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About the Author

Cecelia Tichi is William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of English at Vanderbilt University. She is author or editor of eleven books and was awarded the 2009 Hubbell Medal for Lifetime Achievement by the American Literature Section of the Modern Language Association.
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(eng) This author uses the name "Tishy" for fiction, and "Tichi" for nonfiction works.

Séries

Obras de Cecelia Tishy

Life in the Iron Mills [Bedford Cultural Editions] (1997) — Editor — 143 cópias
Now You See Her (2005) 86 cópias
All In One Piece (2006) 49 cópias
Jealous Heart (1997) 21 cópias

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Nome de batismo
Tichi, Cecelia
Outros nomes
Tichi, Cecelia
Data de nascimento
1942-04-10
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
USA
Locais de residência
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Educação
University of California, Davis (PhD)
Johns Hopkins University (MA)
Ocupação
professor (English)
literary scholar
editor
novelist
Organizações
Vanderbilt University
Boston University
Aviso de desambiguação
This author uses the name "Tishy" for fiction, and "Tichi" for nonfiction works.

Membros

Resenhas

Roderick and Valentine DeVere are spending the summer of 1899 in Newport, Rhode Island, at their 20- or 30-room “cottage,” where an esteemed art gallery is to open for the season, affording Roddy the opportunity to have a “school of Rembrandt” family painting assessed and providing them both with the chance to have Val’s portrait done, an undertaking that Val loathes but that she will endure for Roddy’s sake. However, the art gallery director is soon found stabbed to death, and it is Val and Roddy’s misfortune to be the persons who discover the body; worse, Val impulsively picks up the dagger, bloodying her gloves, just in time for the Season’s worst gossip to come across her. Now, Val is being branded a possible murderer and several paintings are missing; she and Roddy must somehow navigate the perilous gossip to uncover the real culprit…. I much enjoy the “Gilded” series from Ms. Tichi, this being the sixth, but had some difficulty getting into this one. Part of it is, I think, perhaps an over-reliance on foreshadowing - there are many instances of “had I but known” type comments made ahead of events - and partly there are some threads that are not followed through on, such as the family painting which is mentioned frequently but about which nothing ever actually happens. That said, I still very much like Roddy and, especially, Val, the Western silver heiress who must learn to cope with exceedingly formal New York Society ways, but I think a reader new to this series should start with the first book, “A Gilded Death,” rather than jumping in here. Nevertheless, I recommend the series as a whole. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.… (mais)
 
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thefirstalicat | Nov 5, 2023 |
I'm not sure what I was expecting when I picked up this book. To be sure, I wanted something to delve into that described the world of the Gilded Age. But when I picked up this book, I didn't know if it would be a biography of Mrs. Astor or a "how to" kind of a book. It's definitely the latter.

What we have here is a book which describes every possible aspect of high society Gilded Age New York. Details about what clothes you should wear, where you should spend your summer, how you should lay your table, what you should serve, how you should have a funeral, etc. Everything is here in almost mind-numbing detail. I wish the book had gone into greater depth. Sure, describe how you were supposed to plan a party, but then...talk about the party.

This is for only the most hardcore of Gilded Age aficionados.
… (mais)
½
 
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briandrewz | 1 outra resenha | Jun 4, 2023 |
A Gilded Death is the first in Cecelia Tichi’s Gilded Age series. The story begins in 1898 Newport RI and revolves around married couple Val and Roddy as they try to figure out whether or not a string of deaths and accidents involving a family of socialites is part of a larger plan.

Although the book started off a little slow for me, I still enjoyed it. Roddy and Val are likeable characters and I was interested in what they would discover about these deaths and accidents.

While I liked Val and Roddy and I enjoyed the storyline overall, I would have liked to have seen a little more character development with these two. I wanted to know more about them and their backgrounds, maybe that happens as the series continues. Aside from that small qualm, it was evident that the author did her research with her vivid descriptions of the time and location. I could envision the sights and sounds of 1890’s Rhode Island society with its dinners and clam bakes and walks by the beach as Roddy and Val try to figure out the mystery. I didn’t know who the culprit was until the author revealed it and it made sense.

The story all wraps up nicely while leaving it open for the next book in the series which takes place in New York. The author’s style of writing made this a cozy read for me as well. I enjoyed this one.
… (mais)
 
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bookworm_naida | 1 outra resenha | May 9, 2023 |
It’s June 1899, and Roderick and Valentine DeVere have been invited to Kiddwood, the country home of family friends Sadie and Alf Kidd. Roddy had grown up with the Kidd’s son Clarence, although they drifted apart as adults, and he has fond memories of the place. His own parents own the neighboring tract of land and for many years, water from that land had been used at Kiddwood, but suddenly the water seems to have dried up and part of the reason for the invitation to the DeVeres was so that they could investigate on behalf of Roddy’s parents. But what they discover on the DeVere’s land only begins with guile and proceeds quickly to murder…. This is the fifth book in the Gilded series by Cecelia Tichi, herself a historian of the period, a fact that I appreciate because I know the historical details will be accurate in her books. I love Roddy and Val, the former a New York City blueblood and the latter the daughter of an Irish immigrant who made a fortune in the Nevada silver mines; she is unconventional and spirited, while he is a steadying influence with a good sense of humor and a knack with newfangled cocktails. A small irritant with this entry into the series is that both characters mention several times that if she had been born on a day other than February 14, Val would have been named Fiona (the name of a murder victim); this is seen as giving Val a reason to identify with the girl, but it really need to have been mentioned only once or twice, not half a dozen times. But that’s a mere editing quibble; the story itself, and its characters, are as realistic and charming (or not, as the case may be) as ever and it’s a joy to read another book in this fascinating series; recommended! I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.… (mais)
 
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thefirstalicat | 1 outra resenha | Apr 5, 2023 |

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Obras
27
Membros
572
Popularidade
#43,783
Avaliação
½ 3.5
Resenhas
21
ISBNs
86
Idiomas
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