![]() ![]() Especially as it's so delightful, the smile will stay with you for many a day. ![]() If you get the kindle whispersync version (or with the free kindle app if you don't have a kindle), this is an inexpensive listen that is sooooooo worth the time. Nadia May nails not only Helen, but every single one of the characters, male/female, gruff/sophisticated, reserved/hysterical. ![]() On the way, she and Roger Mifflin have many adventures of their own, enjoyable conversations, meet delightful people, and, well, just make this one of the flat-out best audible experiences I've ever had. A beguiling but little-known prequel to The Haunted Bookshop, Parnassus on Wheels is Christopher Morleys tale of a travelling bookselling business and. This absolute charmer of a book is told from the point of view of Helen McGill, a woman getting on in years (thirty-nine.oh, my!), who, for the first time in her life, does something for herself: namely, buys the Parnassus book mobile in an effort to keep it away from her book loving, suddenly-famous-author brother and goes on the road herself. The title refers to the Mount Parnassus of. ![]() The second is less interesting with a mystery / thriller plot interspersed with reading recommendations. Parnassus on Wheels is a 1917 novel written by Christopher Morley and published by Doubleday, Page & Company. And it's pulled by a fat horse named Peg (short for Pegasus), followed by a spry dog named Bock, and led by the intrepid Helen McGill and the feisty Roger Mifflin. Parnassus on Wheels and The Haunted Bookshop (Halcyon Classics) by Christopher Morley Sandy 's review liked it bookshelves: general-fiction, own, 2023-own-24 The first story is quite enjoyable and touching. ![]()
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