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Sold for silver.

Advantages: An interesting love story.
Disadvantages: At times too industrial led.

As part of a “book club” that is run by myself an a few of my work colleagues, I find that I am “borrowing” a selection of books, that I would otherwise probably never get to read, like the one I will now review for you. The book in question is - “A ha ...

sarahbarrow 26.04.2011 · Read full review
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Review of A Handful Silver - Meg Hutchinson

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Unravel The Bindings

Advantages: Original story that draws you in
Disadvantages: Flashbacks may confuse if you find it hard to follow a story

This novel follows the life of May, a Chinese woman whose feet were bound against her will at the age of five. Her grandmother, Yu-ying, tells her to be quiet so that they can tell potential suitors "She never cried out". May is forced to be the fourth wi ...

DoubleFantasy11 05.07.2006 · Read full review
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Review of The Binding Chair - Kathryn Harrison

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The binding chair... not a bind to read at all.

Advantages: An incite into an unknown world.
Disadvantages: Sometimes a little uncomfortable to read.

...one of my many, many trips to my local library I was thrilled to discover that there was another book sale, unfortunately the books on sale were not of the usual reading material that I go for, hence the review I will now write. The book I will now ...

sarahbarrow 16.03.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Binding Chair - Kathryn Harrison

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THE BINDING CHAIR

Advantages: GOOD READ
Disadvantages: NONE

...yes a good read. Very well written and you felt part of the story. Descriptions were fantastic. Yes it took sometime to get into the book to start with but once you read the first ffew pages then you were hooked.It is very inventive and entertaining histo ...

ruth1957 31.08.2007 · Read full review
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Review of The Binding Chair - Kathryn Harrison

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The worst researched hitorical novel I have ever read

Advantages: Good romantic story
Disadvantages: Gets the fact hideously wrong

...It's only in recent years that I've learned anything about Anne Boleyn's sister Mary, who was Henry VIII's lover long before Anne was on the scene . Most of what I have learned about her is from works such as The Other Boleyn Girl, where, although Mary ac ...

Thehonesttruth 25.03.2011 · Read full review
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Review of The Last Boleyn - Karen Harper

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