Thrawn Thoughts and Blithe Bits
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My review -
This
is a book of short stories from Scottish author Lexie Conynham – hence the
title. Thrawn means perverse or twisted and blithe is joyous or cheerful. Some
of these stories certainly have that characteristic slightly twisted, surprise
element which characterises good short stories. The author’s longer works are
the stories of Charles Murray of Letho, and young landowner who finds himself
well placed to solve murder mysteries. As these are set at the beginning of the
1800s there’s a wonderful period element to the settings and people. Many of
the short stories here feature Charles Murray and give little snippets to fill
in our background. Some stories set in modern times, though, and this variety
makes for a great set of short tales.
Lexie
Conyngham is a gifted writer and her characters are richly drawn and believable.
Here, in addition to the mysteries to be solved by Murray, we have stories
about relationships, husband and wife, daughter and father, harassed housewife and
special helpers and a rather spooky story which takes place on a Scottish coast
road. They all brought me delight and pleasure. If you’ve met Murray of Letho
you’ll enjoy these extras snippet. If you haven’t, here’s the ideal
introduction.
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