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The Angel Stone
'In every generation there are those who believe eternal life is the one way forward for human kind...'
Manchester, 1604, and the Simeon is torn away from his mother to sing at the cathedral school.
In the here and now of modern Manchester, Kate's father has mysteriously vanished.
Suddenly Siemon and Kate's lives are bound together by the power of the cathedral's Angel Stone. One of them must make a terrible sacrifice. But who will it be - and at what cost to their future...?
And their past?
Manchester, 1604, and the Simeon is torn away from his mother to sing at the cathedral school.
In the here and now of modern Manchester, Kate's father has mysteriously vanished.
Suddenly Siemon and Kate's lives are bound together by the power of the cathedral's Angel Stone. One of them must make a terrible sacrifice. But who will it be - and at what cost to their future...?
And their past?
- GenresYoung Adult
380 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2006
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October 10, 2012
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Much as I love historical fiction, I have to admit, this was a little confusing in places, due to the switching between modern-day Manchester and the Manchester of 1605 – in fact, whenever the action switched to the present, my heart sank a little, along with my interest and attention, as it just didn’t hold up against the historical aspect which was far more intriguing. To be perfectly honest, this would probably read much better if the modern parts were left out (even if this would remove a plot point). The titular angel stone, although apparently playing a huge part in the plot, is barely mentioned throughout the book, which made me wonder the author had struggled to slot it into the story, having decided beforehand that this was to be a major part of the story. That said, the historical side of the story is wonderfully written and the characters have an olde worlde charm that compensates for the lack of it in the superfluous contemporary chapters.
Much as I love historical fiction, I have to admit, this was a little confusing in places, due to the switching between modern-day Manchester and the Manchester of 1605 – in fact, whenever the action switched to the present, my heart sank a little, along with my interest and attention, as it just didn’t hold up against the historical aspect which was far more intriguing. To be perfectly honest, this would probably read much better if the modern parts were left out (even if this would remove a plot point). The titular angel stone, although apparently playing a huge part in the plot, is barely mentioned throughout the book, which made me wonder the author had struggled to slot it into the story, having decided beforehand that this was to be a major part of the story. That said, the historical side of the story is wonderfully written and the characters have an olde worlde charm that compensates for the lack of it in the superfluous contemporary chapters.
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February 28, 2021I started reading this for a try a chapter video, see the link below for my full thoughts:
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April 2, 2013
I really didn't like this book. It just was too far fetched, not realistic and had a terrible plot. Others may have liked it, but I definitely didn't. From the blurb, it sounded so good, unfortunately in reality it wasn't.
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