Lucy Waring is visiting her sister who is vacationing in Corfu. I especially like this book because of the wild setting, the sea, the theatre and Greek legend referances, and of course… the dolphin. She can portray setting and character, suspense and a variety of emotions, in a few phrases, whereas it would take others paragraphs.
Her writing is evocative and atmospheric. She was a genius at mixing the genres of mystery, exotic adventure, suspense, and light romance without schmaltz or blushing passion. And now it’s even better than before because I’ve just come from visiting the Greek Island of Corfu. I’ve said many times before that “This Rough Magic” by Mary Stewart is my all-time favorite book ever, and after reading it yet again for the umpteenth time, I still hold that opinion. “It’s a rough sort of magic for such as we are – a mere musician, and a couple of players…”
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