Comments on: Review: Playing Dead, Elizabeth Greenwood

By: Katie @ Doing Dewey

Katie @ Doing Dewey — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 22:18:00 +0000

I enjoyed this book enough that I’m definitely going to say it should count for RIP 🙂 I’m glad you enjoyed it too!

By: Tasha B. (heidenkind)

Tasha B. (heidenkind) — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 03:09:00 +0000

In reply to Jeanne. Haha, me too! I was like, "What a great set-up for a thriller."

By: Cee Arr @ Dora Reads

Cee Arr @ Dora Reads — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 14:54:00 +0000

Yep, most Brits are aware of Canoe Man. It was the kind of fraud that can only really happen in Britain *face palms.* And they got away with it for *years* – which is pretty unbelievable, really!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 17:43:00 +0000

This sounds really interesting. Yes, canoe man was a big news item a year or two ago. Funnily enough, this summer I heard a talk on the intriguing story of Grace Oakeshott, who was a pioneer of further education for women in England at the end of the 19th century. She was married, without children, but sadly died in her 30s when swimming on holiday in France. Her clothes were found on the beach. Well, a researcher was writing a book about these female pioneers, and did a Google search for more information, and was amazed to find that an amateur play about her had been performed in New Zealand, written by her granddaughter! She did a lot of investigation, and found Grace had run off with her husband’s best friend. They sailed from Marseilles to New Zealand, and started a new life as a married couple, where she continued her good works under her new name. She told her family about her life in Britain, presumably missing out her first marriage. In those days they didn’t have to worry about the internet! The researcher, Jocelyn Robson, has written a book about it.

By: Kristen M.

Kristen M. — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 06:46:00 +0000

Wow. This sounds really interesting … but SIX FIGURE STUDENT LOANS? Yikes. That’s a real horror story.
And I can’t bring myself to read The Painted Queen yet either. 🙁

By: Citizen Reader

Citizen Reader — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 13:11:00 +0000

Oh MY–I must have this book right now. Thanks for the great review.
I think I read somewhere once that men definitely do get caught more than women–they can’t help themselves, they often go back to familiar environs where they get caught. When women go, they GO. Typical. Don’t send a lad when you need to get the job done!

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 11:47:00 +0000

I read this to the end before it penetrated my foggy brain that you are talking about non-fiction! What a world.

By: Bride of the Book God

Bride of the Book God — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 10:34:00 +0000

Oh yes, I remember Canoe Man. He was supposed to be dead but was hiding in their house and they were caught after being photographed in Central America, I think. Ordinary looking couple, prosecuted for fraud. Does she mention John Stonehouse at all?