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'Slovo's descriptions are stunning, the simplicity of her language conjuring images of visceral vividness. John is a terrific creation . . . An ambitious and accomplished novel' --Guardian
'A real corker . . . Slovo writes with gusto and a terrific sense of period' --Daily Mail
'A restrained and elegant novel . . . Rich and memorable' --Sunday Telegraph
'Beautifully drawn . . . wonderfully readable'
--Metro --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
'A real corker . . . Slovo writes with gusto and a terrific sense of period' --Daily Mail
'A restrained and elegant novel . . . Rich and memorable' --Sunday Telegraph
'Beautifully drawn . . . wonderfully readable'
--Metro --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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* A big and important Victorian novel set in London and the Sudan from a major international writer
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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An Honourable Man
I really liked Gillian Slovo's Ice Road. It was a titanic book, an absolutely gripping epic. I bought this on the back of Ice Road and was disappointed. It's pedestrian and a bit of a chore to read. A poor cross between Kipling and Faber. I'm reading her earlier book, The Betyrayal, at the moment. This has it's faults but is a much better read.
I really liked Gillian Slovo's Ice Road. It was a titanic book, an absolutely gripping epic. I bought this on the back of Ice Road and was disappointed. It's pedestrian and a bit of a chore to read. A poor cross between Kipling and Faber. I'm reading her earlier book, The Betyrayal, at the moment. This has it's faults but is a much better read.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A straightforward historical novel offering a dramatic retelling of Wolesley's expedition of 1884/5 to rescue General Gordon, besieged at Khartoum. Readable and page-turning though it is, I had expected something more layered and nuanced from Slovo (like her Orange-shortlisted 'Ice Road' which I enjoyed immensely). It was interesting to read about an event in history I knew little about, but I don't feel the novel had a great deal to say beyond that.
Khartoum, we are told, is a large city full of bazaars and people yet I never got any sense of it being more than a small fort; similarly Slovo tells us about the trek across the desert yet fails to convey any sense of scale. In terms of the plot and themes I felt there were lots of missed opportunities. Overall, it passed the time well enough but was rather forgettable.
Khartoum, we are told, is a large city full of bazaars and people yet I never got any sense of it being more than a small fort; similarly Slovo tells us about the trek across the desert yet fails to convey any sense of scale. In terms of the plot and themes I felt there were lots of missed opportunities. Overall, it passed the time well enough but was rather forgettable.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Don't try to read this book on the tube as you may miss your stop! That's what happened to me as I was so immersed in the story of John Clarke, a London physician who volunteers for duty on a British expedition to Khartoum in 1884, and finds himself delirious and nearly dying of thirst during a camel trek across the Sahara, that I lost track of where I was. Clarke's gripping story is only one of the narrative strands in this novel. We also follow his wife's descent into laudanum addiction and the lower depths of Victorian London as she struggles to cope with her husband's absence. And Slovo takes us inside the gates of the besieged city of Khartoum as General Gordon attempts to hold off the forces of the Mahdi. Cutting with dizzying rapidity from drawing room to desert to the increasingly desperate plight of Gordon and his men, An Honourable Man is a thrilling ride from start to finish.
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This is a really gripping novel. Like Slovo's last novel `Black Orchids' `An Honourable Man' was hard to put down. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Becky Jacobs
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I found An Honorable Man a real page-turner. The scenes on the road to Khartoum are especially vivid. It's an intoxicating read. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Ben B
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