The Loss of a Lovely Writer
Aug. 9th, 2013 12:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
buttononthetopHello my lovelies, I just wanted to pop by to ask you to cherish an author today - whether you start an old favorite again, read a whole new novel, or just hug the nearest book, please do something to celebrate writing. I lost my favorite author yesterday...
That's from Ms. Mertz's official website. It's a great place to learn about the woman and her writing. I think I read Ammie, Come Home for the first time when I was 11. I inhaled every Barbara Michaels book I could get my hands on after that. THEN I discovered that there were even MORE books written by her, just published under the name Elizabeth Peters. It was like that moment when you discover there's another layer of chocolates in the candy box. I still re-read her books every few years. I have a paperback set for reading, a full set of hardcover versions (first editions where I could find them), and am well on my way to getting all but one in e-book format. (Apparently Smoke and Mirrors isn't available).
She was the first "grown up" contemporary author I remember reading. She introduced me to mystery, suspense, and romance, to the knowledge that a well turned phrase can literally give you goosebumps (see Ammie, Come Home if you need proof), to the idea that happily ever after sometimes comes side by side with sobbing your head off (*ahem* Here I Stay), and that women are just as clever, determined and smart as men (Amelia Peabody, Vicky Bliss, Jacqueline Kirby, I'm looking at you, ladies).
Thanks for reading; I just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge and share what Ms. Mertz meant to me. I'm sure she's running across the sand, heading towards a pyramid in the bright sunlight right now.
Love,
:o) A Fan
That's from Ms. Mertz's official website. It's a great place to learn about the woman and her writing. I think I read Ammie, Come Home for the first time when I was 11. I inhaled every Barbara Michaels book I could get my hands on after that. THEN I discovered that there were even MORE books written by her, just published under the name Elizabeth Peters. It was like that moment when you discover there's another layer of chocolates in the candy box. I still re-read her books every few years. I have a paperback set for reading, a full set of hardcover versions (first editions where I could find them), and am well on my way to getting all but one in e-book format. (Apparently Smoke and Mirrors isn't available).
She was the first "grown up" contemporary author I remember reading. She introduced me to mystery, suspense, and romance, to the knowledge that a well turned phrase can literally give you goosebumps (see Ammie, Come Home if you need proof), to the idea that happily ever after sometimes comes side by side with sobbing your head off (*ahem* Here I Stay), and that women are just as clever, determined and smart as men (Amelia Peabody, Vicky Bliss, Jacqueline Kirby, I'm looking at you, ladies).
Thanks for reading; I just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge and share what Ms. Mertz meant to me. I'm sure she's running across the sand, heading towards a pyramid in the bright sunlight right now.
Love,
:o) A Fan
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Date: 2013-08-09 07:43 pm (UTC)