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Three Days in August
On 5 August 1100, Henry I was crowned King of England, three days after his brother William Rufus died from an arrow in the New Forest. The rightful heir was on his way home from the Crusade. He arrived too late, and too honest, to matter.
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| As the third instalment in the series, this novel finally delivers on its promises. It untangles the central mysteries, reveals the origins of the Kibsu people, and ties up most of the lingering threads with satisfying precision. The pacing is intens ...more | |
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| Jeffrey Archer’s *The Prodigal Daughter* is the second instalment in the saga of the Rosnovski and Kane families. The prose is undeniably competent. Yet the first half largely retreads the events of the inaugural novel, merely shifting the focus onto ...more | |
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| Eric Ambler’s *The Light of Day* is a thoroughly entertaining thriller. It follows a hapless crook attempting to recover from complete disaster, maintaining a brisk pace that never sags. I particularly admire Ambler’s prose, which delivers dry, self- ...more | |
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| Here, Travis McGee faces a steeper personal loss and a far more dangerous foe than in any previous outing. The setup is decidedly international. From the outset, I note Americans working as expatriates in Iran and Saudi Arabia. A gentle reminder: thi ...more | |
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| Wang Xiaobo is widely hailed as a titan of contemporary Chinese literature, yet reading *Golden Age* left me somewhat perplexed. I enjoyed the novel overall, finding it a fascinating window into the turbulent years of the Cultural Revolution. His sen ...more | |
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| Tim Whitmarsh’s *Rome’s Age of Revolution* is a sharply engaging exploration of early Christianity’s origins, tackling precisely why this particular faith enjoyed such spectacular success. It offers fresh perspectives that genuinely illuminate this a ...more | |
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| As the title suggests, the action unfolds during Napoleon’s famous Hundred Days. Set in the Mediterranean, the narrative finds our heroes at their absolute best, notwithstanding heavy personal tragedies. I watched with considerable pleasure as Commod ...more | |
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| Professor Edward F. Fischer delivers a fascinating set of lectures offering ethnographic descriptions of modern peoples living at a relatively primitive level of societal development. Let us be clear: 'primitive' is employed here not as a pejorative, ...more | |
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| Some critics accuse John Burdett of misrepresenting Thai culture in *Bangkok 8*. As a non-Thai who has only visited the country briefly, I cannot definitively judge. Yet, my superficial observations suggest the author at least knows his subject to so ...more | |
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| In the third instalment of Jason Goodwin’s series, Yashim the eunuch returns with a mystery to solve and a beautiful woman to love. I have always found this romantic subplot a delightfully absurd fixture, given his surgical history, yet he certainly ...more | |
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