![]() Their relationship adds a lot of spice and interest to an already fascinating murder case. Two novels after they meet and he is still convinced she must marry him and she is just as determined not to. ![]() ![]() ![]() Well, that – and his daily proposals of marriage to Harriet. By the time Lord Peter gets there, all there is left for him to do is form a partnership with Harriet to try and figure out who did the deed and why. First, she finds the body, then she takes actions that are brilliant and time-saving. This novel is the first one where Harriet Vane plays a major role. In other words, they are very real people rather than fantasies. The women in her books are strong, smart, independent and very capable on many levels. Sayers was brave enough to write against the stream. In addition, despite the fact that women in novels were (at the time) popularly showcased as sweet, innocent, somewhat dim-witted domestic goddesses, Dorothy L. ![]() Then she goes on to say, ”What continues to be remarkable about Sayers’ work, however, is her willingness to explore the human condition.”Īnd that, my friends is what draws me back again and again to reading her novels. Sayers’ willingness to explore so many different and interesting areas of life – from bell ringing to unusual uses of arsenic to architecture, cryptology, vinology, and so many others that we either never hear about any more or hear about only rarely. Elizabeth George wrote an introduction to this novel upon its reissue in 2003 and I found it very moving. ![]()
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