Andrew Greig
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Verk av Andrew Greig
Heart of the Cards: A Fool's Journey 1 exemplar
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Allmänna fakta
- Födelsedag
- 1951-09-23
- Kön
- male
- Nationalitet
- UK
- Bostadsorter
- Orkney, Scotland, UK
South Queensferry, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK - Utbildning
- University of Edinburgh
- Relationer
- Glaister, Lesley (wife)
- Priser och utmärkelser
- Eric Gregory Award (1972)
Medlemmar
Recensioner
Fair Helen av Andrew Greig
Coincidentally this takes place in the Scottish English border, the same region the last book (Eagle of the Ninth) was set, but like 1500 years later. (120 CC / 1600 CE). Book was ok, I was confused a lot of the time but the intrigues and characters, who was whom, I dunno. Good history, uninspiring execution.
This story is set in 1930's Penang, where Sandy MacKay has been appointed to head the Obstetrics unit at the hospital there, and the Orkneys, where his son Eddie is living and working as he recovers from a near-death experience. Both men have choices to make over lovers they have: Sandy's choice leads to his dismissal, Eddie's... well, Eddie's isn't resolved by the book's final page. Eddie is keen to find out about his father's early life in Penang. Sandy met his wife, who gave birth to two boys including Eddie, many years later and is now dead, and this woman has only the haziest notions of the story that she can pass on to Eddie.
The story alternates between Penang and the Orkneys, and it's the Orkneys which come alive in the portrayal. Penang is much hazier.
The men in the book are more vividly drawn than the women, but the tale is involving from the start. I was always eager to carry on reading until the final pages, when coincidence piled on coincidence. A disappointing end to a finely written book.… (mer)
The story alternates between Penang and the Orkneys, and it's the Orkneys which come alive in the portrayal. Penang is much hazier.
The men in the book are more vividly drawn than the women, but the tale is involving from the start. I was always eager to carry on reading until the final pages, when coincidence piled on coincidence. A disappointing end to a finely written book.… (mer)
A sympathetic novel about a group of friends and The Old Man of Hoy, a sea stack on Orkney. The friends move in and out of relationships with each other, lose touch, meet again and have problems and dramas. These friends are human and real. Climbing runs through the novel and Scotland is travelled through and present. I found the book occasionally wandered away and I lost interest but at other times the narrative was gripping. The reader moves from present to the past as events are revealed.
Historical fiction set in Scotland in the late 1500s, narrator William Fowler (a real person) looks back on the turbulent times when James VI (son of Mary Queen of Scots) was a youth. William is captivated by a young fisher girl, Rose Nicolson, who is intelligent and loves to read, though she is betrothed to another. This was a period of history in which the Protestant religion has become prominent, but some still desire to restore Catholicism. It is a story of unrequited love, politics, intrigue, murder, superstitions, and the written word.
The storyline covers William’s family history, education, and involvement in the political turmoil of the era. It is realistic historical fiction that bogs down occasionally in a sea of detail, but overall, I found it an enjoyable read. It spurred me to research further into the history of the period. The narrative includes a good amount of Scottish dialect and antiquated terms, and there is a helpful glossary provided in the back.… (mer)
The storyline covers William’s family history, education, and involvement in the political turmoil of the era. It is realistic historical fiction that bogs down occasionally in a sea of detail, but overall, I found it an enjoyable read. It spurred me to research further into the history of the period. The narrative includes a good amount of Scottish dialect and antiquated terms, and there is a helpful glossary provided in the back.… (mer)
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- 26
- Även av
- 3
- Medlemmar
- 952
- Popularitet
- #27,037
- Betyg
- 3.8
- Recensioner
- 46
- ISBN
- 92
- Språk
- 3
- Favoritmärkt
- 5