{"id":27942,"date":"2026-10-16T21:48:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T01:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=27942"},"modified":"2026-10-30T22:10:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T02:10:59","slug":"the-sweetness-at-the-bottom-of-the-pie-audio-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/27942","title":{"rendered":"The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, Audio Book"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie<\/em>, Audio Book<\/a> (2009) Alan Bradley<\/a> Narrated by Jayne Entwistle (Flavia de Luce #1) <\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>Set in England in 1950<\/p>\n

I hated Mrs. Mullet\u2019s seed biscuits the way Saint Paul hated sin. Perhaps even more so.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I was nabbed. There was nothing else to do but burst into tears. I hated to do it, but it was the only tool I had with me.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I remembered a piece of sisterly advice, which Feely once gave Daffy and me: \u201cIf ever you\u2019re accosted by a man,\u201d she\u2019d said, \u201ckick him in the Casanovas and run like blue blazes!\u201d Although it had sounded at the time like a useful bit of intelligence, the only problem was that I didn\u2019t know where the Casanovas were located.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Characters<\/strong>: Flavia de Luce, Ophelia de Luce, Daphne de Luce, Arthur Wellesley Dogger, Mrs. Mullet, Horace Bonepenny, Inspector Hewitt, Ned Cropper, Tully Stoker, Mary Stoker, Bob Stanley, Colonel Haviland de Luce, Frank Pemberton, Constable Linnet, Detective Sergeant Woolmer, Detective Sergeant Graves, Grenville Twining, Dr. Isaac Kissing, Miss Mountjoy<\/p>\n

Publisher: Random House Audio<\/p>\n

Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, Audio Book (2009) Alan Bradley Narrated by Jayne Entwistle (Flavia de Luce #1) Set in England in 1950 I hated Mrs. Mullet\u2019s seed biscuits the way Saint Paul hated sin. Perhaps even more so. I was nabbed. There was nothing else to do but burst into tears. 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