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Buried in Quilts (Hardcover)

de Sara Hoskinson Frommer (Author)
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Dreaming the Eagle , the first volume of Manda Scott's "Boudica" sequence, is as much about establishing our sense of the issues at stake as it is about Breaca, the future Boadicea, herself. We are given a comprehensive and complex picture of pre-Roman British society--one which neither excludes the down-side of an aristocratic warrior society full of powerful mystics and touchy snobs nor regards it as significantly stranger or more primitive than the Romans these Celts are bound sooner or later to have to fight.

Breaca is a talented fighter, but her real interest is in breeding and training horses; for once, we get a picture of ancient Britain in which economic activity is a serious factor. Scott has an imaginative sympathy with opposed ways of life--Breaca's brother Ban spends time as a slave in Roman territory before being rescued by a Roman friend, and he comes to see much of what is worst and also what is best about Rome. This is the best sort of historical fiction--exciting, full of a sense of how different times feel, and also intelligent about historical issues; Scott knows that at the point when historical events happen, they seem as if they are open chances. --Roz Kaveney --Ce texte provient de la Paperback édition.



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This is the story of Boudica: the last defender of Celtic culture; the only woman openly to have led her warriors into battle; the only British warrior to stand against Imperial Rome and triumph. But it is also the story of the two men she loved most: the warrior Caradoc and her half-brother Ban.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 A beautifully written, and powerfully emotive story..., Jui 9 2004
Par Al Finke (Dorset, UK) - Voir tous mes commentaires
This review is from: Boudica (Paperback)
This is the first book in the Boudica series and sets the scene in pre-Roman invasion Britain, introducing readers to life in the tribes - a life which is beset by the dangers of tribal politics and resulting warfare, but is also beautiful in its simplicity. Life seems idyllic, and Manda carves an impression of what life may have been like prior to the Roman invasion - her descriptions of a simple and basic life giving respect to all living things and living by a good moral code bind the reader to the characters - each of whom are brought to life with wonderful vigour, and a sound sense of individuality.
Life changes and becomes more complicated as the shadow of Rome looms, threatening to change the face of Britain forever...
This book is wonderfully written - beautifully descriptive in a way which guides your imagination and allows it to grow with the characters and events... At times I found my heart beating and the pages turning faster. Manda is able to create an intensity in such simple things as the board game scene - a game played between a sharp witted child and his hated nemesis, with the stakes being very high - I would never have thought that reading about two people playing a board game would raise such tension, however it is wonderfully written, and the interplay between the characters such that I was unreachable to the outside world throughout!
The final scenes are more than one could expect from such a fine book and leave you feeling both exhausted and excited about the forthcoming volume in this series...
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Waiting for the Sequel, Déc 4 2003
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This review is from: Boudica (Paperback)
I listened to this book on tape and it was so FABULOUS! The scenes are breathtaking, the descriptions meticulous, and the storyline makes you eager for more. I wish I had not discovered this book until the trilogy had been completed - because I don't fathom how I can wait until the next one.
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