The Glass of Time - Michael Cox • BookLikes (ISBN:B002PQ7B68)

The Glass of Time

by: Michael Cox (author)

“Entirely wonderful . . . chock-full of revenge, romance, duplicity, concealed identities and murder most frequent.”—Washington PostBuilding on his haunting, superbly written debut, The Meaning of Night, Michael Cox returns to a story of murder, love, and revenge in Victorian England. The Glass... show more

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Format: kindle

ASIN: B002PQ7B68

Pages no: 587

Edition language: English

Category:

European Literature, British Literature, Book Club, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Historical Mystery, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Suspense, Gothic, Victoriana

Series: The Meaning of Night (#2)

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Overloaded Bookshelf rated it

12 years ago

http://OverloadedBookshelf.booklikes.com Overloaded Bookshelf 3.0 The Glass of Time: The Secret Life of Miss Esperanza Gorst Narrated by Herself

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I read The Meaning of Night some time ago, and although I quite enjoyed it it hasn't stuck in my memory. This follow-up novel was far more up my street. It's a good old-fashioned murder/blackmail mystery in the Wilkie Collins tradition (clearly intended, as Collins is referenced many times), but unf...

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Cushla rated it

12 years ago

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Like The Meaning of Night, its predecessor, The Glass of Time is a page turning period mystery about identity, the nature of secrets, and what happens when past obsessions impose themselves on an unwilling present.In the autumn of 1876, nineteen year-old orphan Esperanza Gorst arrives at the great c...

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Much About Books rated it

13 years ago

http://lorimcd.booklikes.com Much About Books 4.0 The Glass of Time: A Novel

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4+ starsIt's tough to categorize this book, because it's such a full story... and it's a story full of twists, mysteries, revelations, and even some romance. I did *not* read "The Meaning of Night" first; I had no idea or indication that "The Glass of Time" was, in any way, a sequel to that book. I'...

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Chris' Fish Place rated it

14 years ago

http://ethiercn.booklikes.com Chris' Fish Place 3.0

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There is something about the redeemable bad guy, or more accurately, there is something about certain bad guys that make people want to redeem them. Usually, it fails in terms of the story. The bad guy becomes too saint like or something else.Take the three Star Wars prequels, for instance (aka th...

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A Book and A Review #2 rated it

15 years ago

http://abookandareview2.booklikes.com A Book and A Review #2 3.0 The Glass of Time

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I loved, loved the creepiness of this book. I thought it did go into periods where it was incredibly dry so it is def. a 3 star book. This is an author that I continue to check out from time to time.

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