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5.0�toiles sur 5 worth many re-reads, D�c 2 2001

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This review is from: Penmarric (Mass Market Paperback)

Penmarric was the third Howatch novel I read, and the one that got me hooked on her. The first was "Sins of the Fathers", which I liked very much and so, a few years later, I read its prequel, the Rich are Different, which I also enjoyed. But it was only after coming across Penmarric - completely by accident - that I woke up and took notice. Since reading this book I have gone on to read every single one of her following novels - thirteen in all, in succession!
From the first page I was engrossed in the characters. The story begins with Mark, a rather dour man, who falls in love with Janna, a woman several years his senior. These are the two central figures of the novel, which later moves on to the next generation. Howatch proves herself to be a master storyteller with the ability to get under the skin of her characters in such a way that the reader can identify with them completely - a very rare talent. Her multi-character first-person structure enables us to see the unfolding story through the eyes of five characters in turn, and it is quite amazing how a character whom one has disliked when he or she was seen through the eyes of previous narrator suddenly takes on completely new dimensions when he/she comes on central stage. I know of no writer who does this as well as Howatch.
The story is set in Cornwall and begins in 1890 and goes on to span the intervening years till WWII. It is a rich and multifaceted novel, well worth reading many times to discover all its layers, and a great novel for a group discussion. (...)

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5.0�toiles sur 5 A Wonderful Character Study, Nov. 29 1998

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Both Pennmaric and The Wheel of Fortune are unique in the way Ms. Howatch creates a novel to mirror history. In this case King Henry (Mark), Queen Eleanor (Janna), Richard (Philip) and John Lackland (Jan-Yves) to name just the major characters. However, this technique does not distract from the great story-telling. I truly recommend this book and all of Ms. Howatch's writings.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 Superb! Started me on a lifetime of Anglophilia, Nov. 24 1998

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I also read this first when I was a young teenager and was deeply moved and involved. I went on to read her other novels thru the mid-80s, until she changed styles and settings dramatically. This year, after 5 other trips to England, I finally traveled to the actual places in Cornwall that she fictionalized in her brilliant and engaging writing. I purchased a new copy of Penmarric at a small bookshop in St Ives, and took a very sentimental tour of the Cornish landscape - windswept cemeteries, old churchyards and sprawling mansions that I first visited as a child through her eyes. It was haunting, thrilling and quite sentimental to finally be there on my 40th birthday. This book is superb, enjoy it!

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5.0�toiles sur 5 A big fat family saga with a very unusual twist
Penmarric begins as Mark Castallack and his mother Maud, cheated out of their inheritance by a scheming relative, wage a years long court battle to regain possession of the lands... Read more

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5.0�toiles sur 5 Excellent Epic.
Wow! What an engrossing novel to read! This was the first Susan Howatch novel I've read, but it certainly won't be the last. Read more

Publi� le Mars 5 2002 par LostBoy76

5.0�toiles sur 5 EXCELLENT READ!!!
I first read this book in the early 70's when I was just twelve or thirteen. I was deeply affected by the story. Read more

Publi� le Mai 8 1998

5.0�toiles sur 5 A true hit!
This is a great book, hard to put down and in fact I have read it TWICE!

Publi� le Mars 18 1998