tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post5983838464332122248..comments2024-02-10T11:02:03.896-05:00Comments on Reader in the Wilderness: Succumbing to Columbella by Phyllis WhitneyJudithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-50426088293600644562019-03-11T20:06:25.359-04:002019-03-11T20:06:25.359-04:00Hi Cath,
You're so right--the best writers of ...Hi Cath,<br />You're so right--the best writers of this "romantic suspense" genre stopped writing years ago. Whitney wrote prolificly, authoring more books in the genre than Stewart, but I will say that Stewart's books were absolute gems. And the Merlin Trilogy was an exemplary piece of writing. How I luxuriated in the reading of that series! I have favorites among Whitney's novels. I think The Winter People, set in the Poconos in Pennsylvania, and Snowfire are my two favorites thus far. <br />This cold knocked me down flat, and it looks like I'll be reading in bed for at least a day or two longer. Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-83300456760029131912019-03-11T06:53:11.655-04:002019-03-11T06:53:11.655-04:00Sorry to hear you have a rotten cold, Judith. I ho...Sorry to hear you have a rotten cold, Judith. I hope it doesn't last too long but yes, an excellent excuse to wallow in good books!<br /><br />I don't believe I've ever read anything by Phyllis Whitney... suspect her books are along the lines of Mary Stewart's, she was pretty good at 'place' too. Although my favourite books of hers were her Merlin trilogy. Sadly this sort of book has gone a bit out of fashion, which is a shame really. I have several Mary Stewarts on my Nook to read for the European challenge which I finally succumbed to even though I said I would not. Famous last words...Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.com