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Ladataan... Seeing a Large Cat (alkuperäinen julkaisuvuosi 1997; vuoden 2009 painos)Tekijä: Elizabeth Peters (Tekijä)
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. A real turning point for the series, this is the one where Ramses becomes grown up. Although he's always been precocious, with a vocabulary of mile-long words and a tendency to know just a little bit more than the adults around him, in this book he also becomes an action hero and the tall-dark-handsome type who has trouble shaking off admirers. The other "children" have also grown up and solidified as characters, including Nefret, feisty and tender-hearted, and David, responsible, serious, and always in up to his neck with the plans his two contemporaries dream up. Add to this the ultimate power couple of Amelia and Emerson, and you have A Family To Be Reckoned With. They can do anything. The plot in this one involves a rather macabre modern day mummy, a couple of troubled old friends from a previous book, and a firm friendship with Howard Carter (whom they like, but in kind of a patronising way...a fun nod to the modern-day reader who knows exactly what's going to happen in later years/books). El Cairo, 1903. La intrépida egiptóloga Amelia Peabody se prepara para iniciar una excavación en El Valle de los Reyes. Los augurios son inmejorables: ha soñado con un gato grande, señal egipcia de buena suerte. Por eso, apenas se inmuta cuando recibe un amenazador mensaje: "Manténganse alejados de la tumba Veinte-A". Pero pronto llegan los problemas: su hijo Ramsés y su pupila Nefret ayudan a una joven americana que asegura estar siendo perseguida... Y cuando en la tumba Veinte-A aparece una momia con ropa interior de seda, Amelia comprende que del gato va a necesitar más que la buena suerte... o la próxima tumba que excavará será la suya. A later book in the Amelia Peabody detective series finds Ramses now 12-years old and falling for the Emerson’s ward, Nefret They are back in the Valley of the Kings and someone is sending Amelia ominous messages, “Stay away from tomb Twenty-A” This of course is like waving a red flag in front of a bull to Amelia and she decides she must find the tomb. But first Emerson’s excavations uncover a mummy that seems to have died under mysterious circumstances, and Amelia is off, Parasol in hand, to get to the bottom of the mystery. This mystery series is great fun. ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
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Fiction.
Mystery.
Historical Fiction.
HTML:No villain is safe in 1903 Egypt as feisty archaeologist Amelia Peabody embarks on her ninth adventure. According to an ancient Egyptian papyrus, dreaming of a large cat means good luck. And that's just what Amelia Peabody could use, as her growing family matures in the new century. What's more, Amelia's dashing husband Emerson has received a mysterious warning not to enter the Valley of the Kings. To Emerson's annoyance, Amelia's meddling distracts her attention as she exposes a fraudulent spiritualist, saves a marriage, and plays matchmaker. But diabolical forces are at work when an unknown tomb reveals a shocking murder -- and the Peabody family dodges bullets from an assassin determined to put an end to their discoveries. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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The receive a cryptic message telling them to stay away from a tomb that doesn't exist. They also receive a plea for help from an old friend. Her husband has fallen for a spiritualist and is hunting for a lost Egyptian princess.
Then a Southern Colonel requests their help with someone who seems to be intent on kidnapping his nubile teenage daughter who is as spoiled and headstrong as a rich young woman can be. She sets her sights on Ramses who is not at all interested since he has long since fallen in love with Nefret who only sees him as a child and a brother.
Between searching for a tomb that doesn't exist, helping out an old friend, and protecting while fending off a predatory young woman, the Emersons have their hands full.
This episode includes excerpts from manuscript H which tells parts of the story from Ramses' point of view and provides more insight into his character and another viewpoint on the events of the story. Amelia's viewpoint dominates and is as eccentric as ever.
This was another excellent adventure for the Emersons. ( )