The Book of Fires
by:
Jane Borodale (author)
ISBN:
9780007313310 (0007313314)
Publish date: 2009
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Book Club,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Adult,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit,
Gothic,
18th Century
Tolles Buch *-*Ich habe das Buch mal Angefangen und dann weggelegt da ich, muß ich zugeben, erst nicht rein gekommen bin in die Geschichte. Dann aber hab ich es nochmal zur Hand genommen und konnte es nicht mehr zur Seite legen. Da gerade der Markt ja von Fantasie Figuren aller Art belagert wird, wa...
It is 1752, and seventeen-year-old Agnes Trussel is pregnant with an unwanted child. Facing certain misery at home, she flees rural Sussex for London. Overwhelmed by the crowded, grim streets, Agnes finds herself at the home of Mr. J. Blacklock, a brooding fireworks maker who hires her as an apprent...
This is (sorry for the pun) a dreamy slow-burner of a novel. The prose is lyrical and intensely descriptive, but also provides a powerful picture of the novel's main character, Agnes Trussel, as she comes to terms with the crisis she experiences. Agnes is a fascinating and clear-sighted woman, wit...
This was a good story. It kept and held my interest and sort of warmed my heart. I will def. seek out more works of this author as I believe this was a debut book of hers (but don't quote me on that!)
11 years ago
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