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The Partenon by Mary Beard
Product info: Oscar Wilde compared it to a white goddess, Evelyn Waugh to Stilton cheese. In observers from Lord Byron to Sigmund Freud to Virginia Woolf it met with astonishment, rapture, poetry, even tears–and, always, recognition. Twenty-five hundred years after … Continue reading
Posted in book review, contemporary, historical, non-fiction
Tagged ancient Greece, book review, Elgin Marbles, mary beard, modern Greece, non-fiction, the British Museum, the partenon
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Kingdom of Shadows (Night Soldiers 06) by Alan Furst
Product info: Nicolas Morath is an ex-pat from Hungary residing in Paris right before WWII. He is enjoying an easy life, working as an ad executive and seeing an attractive Argentine heiress called Cara. As the big conflict approaches his … Continue reading
Posted in book review, historical, thriller
Tagged Alan Furst, kingdom of shadows, night soldiers, Paris, pre IIWW, series alert
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The Videssos Cycle 01-04 by Harry Turtledove
The whole cycle, published in the 80s of previous century so rather old, consists of 12 primary and 17 total works. I read the first four od the primary works: The Misplaced Legion (01) An Emperor for the Legion (02) … Continue reading
The Root of His Evil by James M. Cain
Synopsis (from Goodreads): While slinging hash in a diner, a would-be Cinderella meets her Prince Charming. Carrie Selden is not at all like the woman you’ve read about in the papers. Though she was raised in an orphanage, she isn’t … Continue reading
Azincourt by Bernard Cornwell
Synopsis (from Goodreads): Agincourt is one of the epic battles of history. It was fought by two badly matched armies that met in atrocious conditions on St Crispin’s Day 1415, and resulted in an extraordinary victory that was celebrated in … Continue reading
Posted in book review, fantasy, historical
Tagged Azincourt, bernard cornwell, bland characters, good ideas bad execution, historical fiction, meh
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The Convenient Marriage by Georgette Heyer
Synopsis (from Goodreads): When the Earl of Rule proposes marriage to her sister Lizzie, Horatia offers herself instead. Her sister is already in love with someone else, and Horatia is willing to sacrifice herself for her family’s happiness. Everyone knows … Continue reading
Posted in book review, chicklit, classic, historical, romance
Tagged bland hero, Georgette Heyer, historical romance, intrepid heroine, only men can help you, regency england
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