Following Francis

It would be trivial to ignore the fact that I grew palpably riveted as I finished Game of Kings Monday night. Certain lower registers in my memory warned me against this, the suspenseful slope was certainly slippery. That said Ms. Dunnett has larded it all with erudition and intrigue: quite my alley, you can imagine.

The following day I completed Finishing School, my first entry into the work of Muriel Spark. It was a breezy read which demanded an almost constant smile. I enjoyed it without really becoming acquainted.