Decorative and thoughtful, bellfield hall is a worthy addition to the historical crime tradition. It was felt this was easier for american readers to pronounce. Anna dean has captured the tricky business of presenting a clever and resourceful woman, hedged in by a tightlaced. Join facebook to connect with anna dean and others you may know. Anna dean has captured the tricky business of presenting a clever and resourceful woman, hedged in by a tightlaced society, who turns those limitations to her own benefit. Dido kent, the heroine of anna deans new book bellfield hall, is that useful family member, the unmarried sister and aunt whose brothers.
When i was taught to write at the age of five i assumed that i must write books. Or at least, miss dido reminds me of jane austen an old intelligent spinster. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Or, the deductions of miss dido kent reminds me of jane austen. Buy at amazon buy at amazon buy at amazon buy at amazon buy at amazon a place of confinement. A moment of silence 2008 published in the us as bellfield hall 2010. Under her real name, marian veevers, she published an historical novel. When fair young catherines heart is broken by the disappearance of her fiance, she sends for her dear maiden aunt dido to console her and find. If jane austen had written miss marple, she would have been dido kent, the inquisitive spinster of dean s american debut, first published in england as a moment of silence 2008. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. An engagement party is taking place for mr richard montague.
The world the novel inhabits is very much like a jane austen novel, which means its gentle. Bellfield hall is the first in a planned series of mysteries based in the regency era and the character of miss dido kent. In the us version the name of sir edgar montagues house has been changed from belsfield hall to bellfield hall. Anna dean is a pen name adopted for the dido kent series of historical crime novels set in the regency period the time of jane austen. Buy bellfield hall dido kent mysteries reprint by dean, anna isbn. Please note that a moment of silence is published in the us under the title bellfield hall. Dido journeys to bellfield hall, the country seat of the montague family, at the request of.