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Mary Malloy

Auteur de The Wandering Heart

14 oeuvres 82 utilisateurs 4 critiques

A propos de l'auteur

Mary Malloy teaches Maritime Studies at the Sea Education Association in Woods Hole, Massachusetts

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Œuvres de Mary Malloy

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Date de naissance
1955
Sexe
female
Nationalité
USA
Études
Brown University

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Critiques

This is a relatively short book to have covered as much historical ground as it did. Although it is called a mystery it is more historical and conflict in academia. Much is related on Thomas Becket and the Woman of Bath story in the Canterbury tales. I enjoyed all that but the pacing was uneven and at times the book was very dry. Historical readers will find more to like than mystery readers because of the focus of this book.
 
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Beamis12 | Jan 8, 2012 |
Multi-generational family secrets starting at the Crusades is an entrancing subject. At times the reader can get lost because so many children of one generation are named for their ancestors in a previous generation. If a family tree had been printed somewhere in the book, I might have felt more in control of who was talking at a specific time.

You certainly are taken on a ride through a wide range of adventures, which are quite exciting. And despite being confused every now and then about who you were hearing at the moment, I was inclined to continue and finish the ride.

I see solid research here and clear indications where the story is historic or not. I am hoping for a second historical fiction from Mary Malloy.
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fglass | 1 autre critique | Dec 16, 2009 |
Fascinating biography of Sam Hill, a somewhat scurrilous merchant captain at the turn of the 19th Century, including how he ended up in Japan in 1799.
 
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Larxol | Mar 20, 2007 |

Prix et récompenses

Statistiques

Œuvres
14
Membres
82
Popularité
#220,761
Évaluation
½ 3.5
Critiques
4
ISBN
14

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