Format:Audiobook Media:Audio Cassette Edition:Abridged Ed
ISBN:0001049879 EAN:9780001049871 ASIN:0001049879
Publication Date:February 19, 1996 Availability:Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days Condition:Please allow 5 to 7 days for delivery. Help us recycle and plant trees, we donate 5p to the Woodland Trust for every book sold.
nicely written but lazily researchedMay 9, 2001 3 out of 3 found this review helpful
As a French Revolution obsessive I had high hopes of this novel -- however, although it was nicely written with a suitably evocative style it was also extraordinarily badly researched with the author continually making factual errors and showing little understanding of the society (high or otherwise) of the period. The book also shamelessly 'borrowed' from the authentic 'memoirs of madame de la Tour du Pin' in even the most trivial details of events and dress... Avoid.
Daughters of the StormMay 24, 2000 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is another example of Buchans excellance in writing a story full of atmosphere and imagination. The story is set in brink of the French Revolution in the shadow of "la mere guilliotine", a time in which many french aristocrats were put to the guillotine because of the rebellions in places such as Versaille and Paris. Buchan descirbes this beutifully with great attention to detail and also showing the emotions in words. Daughtrs of the Storm is epic but also romantic adventure of three young ladys which turn into women forging ther way through the French Revolution and breaking ties to find love and romance. Dealing with issues such as adultery. a great read I would recomend it to anyone.
