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  • Adrian Tinniswood: Noble Ambitions
  • Adrian Tinniswood: The Power and the Glory
  • Martin Williams: The King is Dead, Long Live the King
  • Gavin Plumley: A Home for all Seasons
  • Robert Harris: Precipice
  • Nigel Slater: A Thousand Feasts
  • Joan Aiken: Tales of London Town
  • Alan Connor: 188 Words for Rain
  • Ben Robinson: English Villages: An Extraordinary Journey through Time

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LizF

I did enjoy A Vision of Loveliness and I thoroughly agree with Virginia Ironside's comments about the vivid portrayal of the period (so I'm told anyway - I was only a very small child at the time!)but I do see what you and Litlove mean about the tone becoming very acidic and cynical by the end.
This new book looks fascinating though and I do enjoy stories set in the 20's, so it will have to be added to my list of ones to look out for!

Cornflower

Yes, the VoL characters were cold and calculating so a reader might feel they'd spent long enough in their company, but the whole 'set' of the book was great.
Despite its dark deeds, the new book has a lighter feel and more warmth and charm. I loved it!

litlove

I would certainly read Louise Levine again - the end of her first novel wss indeed a bit bitter for me, but the rest of it was extremely good. I am, though, a tad, well all right, very, squeamish. Perhaps I can just skip the gory bits and enjoy the rest?

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