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Bezig met laden... Zwijgend als een non (1977)door Antonia Fraser
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Son muy pocas las noticias policiales que tienen por escenario un convento de monjas. Por eso resulta insólita y original una novela ambientada en una comunidad entregada por entero a la oración y a la enseñanza, en cuyo seno acontece la muerte de una monja, seguida de varios episodios tan mundanos como misteriosos. Jemima Shore, popular television news announcer, is drawn to Blessed Eleanor's Convent in Sussex when Reverend Mother Ancilla asks her to visit. A former classmate of Jemima's, now known as Sister Miriam, has died in the tower at the convent. Mother Ancilla believes Jemima can help make sense of the death as well as of other recent happenings. The story is not straightforward. Although given permission to ask questions of any residents, Jemima uses the cover of an upcoming television program to hide her real purpose. Further, Reverent Mother herself is not altogether straight with her. Sister Mirium died of starvation. She had taken to the tower in a bid for greater understanding. She told only one other nun where she was, hiding out to find answers to a quandary facing her. When she entered the convent she gave all of her worldly goods to the convent, as is required, and those goods included the convent itself. However, she was unable to offer the land beneath the buildings because it was legally entailed. There were rumors among the sisters that Miriam had made a new will, clarifying the disposition of the land. There were worldly interests in the land, a developer at her heels, promising homes for the less fortunate. What served the Lord best? Through off-and-on conversations, Jemima finally puts together the story and, in so doing, puts herself in danger. I found it a decent story with enough movement to keep me going. I found the writer's use of "ess" on the end of nouns like "foundress" offputting. It harks back to the 1950s. I wasn't in love with Jemima. I had hoped for more. A mystery that is primarily interesting because of its setting in a Catholic convent in the immediate post-Vatican II era. The detective, a television journalist named Jemima Shore, comes back to her old private school at the urging of the mother superior to determine what caused a mentally unstable nun to kill herself. Unless, of course, it wasn't suicide.... geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Onderdeel van de reeks(en)Jemima Shore (1) Is opgenomen inErelijsten
One of Lady Antonia Fraser's gripping Jemima Shore mysteries, set in a secluded nunnery. 'I lit the candle and began rather gingerly to climb up the ladder. Then I heard a distinct sound above my head. A scrape on the floor, an irregular jarring on the floor above my head, like something rocking . . .' A nun is dead - her emaciated corpse has been discovered locked in the tower of Blessed Eleanor's Convent. The tragic consequence of a neurotic young woman committing to a life of isolation and piety, the inquest concludes. But this young woman held unusual power over the convent - power she was planning to use. Jemima Shore tries to keep her distance from the case, but when her lover cancels their holiday she finds herself reluctantly getting involved. A violent attack in the dead of night and another death convinces her that the convent is not the haven of peace it appears to be. Suspicion and fear hang heavy in the air but how do you solve a murder no-one will admit happened? Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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This one has a strong grounding in Roman Catholicism, and is set in a convent. It is written in a "high British" style, slightly formal: "As I made the preparations for my nocturnal adventure,..." reminiscent of Dorothy L. Sayers' Lord Peter Wimsey series. Once you get into the rhythm of the words, it reads very cleanly. It is well written, the main characters are well drawn, though the secondary characters less so.
The mystery is not the main point of the book, though it does build suspense well. The satisfactory nature of the resolution will, in part, depend on your sympathy with the spiritual views presented.
Based on the synopses of the next few books in the series, it looks like Fraser relies heavily on her strengths writing about history, at the expense of the mystery side. As a mystery fan, I will not be seeking out the rest of this series.
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