by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
The Fencing Master started off pretty slowly for me. There's quite a bit in the first half of the book about Spanish politics and power grabs, a lot about monarchists and revolutionaries, and I didn't find much of this to be very interesting. Enter Doña Adela de Otero. With her introduction into ...
This is my favourite of Perez-Reverte's books that I've read thus far. The stoic fencing maestro Jaime Astarloa is living out his remaining days of quiet desperation with a philosophical stiff upper lip as he watches the way of life he has devoted himself to fade into unlamented obscurity. Don Jaime...
I actually enjoyed this one to my surprise. Sadly I've never gotten around to reading any other books by this author, and I know I should...For the complete review, please go here:http://www.epinions.com/content_20431146628
Housing Works Bookstore Fair! $1 books! I like Perez-Reverte and it was a buck, even if I have heard less-than-glowing things from Kelly, I'm sure it's worth a look.