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Michelle Cooper
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Kaethe
Kaethe rated it 11 years ago
This is Exhibit A in the case for adults reading YA. Like The Hunger Games, there's no wincing away from the horrors of war. There's a little bit of romance, but as in Rosamund Pilcher's The Shell Seekers or Coming Home, (which were not published as YA, but as women's fiction), the narrative remains...
Kaethe
Kaethe rated it 11 years ago
It's not just a gorgeous cover. Cooper is really good at creating historical characters expressing progressive views, and showing how unappreciated that is by their contemporaries. Even how dangerous that can be. Library copy.
Bashara Likes Books
Bashara Likes Books rated it 12 years ago
I have such mixed feelings about this finale to the unique and surprising Montmaray trilogy. I am sad to say goodbye to the characters, but I also feel the author did her duty in tying up loose ends. Not everyone gets a perfectly happy ending, but every story does feel right. I think the thing that ...
Admitted Dilettante
Admitted Dilettante rated it 12 years ago
so much better than the first - A Brief History of Montmaray. Cooper incorporated the history so skillfully - Mitfords, Kick Kennedy, League of Nations. 3rd one is due in October, have to wait :(
Deirdre
Deirdre rated it 12 years ago
It's absolutely astounding to read such well-written, meticulously researched historical fiction. What a tour de force! And such fun to read, too!I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys drama, romance, family stories, adventure, or books with great writing and appealing characters. In other...
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