The Phryne Fisher mysteries are a bracing combination of cozy-mystery tropes and brazen feminism. Urn Burial (Miss Fisher Mysteries) - Kerry Greenwood In addition to country homes in England, these books take us to grand old estates in Australia, Spain, Scotland, and the United States. What’s torture for the characters is jolly good fun for us. These stories reflect the changing times and show all too clearly how a home that had previously been a comfort could become fraught with genuine peril. These seven novels set between WWI and WWII feature houses that should have provided a safe haven for the characters from the rest of the world, were it not for the tension, the close quarters, the haunted feelings, and… muuuurder. In the post-war economy, the moneyed class soon realized the drafty old piles they’d inherited from their toff families required way more financially than they could give. The sharp distinctions between the various social classes and - good heavens - the sexes were beginning to blur. The hierarchy that helped their world make sense started to fracture and flatten. Their beloved traditions - the ones that let them perch atop the social food chain - began to crumble. This week, we’re celebrating the sometimes spooky, often isolated, always irresistible atmosphere of stories set in imposing manor houses.īetween the two world wars, society changed dramatically, especially for the British aristocracy.
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