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I loved her Amelia Peabody series in wich she seemed to capture the quintessential English unflappable characters.
One of my favourite scenes was when 6 or so of them were crossing over from the left to the right bank in a small craft in Luxor when it unexpectedly sunk. Peters had Amelia recalling the scene as guests sitting on benches either side of a table at a dinner party who just let the events of the sinking craft take place around them and then float off towards the bank without fuss as the boat sank.
Also, I found that when I was in Luxor and the Valley of the Kings etc I just knew the layout and other details because of her books.
What a wonderful treat to have discovered her books.
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