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Caprice and Rondo: The House of Niccolo Bk. 7 (Paperback)

by Dorothy Dunnett (Author)

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Paperback: 592 pages
Publisher: Penguin; New Ed edition (30 Mar 2000)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0140252304
ISBN-13: 978-0140252309
Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.4 x 3.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 82,217 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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January 1474, in the deep cold of an ice-bound Danzig: a man is spending a frivolous winter not facing up to his responsibilities ... It is the merchant Niccolo, diviner, soldier, banker to Kings; shunned by all who know him after revelations of hismurderous mischief-making. But his talents are too great to be squandered, and a subtle political dance ensues as rivals in Poland, Venice, and Persia bid for his services in trade and war and diplomacy. Niccolo has lost his family; but he will discover a new purpose in life...

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Dorothy Dunnett is the author of the world famous Lymond Chronicles set during the sixteenth century, as well as the on-going House of Niccolo series. She was awarded the OBE for her services to literature in 1992. She is married to Sir Alastair Dunnett; they live in Edinburgh.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent historical fiction, 17 Oct 2007

By	Didier (Ghent, Belgium) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This is the seventh and last but one novel in the House of Niccolo-series, and as all preceding six novels it is intricate, demanding, learned, meticulously researched, beautifully written, and absolutely mesmerising because - lest it be forgotten amidst all the glorious details and intricate plots of these books - Dorothy Dunnett is first and foremost a consumate storyteller.

Apart from O'Brian's Aubrey & Maturin-novels and The Flashman-books by MacDonald Fraser (which are both very different, but in their own right as good) there is no other novelist that succeeded in so completely capturing my attention for months on end, and made me feel afterwards as if I had been living in the Middle Ages. I cannot recommend these books enough, they provide immense pleasure upon first reading them and are so rich and detailed that you can easily read them again and again and again...

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5.0 out of 5 stars Nicholas grows up..., 30 Dec 2008

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This review is from: Caprice and Rondo (The House of Niccolo) (Paperback)

Firstly, do not read this if you haven't read the previous 6 volumes in this series: they really do matter.

Following the shocking revelations of Nicholas' plans at the end of To Lie with Lions: The Sixth Book of the House of Niccolo, Nicholas has been exiled both emotionally and physically from his family and company. Gelis takes his place, trying to make reparation for what he has done, and hold the company together.

Adrift, emotionally scarred and unsure what to do with his life, Nicholas drifts to Poland in vague pursuit of his missing gold, only to get caught up in the increasing drama of Julius' marriage to the enigmatic Anna. And while he is away, Tobie and Gelis start to unravel some of the hidden secrets of his birth and childhood.

I have to say that I've never been as great a fan of the Niccolo series as I am of Dunnett's Lymond books, but re-reading them now I do think that they're much subtler and more intricate works. Dense, resonant, complicated and somehow maturer, they're never an easy read but always a rivetting one. Here Nicholas reaches his late 30s and finally - by the end - becomes an adult. I don't want to spoil the plot for any new readers but the last part of this book is one of the highpoints, in my view, of Dunnett's writing. And the deliberate intertextual links with the Lymond series just add emotional depth to an already moving story. Very highly recommended, but do make sure you have the time to give this the space it needs.

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