong resemblance to the heiress to a fortune, Annabel Winslow, who disappeared s...

Jerry's House of Everything: FORGOTTEN BOOK: MY BROTHER MICHAEL

Jerry's House of Everything: FORGOTTEN BOOK: MY BROTHER MICHAEL: My Brother Michael  by Mary Stewart (1959; reprinted in omnibus volume Three Novels of Suspense , undated,  but 1960) This was the March sel...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Once and Future Myths

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Once and Future Myths: By Jeanne Mythology has become a hot topic.  There have been many books drawing from myth and legend over the years—books about ...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: The Moon-spinners by Mary Stewart

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: The Moon-spinners by Mary Stewart: Reviewed by Jeanne Englishwoman Nicola Ferris has been working in Greece for a year, but now is on holiday in Crete.   Her cous...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: My Brother Michael by Mary Stewart

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: My Brother Michael by Mary Stewart: Reviewed by Jeanne Camilla Haven, a young Englishwoman, is taking a long anticipated vacation in Greece when a man approache...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Madam, Will You Talk? By Mary Stewart

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Madam, Will You Talk? By Mary Stewart: Reviewed by Jeanne Charity is on a trip to Provence with her friend Louise, trying to distract herself.  Her RAF pilot husband ...