- The Last Pearl Fisher of Scotland
- The Pigeon Pie Mystery
- The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise
- The Matchmaker of Périgord
I've enjoyed reading all these books by Julia Stewart. Each one is entirely different, in terms of genre, story and writing style, with barely a grammatical error.
The first one I read (over ten years ago) was The Matchmaker of Périgord, a quirky love story set in a small village in France - and which elicited numerous grins! I've recommended it to several people (many of whom are Francophiles, as I knew that they would appreciate the humour).
The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise is also quirky and a little sad, with lots of interesting snippets (which I assume to be true?) relating to the Tower of London since Victorian times, as a tourist attraction rather than a place of incarceration and executions!
A historically based novel centred around life in Hampton Court Palace, The Pigeon Pie Mystery is a cross between a Victorian murder-mystery and The Importance of Being Ernest. Subtly humorous, the 'upper classes' are not all awful...
Another complete change of genre for The Last Pearl Fisher of Scotland. An intriguing story about the demise of pearl fishing but a satisfying outcome to the pearl fisherman's quest.
If any of these books appeal to you, I hope you will enjoy your choice(s). Let us know in the comments.
