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5 obres 1,858 Membres 105 Ressenyes 2 preferits

Sobre l'autor

Miranda Carter was educated at St Paul's Girls' School and Exeter College, Oxford. She worked as a publisher and journalist before beginning research on Anthony Blunt

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Obres de Miranda Carter

The Strangler Vine (2014) 539 exemplars
Anthony Blunt: His Lives (2001) 282 exemplars
The Infidel Stain (2015) 204 exemplars
The Devil's Feast (2017) 108 exemplars

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Altres noms
Carter, M. J.
Data de naixement
1965-05-30
Gènere
female
Nacionalitat
UK
Lloc de naixement
London, England, UK
Llocs de residència
London, England, UK
Educació
University of Oxford (Exeter College)
Professions
publisher
journalist
biographer
Relacions
Lanchester, John (husband)
Premis i honors
The Royal Society of Literature Award (2002)
Whitbread Biography Award (2002)
Orwell Prize (2002)
Biografia breu
Miranda Carter, biographer, was educated at St. Paul's Girls' School and Exeter College, Oxford. She worked as a publisher and journalist before beginning research on her biography of Anthony Blunt in 1994. She lives in London with her husband and two sons. Anthony Blunt: His lives (2001), her first book, won the Royal Society of Literature Award and the Orwell Prize, and was shortlisted for many other prizes, including the Guardian First Book Award and the Whitbread Biography Award. In the US it was chosen by the New York Times Book Review as one of the seven best books of 2002.

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Another good entry in the series. Blake wild and mysterious, Avery , finding it increasingly hard to continue in his solid , somewhat upper class persona. Dickensian, with lots of awful things, but most only hinted at. Historical details on chartists and on London in general very good, just a little liberty taken here and there to advance the plot. Historical characters like Mathew add color
 
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cspiwak | Hi ha 25 ressenyes més | Mar 6, 2024 |
Will definitely try the next one. Reminiscent of Kipling. Nice road story with a dashing innocent young hero and an older but wiser one. Had a number of dangerous adventures and a fair plot.
 
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cspiwak | Hi ha 40 ressenyes més | Mar 6, 2024 |
I preferred the India setting in the first book to the wet and gray London we have in this book. India is exotic but London is rather dull. The investigation into the whodunnit seemed less interesting because the India setting gave me more options for villains and red herrings. Moving the characters out of India was a mistake in my mind.

The setting change also affected Blake and Avery's relationship and their ability to resolve clues. While they were in India, Avery needed Blake’s fluency in multiple languages and his extensive knowledge of the cultures. In London, Blake seems to have fewer investigative tools.

This installment of the series was a miss for me and I will not be reading the series any further.
… (més)
 
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Violette62 | Hi ha 25 ressenyes més | Nov 18, 2023 |
Rich historical tapestry set during the times of the East India Company. Well researched and has hint of Rudyard Kipling.
 
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harishwriter | Hi ha 40 ressenyes més | Oct 12, 2023 |

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Obres
5
Membres
1,858
Popularitat
#13,852
Valoració
3.8
Ressenyes
105
ISBN
63
Llengües
5
Preferit
2

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