Bøger af Marjorie G. Jones

About the BookThe fifth in the series of Frances Yates mysteries, At the Crossroads takes place in Budapest, where Dame Frances gave her last public talk in 1980. In this fictional visit, she is invited to give the keynote address at a conference at Central European University regarding varying faith traditions of Central Europe. In her talk regarding the Hermetic Tradition, she highlights the issue: "We have ignored Central Europe." Accompanied by her usual traveling companions, including a Scotland Yard detective and an American lawyer turned historian, she encounters avid admirers, a cadre of unruly Russians, as well as the cultural and culinary delights of Budapest.About the AuthorBiographer Marjorie G. Jones (Frances Yates and the Hermetic Tradition, 2008 and The Life and Times of Mary Vaux Walcott, 2015) is a graduate of Wheaton College (MA) and the Rutgers School of Law. Mid-career she earned a degree in Historical Studies at the Graduate Faculty of the New School in NYC. Since then, she has taught history at Mercy College (NY), the New School, and for degree programs, sponsored by Mercy and Villanova University, at Sing Sing and SCIP (PA) prisons. She lives with her husband in Center City, Philadelphia.

In the Château: A Frances Yates MysteryBy: Marjorie G. Jones"Quirky, erudite and witty, In the Chateau follows the dastardly - and sometimes sexy - doings of professional plagiarists in the shadow of a fascinating feminist conference examining women's spirituality in centuries gone by. Marjorie Jones here offers a stimulating ode to Quebec City and French Canada and provides an atmospheric narrative as rich and delicious as a serving of Québec's famous poutine."- Stephen O'Shea, author The Perfect Heresy"London, Mexico City, Philadelphia, and now in Québec City - with In the Chateau we renew our acquaintance with the indomitable Dame Frances Yates and her cadre of fellow amateur detectives. And again we encounter a love of books, historical and feminist religious insights, architectural wonders, mouth-watering food, and last but not least: murder most foul.This book, as are the others in the series, is a delight for armchair travelers with a penchant for the darker side of academia. PS: Graduate students beware of the perils of plagiarism."- Maria Enrico, BMCC / City University of New YorkWhen renowned British historian Dame Frances Yates is invited to deliver a talk regarding the Hermetic Tradition at a conference of women religious of the Americas at the historic Ursuline Convent in Québec, she uncovers a ring of plagiarists thriving in the local institutions of higher learning.Once again, during her visit, Dame Frances savors culinary delights and admires historic sites, illustrating the complex history of Canada.About the AuthorCreator of Frances Yates mysteries, Marjorie G. Jones is also her first biographer: Frances Yates and the Hermetic Tradition (Ibis Press, 2008). Her biography of Philadelphia Quaker Mary Vaux Walcott, known as the Audubon of Botany, The Life and Times of Mary Vaux Walcott, was published in 2015 (Schiffer Publishing). Interested especially in women's spiritual journeys, Jones is a graduate of Wheaton College (Norton, MA), the Rutgers School of Law, and the Graduate Faculty of the New School for Social Research in NYC, where she wrote her thesis on the unpublished papers of Frances Yates. A member of the Women Writing Women's Lives seminar of biographers in NYC, she has taught history and government at the New School, Mercy College NY, and for college degree programs at Sing Sing and SCI Graterford prisons. With her husband, she resides in Center City, Philadelphia.

In the sequel to In the Cards, Hermetic scholar Dame Francis Yates is invited by a former student Juan Carlos Ortiz to Mexico City with the intent to speak in the convent of seventeenth century feminist nun, Sor Juana de la Cruz. When a murder occurs in the convent, her fascination with Mexico's food, spiritual significance, and margaritas quickly shifts to the boldly feminist nuns. She wonders whether the forces of the Inquisition could still be alive in modern-day Mexico.About the AuthorA member of the Women Writing Women's Lives seminar in New York City, Marjorie G. Jones is the biographer of British historian Frances Yates and Philadelphia Quaker Mary Vaux Walcott. A graduate of Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts; the Rutgers School of Law and the Graduate Faculty of the New School, she has taught history and government at Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY; the New School, and for degree programs at Sing Sing prison and for Villanova University at Graterford/Phoenix prison. She lives with her husband in Center City, Philadelphia.