- Mass Market Paperback: 522 pages
- Publisher: Ace Books; Reprint edition (Sep 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0441009700
- ISBN-13: 978-0441009701
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,553,368 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry lives in Portmahomack, Scotland, and her well-loved series featuring Thomas and Charlotte Pitt has recently been adapted for television. THE CATER STREET HANGMAN was watched by millions of viewers when it was broadcast by ITV. Also available from Headline are the critically acclaimed William and Hester Monk mysteries.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Author Anne Perry has made her name writing Victorian mystery novels, from which 'Tathea' could be no further, but my personal opinion is that this work is her tour de force. One of the best qualities of the book seems to be Perry's personal involvement and absorption in her writing and the subject of it, the familiar affection with which she treats her characters and landscapes.
To summarise the story here would be impossible. To describe it as a narrative of a quest or a crusade would be trite - the plot is complex and winding, though with each section self-contained enough to be a story standing alone, a chapter within context. It is truly an epic, which some readers may find wearing, though I have never felt that in the countless times that I have re-read this book.
The work's strongest point is the elegant, warm descriptive passages which Perry uses to evoke images of the landscapes that the heroine, Tathea, moves through. Her towns and cities have a life and character beyond that of their residents and the events that occur there.
The characters are the story are also portrayed in loving detail, with all the emotion - virtue, desire and evil - of humanity. A strong empathy with Tathea is inevitable by the end of the book, felt strongly in her relationships with other characters - especially Alexis. Her strength and pride, coupled with her deep mourning and sense of obligation, is overwhelmingly beautiful in itself.
This epic is one that you will remember as a journey that you have completed yourself, and although the obvious parallels to Christianity which become stronger towards the end can be difficult to stomach, the heart of the book is far from propaganda for organised religion. To read it is to have the experience of someone else's life, an extraordinary and fantastic life.
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I read this book a long time ago, loved it, and certain parts have remained in my mind. Truly well thought out by Anne Perry, she is to be congratulated. The recent copy was purchased for a friend for Christmas. She has yet to read it.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Tathea ended up lending itself too much to vague philosophical arguments, which I could not find reasoning behind them and then towards the end became a slightly veiled diatribe against organised religion.
The main character (Tathea) often acted in a ways that seemed unfathomable at times and the creation of some of the societies she visits is equally obscure. Tathea starts to represent the ultimate truth of existence and is set against an establishing religion which only vaguely reflected this truth.
I did however finish the book and occasionally warming to the main character even though towards the end I found myself more and more frustrated with the religious undertones. I imagine this is a book that could create an interesting discussion and I'm trying to convince my flatmates to read it so I can discuss it with them but after they way they saw me swear at it they are all avoiding it on the shelf.
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