![]() Her inquisitive and independent nature seems to have been inherited from her late mother rather than her distant, philatelist father. ![]() She has a passion for poison-and all things chemistry-that she is able to cultivate in the laboratory of Buckshaw, her family estate in rural England. Flavia is not your typical post-war pre-teen Briton. “So,” you may ask, “is she the titular ‘sweetness’ in the story?” Absolutely not. From the opening paragraph (no small feat!), Bradley brilliantly weaves a web of murder, privilege, and PTSD around the protagonist and sleuth, eleven-year-old Flavia de Luce. ![]() ![]() In The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley you will find a new classic in the mystery genre. A Great Treat in the Mystery Genre: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie ![]()
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