What makes this book especially satisfying is its sensory richness. The attention to detail is so precise you can practically smell the bread cooling on the racks, the sharpness of cheese, the damp stone after rain. It is comfort reading with substance: sunshine and laughter paired with the everyday complications life throws at us, and the quiet resilience required to meet them.
This is not a book about capital-H heroes. Instead, it centers on people who engage in small acts of service, kindness, and yes, heroism—not for recognition or glory, but because it was the right thing to do in the moment. These are stories of people showing up when it would have been easier not to.
The Locked Room is clever, cozy without being complacent, and deeply satisfying for puzzle-lovers. If you adore classic detective fiction but crave a fresh perspective, Harriet White deserves a place on your shelf—and very likely, in your reading rotation for a long while to come.
About the Book: A Treatise on Martian Chiropractic Manipulation and Other Satirical Tales Human beings are flawed creatures, and humor is the perfect means to exploit the endless fodder of our shortcomings. This multi-genre collection of twenty-one short satirical stories will leave you smirking, chuckling, scratching your head, and maybe even muttering to yourself […]
There is also something deeply comforting about the cultural shorthand Spencer-Fleming uses. References to PBS, public radio–adjacent sensibilities, and a certain late-20th-century, educated-Northeast worldview made me feel instantly at home. It is clear the author lives in or very near my cultural zeitgeist, and those small, knowing touches add a layer of authenticity that is easy to underestimate and hard to fake.There is also something deeply comforting about the cultural shorthand Spencer-Fleming uses. References to PBS, public radio–adjacent sensibilities, and a certain late-20th-century, educated-Northeast worldview made me feel instantly at home. It is clear the author lives in or very near my cultural zeitgeist, and those small, knowing touches add a layer of authenticity that is easy to underestimate and hard to fake.
What a festive photo — definitely expresses the holiday spirit. Happy WW.
Pretty! I love Christmas lights!
That house is GORGEOUS!!! I love white houses. And the lights just make it picture perfect. :-)
Happy WW!
How fun and festive! Nice house too!
My Wordless Wednesday is up too! :)
What a pretty house! It looks great!
Love, Alyssa
What a wonderful photo. I’ve never seen one in anything other than color…this is so different, very nice. :)
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Beautiful! I’m jealous, I don’t have one light up thus far, LOL! I shall get to work this weekend. Happy WW!
Very pretty. I love the reflection of the lights in the snow!
Grace
I love lights!
It looks beautiful!! :D
Oooh! Where is the Trans-Siberian Orchestra when you need it? ;-D
Wow! My son would love to see that. I sure love it too.
that is just gorgeous!! Happy Holidays!
Beautiful. So light and bright!
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Well done!! That was a lot of work.
Is that your house? Whoever did it, it was a great job on the decorations!! Happy WW :P
What a wonderful light display.
I love driving through the suburbs at this time of the year, becaus eall the houses and lawns look so beautiful.
Have a wonderous week and holiday, and thanks for visiting.
Frances
Are those all of your Target lights?
Gorgeous photo … I stole mine.
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I’ve yet to put out my stuff. I do a lot of decorating and seeing this is a reminder that I need to get busy! Happy (belated) WW!