Sooooo my TBR is and probably always will be OUT OF CONTROL! Ah, the perils of being a book junkie. As a fellow reader suffering the same issue Bookshelf Fantasies has created Shelf Control, a weekly meme to highlight those titles that have been hanging around our TBRs, waiting patiently for their turn.My pick today is:
Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters, the first book in the Amelia Peabody series.
What it's about (from Goodreads):
Set in 1884, this is the first installment in what has become a beloved bestselling series. At thirty-two, strong-willed Amelia Peabody, a self-proclaimed spinster, decides to use her ample inheritance to indulge her passion, Egyptology. On her way to Egypt, Amelia encounters a young woman named Evelyn Barton-Forbes. The two become fast friends and travel on together, encountering mysteries, missing mummies, and Radcliffe Emerson, a dashing and opinionated archaeologist who doesn't need a woman's help -- or so he thinks.
How I got it:
This was one of my grandmother's books. When she passed away my mom boxed up a lot of her collection and shipped them to me.
When I got it:
About two years ago now.
Why I want to read it:
I have heard wonderful things about this series. The fact that it's an Egyptology based historical mystery series only makes it that much more of a must read for me!
Peters, by the way, was a pseudonym used by Barbara Mertz who also wrote as Barbara Michaels.
3 comments:
Becky, get thee to the bookshelf and pick up Crocodile On The Sandbank and read it. It's a great book. Funny, so funny. You will love Amelia Peabody. One of my favorites ever.
This sounds like such fun! The time period should make for a great read, and I've always heard good things about this author. Adding it to my TBR list...
This book is completely new to me. It sounds like a wonderful (and sentimental) read.
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