"My own work. Not as far back in history as Flashman, who was 1800s, but set in the Far East as the world emerged from World War II, and a new and freer society grew from the wreckage of the old."
"Michener attempted a broad sweep of history here, following the history of a town in the Holy Land from the primitive worship of a stone to modern times. Historically enlightening."
"....though he added a bit of imagination by giving God a few speeches that are NOT in the Bible. I had to use reasonable conjecture to invent a much changed society in 2035 for this, my second novel."
"Like me, Fraser's seemed to like setting his plots in far far and exotic locations, but he returned to his roots for this historical adventure in Scotland...."
"Michener's first work was based on his wartime experience in the Pacific, and made his name immediately. It was later filmed as a musical, 'South Pacific.'"
"'Caravans' was written in 1947, yet the picture of troubled Afghanistan that it draws is as relevant today. a highly enjoyable work, one of my favourites."
"This one I haven't read, but it's highly recommended; the story of patriarchs' wives and other female conveniences from the women's viewpoint. If God is given any dialogue I can't say, and won't guess"
