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Whew! I love Sayers’ work but I had no idea what a complicated and compassionate life she had. I love learning from your writing!!

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Mar 12, 2023Liked by Kate Jones

This is a really well written piece. I love crime fiction, especially if this era, and the insights and quality research really make me want to read more by Sayers.

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Wonderful! Two of my absolute favourites!

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I haven't read anything by Sayers, but I love Agatha Christie so this was very enlightening. Did you happen to read The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont? It came out in 2022 and it follows Christie's mysterious 11 day disappearance from her home. No one really knows why she disappeared and what happened but this novel reimagines it and it really hooked me. I think you might like it!

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Such a fun read! I loved learning about Sayers’s and Christie’s relationship and the Detection Club sounds magical.

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What an amazing, intriguing time capsule from literary history and the Detective Club - and I love the way you highlight the struggles a writer can go through. It seems like often we tend to overlook an author’s personal struggles but I feel it can really help us appreciate their work and also feel less alone in our own struggles, when we know that women of genius also suffered their share of pain and humiliations. Thank you for this!

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