Six for Sunday is a feature by Steph at A Little But A Lot. This week's actual topic is "favourite women in stories", but having done one similar rather recently, I decided to follow her suggestion and pick an older prompt. "Characters with floral names" was the topic for this week in 2022, and seemed like a fun one.
- Daisy Dalrymple came to mind quickly. She stars in an ongoing series of light, historical mysteries written in the cozy style by Carola Dunn. I've read ten or so of them, and while none are particularly memorable, they are fun and quick.
- In Agatha Christie's Sparkling Cyanide (1944), Poirot works to solve the murder of Rosemary Barton before another take place, with the next intended victim being her sister, Iris Marle. It's an enjoyable novel (my review here), and though it is an expansion of the basic plot of her short story titled "Yellow Iris", there are enough differences that both can be enjoyed.
- Elizabeth Fair's six novels have been reintroduced to the reading public rather recently; I discovered her on bookstagram when one of the beautiful new covers caught my eye. She wrote well, created charming but amusing stories, and had a touch of the Angela Thrikell snarky wit. I definitely recommend all six. Seaview House (1955), centers around Edith and Rose, sisters who run a small hotel in an English village.
- Daisy Miller is the center of the eponymously name Henry James novella written in 1878. It is a well-written character study, accessible and alive, that follows the American Miss Miller during a trip to Switzerland and Italy, which would make a good introduction to James.
- Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958) introduces the reader to Holly Golightly. Holly has captured the imagination of many, due to Audrey Hepburn's portrayal in the movie version -- a film which is quite different from Capote's work. I genuinely did not care for the novella, and you can read my reasons here.
- Lily Briscoe features importantly in To the Lighthouse (1927), an excellent example of Virginia Woolf's talents. I've written some thoughts on this novel here,
