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A rattling good story and with a plot which is gripping...superb, unforgettable (SPECTATOR )
Rathbone is a very clever writer.. scenes of such solidity no reader will easily forget them (TIMES )
A triumph... if there are echoes of I, CLAUDIUS that is a high compliment (INDEPENDENT )
A magnificent historical novel to stand alongside Rose Tremain's RESTORATION ('One of the very best story-tellers around’ )
Rathbone is a very clever writer.. scenes of such solidity no reader will easily forget them (TIMES )
A triumph... if there are echoes of I, CLAUDIUS that is a high compliment (INDEPENDENT )
A magnificent historical novel to stand alongside Rose Tremain's RESTORATION ('One of the very best story-tellers around’ )
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'Rathbone is a very clever writer.. scenes of such solidity no reader will easily forget them'
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The best sort of historical writing - a treat,
This review is from: The Last English King (Paperback)
This is a super book, a must for those interested in Anglo-Saxon England and the events of 1066. The characterisation is first class, and never becomes overblown - both Walt and Quint are quite believable characters.The characterisation of Harold is a most impressive achievment, and the reader who does not feel sympathetic towards him has a heart of stone. It also highlighted areas of Saxon history that I was unaware of, I had never heard, for example,of Edith Swan Neck - but she has perhaps the most beautiful name I have ever encountered. Read this, you will not be disappointed.
15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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enthralling & enjoyable historical romp,
By jono'rourke@mimosa.fsnet.co.uk (Wellingborough, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Last English King (Paperback)
Whilst I appreciate that it's a cliche, this really is an unputdownable book. The author cleverly uses an actual historical happening, (the Battle of Hastings and events leading up to the Norman Conquest) to weave an engrossing work of fiction. I especially enjoyed the way one of the characters comes out with ideas way ahead of his time. Among other interesting facts we discover why England ended up with the patron saint of George, despite him having no obvious connection with this 'green & pleasant land'. Several parts of the book are laugh out loud funny. The characters are exceptionally three dimensional so you feel as if you know them personally. Despite the comic nature of the book, one feels a certain amount of sadness as the historical events familiar to all English people of 1066, draw to their conclusion. It certainly helps you appreciate that English history took on a radically different texture after the conquest. In all, an entertaining, slightly educational book that led me to read several other of the authors novels.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
The early struggle against European Political Union,
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This review is from: The Last English King (Paperback)
This is a well written and entertaining book. The book places very modern English words in the mouths of Saxon Earls, Thegns and the like. Attempts at more apposite anachronysms (such as a thinly veiled allusion to Bob Dylan) whilst humorous do not really work. The topic of the book has as much relevance at the end of the millenium as it did at the start - We (the English / Saxons) don't want them (the Europeans / Normans) coming over here and disrupting the status quo.The big question is whether the results will be the same this time round.
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