Synopsis (from book cover):
Sarum is the towering story of five families through 100 centuries of turmoil, tyranny, passion and properity. In a novel of extraordinary richness the whole sweep of British civilisation unfolds through the story of one place, Salisbury, from beyond recorded time to the present day. The landscaped – as old as time [...]
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Sarum by Edward Rutherford
6 Comments CherryPie on Jan 16th 2014
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Sepulchre by Kate Mosse
Synopsis (from the book cover):
Set against the tumultuous backdrop of southern France, Sepulchre is the stunning new novel of obsession and revenge from the number one bestselling author of Labyrinth.
OCTOBER 1891: Seventeen-year-old Leonie Vernier and her brother Anatole abandon the gas-lit streets of Paris for the sanctuary of the Domaine de la Cade, some miles [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Jan 29th 2011
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The Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K. Lee
Although I have been reading plenty of books and have several on the go it has been a long time since I did a book review. I thought it was about time I changed that.
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Two beautiful women. One mysterious man. Separated by culture, class and war.
In the heat and bustle of [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Jul 6th 2010
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The Genesis Secret by Tom Knox
Synopsis (from book cover):
Humanity’s most ancient secret is about to be revealed…
In the sunburned deserts of eastern Turkey, archaeologists are unearthing a stone temple, the world’s most ancient building. When journalist Rob Luttrell is sent to report on the dig, he is intrigued to learn that someone deliberately buried the site 10,000 years ago, Why?
Only [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Nov 18th 2009
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Saturday by Ian McEwan
This was one of my book group reads. Tonight is the first meeting after the summer break and the group will be discussing their thoughts on the book. As I have been off sick for a couple of days with the lurgy I decided it was safer to stay at home and chill out a [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Sep 10th 2009
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The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
Synopsis:
Born in a village in heartland India, the son of a rickshaw puller, Balram is taken out of school by his family and put to work in a teashop. As he crushes coals and wipes tables, he nurses a dream of escape – of breaking away from the banks of Mother Ganga, into whose depths [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Aug 18th 2009
