The Attenbury Emeralds

[miss_eponine]

I've recently learned of the forthcoming publication of The Attenbury Emeralds by Jill Paton Walsh, and I was kind of curious as to what others thought of this.

Comments

[rabidsamfan]

I liked both books, myself, and have actually reread Presumption more than once. Then again, I read a ton of fanfic, and can easily slide into that mode. I didn't expect a perfect Sayers "voice", so that wasn't a problem. And I liked how she wove in what little we know about the wartime Wimseys from the letters.

I'll buy the new one, no question.

[rabidsamfan]

Let me just add that Edward Petherbridge appears to have done the audio book!

[sienamystic]

Thrones, Dominations had a few good bits in it, but overall I found it, and especially Presumption, not worth the time or money.

[brightlywoven]

I thought the definitive story of the Attenbury emeralds had been written: http://www.quillsandink.com/fiction/viewstory.php?sid=1048
I at least intend to continue to view this story as canon!

Disclaimer: I am a glutton, and I should know to stop at the end of Busman's Honeymoon in perfect satisfaction. Reading JPW is like eating some average chocolate at the end of a perfect dessert. I should know better, I feel cheaper for reading it, and yet I feel compelled.

[newmoonstar]

I read Thrones, Dominations because the first few chapters were actually written by Sayers, and they're definitely worth the read, but there's a definite shift in voice where Sayers ends and JPW begins, and the spark goes out of it then. It's a bit like the difference between a nice new block of real cheese versus a can of cheese-wiz. It'll only ever be a pale imitation, but if you're hungry enough, you give it a try! ;-D