The Borough Press Burning Bright, Fiction, Paperback, Tracy Chevalier
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Price: £9.99
Brand: The Borough Press
Description: 'A visual delight' The Times 'A splendidly vital recreation of Georgian London' Sunday Times. The Borough Press Burning Bright, Fiction, Paperback, Tracy Chevalier - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
Category: Books
Merchant: Harper Collins
Product ID: 9780007178360
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Dimensions: 129x198mm
Keywords: London,Painting,Poetry,Eighteenth Century
ISBN: 9780007178360
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Author: colin murray
Rating: 5
Review: I read very bad reviews about this book but because I have always enjoyed Tracy Chevalier's work I went ahead and bought it.I know the area of London where the book is set and was recently at St Thomas's hospital which is exactly where Astley's amphitheatre was.All this is based on fact.William Blake and his wife are not the only non fictional people in the book. Astley was a world famous circus entrepreneur.The characters and locations have been thoroughly researched.I didn't find this to be like a childrens' book at all as some reviewers said. The central characters are teenagers but the content is far from childish; violence, rape and prostitution are described and if a biography of William Blake is expected -this book is not that.It is an atmospheric tale of another time.William Blake's eccentricities ,certain philosophies and some facts regarding his family relationships are there, but the tale has a very broad aspect. Miss Chevalier's work has charm and quality. She researches into unusual details around real people and places.I have never found her lacking.
Author: Susan
Rating: 4
Review: Good book not as good as some of her others but interesting subject matter if you like historical novels do buy
