mattobin's review
5.0
Possibly my favourite out of the Mortimer stories so far, Mortimer's Tie sees Arabel and her family invited to a 10-day cruise upon a luxury ocean liner. Mortimer causes all sorts of havoc upon the ship much to the delight of the reader and the consternation of Miss Brown, the incomparably glamorous entertainer on board the ship. Many cheeky chuckles were had and I now begin to see how prolific and skilled Aiken in the breadth of her writing but also in how instrumental Blake and Marriott were in bringing her work to life, visually. It's embarrassing, how poorly Aiken's work and ability has been celebrated. Some of her work may still be published yet a Guardian award and a commendation in the Carnegie remains the total sum of her honours.
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