P.D. Simpson
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Karen Watkins's review
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PALMYRA ROAD (Rebecca Tempest and Jack Cooper Maximus Series. Book 3):
"If you like your history served with a slice of romance, a dash of danger and a generous helping of ancient secrets, Palmyra Road is one for your to-read list. And it has nothing to do with the road of the same name in Newlands.
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Tara Donnelly's review
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PALMYRA ROAD (Rebecca Tempest and Jack Cooper Maximus Series. Book 3):
"From the first pages in Roman Baiae to the modern digs of Italy and Syria, The Palmyra Road feels monumental. Simpson captures the continuity of human curiosity the way we keep chasing the past to explain who we are.
The structure, jumping between the" Read more of this review » |
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Tiara Swaniawski's review
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PALMYRA ROAD (Rebecca Tempest and Jack Cooper Maximus Series. Book 3):
"Underneath all the adventure, The Palmyra Road asks deep questions about what we believe in religion, in love, in ourselves. I loved that.
Rebecca’s arc, especially as she reconciles her rational mind with what she uncovers, felt genuine. And the rela" Read more of this review » |
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Ibrahim Ahmad's review
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PALMYRA ROAD (Rebecca Tempest and Jack Cooper Maximus Series. Book 3):
"At first, I wasn’t sure where The Palmyra Road was going. The cider press scene in chapter one was so domestic, I thought I was reading a family saga then boom, we’re decoding ancient scrolls in Baiae and negotiating with the Vatican!
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Getting lost while driving in the Atlas Mountains, Morocco, without a map, and the satnav's signal was lost. It did, in fact, inspire part of my first book, The Moroccan Manuscript!
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| I picked this book up when it had just come into my local bookstore, and the assistant said it had been well reviewed, but knew nothing about it. I was looking for something new, so despite the garish cover of the original editions, I bought it. I ha ...more | |
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| An unusual read for me, but JK Rowling's ability to build a story out of the characters, rather than fit the characters into the story, captivated me. On the face of it, the story should be a complete non-event, but she makes it the exact opposite! L ...more | |
































