Adèle Geras
Birth date: January 01, 1944
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Interesting set of stories about girls and World War I. As Sally Nicholls says in her story Going Spare "They didn't just do nothing...All those women. They changed the world." It doesn't pull punches, it's full of people being broken and learning how to cope with tragedy.
Disclaimer: Gotten for no cost via a coupon. Interesting retelling of Troy as it focuses primary on women and little people – the soldiers that no one cares about. So if you are thinking of reading big battle scenes, not so much for you. The primary focus is two sisters who event...
I'm not sure who this book is for. If, like me, you go into it looking for a retold Sleeping Beauty, you'll be disappointed. It's little more than a hook in the summary, and I doubt I'd spot the parallels if I hadn't been told they were there. The characters are lifeless. There isn't enough historic...
Book description - Product DescriptionThe story of a family Christmas. Relatives and friends of the Golden family are in a hotel run by Irena, the grandmother and very much the matriarch. A heavy snowfall maroons the family and the enforced stay brings all kinds of hidden secrets to the surface.
This is the story of Queen Dido and nursemaid Elissa and their love for Trojan prince Aeneas. Dido and Aeneas are married but Aeneas is leaving to fulfill his destiny and Dido is distraught. Elissa has fallen in love with the Queen's husband, she knows it is wrong but she just can't help herself. ...
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