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Marian’s 2023 Year in Books
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Marian L. Thorpe
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A Book Develops, Part III
A novel – or its components: character, theme, plot, setting, language – has many sources, many experiences, real and imagined, that work together to create something whose whole is greater than its parts. I am a writer of place, of landscape, and of characters who are shaped by the places they call(ed) home. Many of … Continue reading A Book Develops, Part III →
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Empire's Passing (Empire's Legacy #8):
"Oh my goodness, what a fantastic yet heartbreaking end to the Empire series. Grief and loss, love and hope, all so beautifully written. If I had a complaint, it would be I WANT MORE. But alas, 'tis not to be.
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Empire's Passing (Empire's Legacy #8):
"The Empire series has been high on my list of books I push on friends ever since I picked up Empire's Daughter. It’s only gotten better as the series has gone on and the author has grown in skill and storytelling ability.
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"Disclaimer: Marian L Thorpe and I are close friends, and I beta-read the book, therefore I am not rating the book, and the below is not a review, just my feelings.
It's so beautiful. And sad. And hopeful. The ending is exactly as it should be. " Read more of this review » |
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| Try the Leopard’s Mouth is the story of a man with two dangerous obsessions: one with a country, and one with a woman. Tom Etheridge is a young man who takes a job in Rhodesia towards the end of Ian Smith’s government, at first working as a salaried ...more | |
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One man: an unwanted, abused orphan who found an escape in books, and in a moment of danger decides to model himself on a fictional character. One woman: sold to a whorehouse as a child who has found her escape in the discipline and ruthlessness neede ...more |
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| As fast paced and twisty as Agent Renault’s fighting style, To Spy a Star is at least equally as good as its predecessor Stellar Instinct. Lilline Renault, T# agent for GAM-OPs, is on a mission to save the galaxy from a ruthless former operative now ...more | |
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Thanks! Book 7 is Empire's Heir. I did change the order on Amazon (and other sites) the other day to add a book that had been 'related to' but not in
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| When we left Asgeir in book 1, he had saved his life (and his cat) but lost his honour. Now, as Harold Finehair works to unite Norway, Asgeir lands in the Orkneys, into conflict and battle: a chance for Asgeir to overcome his shame and redeem himself ...more | |
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| Cultures do not meet without conflict, but finding common ground is possible with listening and love. The Raven and the Dove looks at the beginnings of the blending of Norse and Frankish cultures in what is now Normandy, and the conflicts both extern ...more | |
“Tell him she danced," I said. "To music, and with a sword, and both were beautiful.”
― Empire's Daughter
― Empire's Daughter
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“Tell him she danced," I said. "To music, and with a sword, and both were beautiful.”
― Empire's Daughter
― Empire's Daughter
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