The Book Depository The Painted Queen by Elizabeth Peters
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Description: The Painted Queen : Paperback : Little, Brown Book Group : 9781472126801 : 1472126807 : 06 Apr 2018 : Egypt, 1912. Amelia Peabody and her dashing archeologist husband, Radcliffe Emerson, are once again in danger as they search for a priceless, stolen bust of legendary Queen Nefertiti in this long-awaited, eagerly anticipated final installment of Elizabeth Peters's bestselling series. The Book Depository The Painted Queen by Elizabeth Peters - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Product ID: 9781472126801
MPN: 1472126807
GTIN: 9781472126801
Author: Pepper1975
Rating: 5
Review: At first whent I started to read the book I felt it wasn't the same as the other Amelia Peabody books but within the first few pages Amelia, Emerson et al were at their rumbustous best. The book was up to the wonderful standards of Elizabeth Peters (so sadly missed). I was bereft at the thought of never reading another Amelia Peabody adventure. Elizabeth Peters was not only amazing fun in her writing, with a wicked imagination, but such an intellect and font of knowledge. Joan Hess has done a wonderful job and the writing is seamless. I totally loved the adventure (I didnt want the book to finish!). I will read it again and again as I have done with all the others.
Author: Fiona Charlotte
Rating: 2
Review: My advice would be "Don't"!!! I love the Amelia Peabody Emerson series and was very sad that there were to be no more, so was pleased that there was one more book, even if it needed finishing by another author. But this is very disappointing. There are lots of mistakes, basic errors: Brighton is a CITY!!!??? Err, no. It's a town, a seaside town. London, Chicago, Paris are cities. Perhaps I am being picky but the mistakes made with the German used cannot be ignored. They have been Googled and found wanting. I am bi-lingual and live with a native German speaker and I have grown up with family that come from both Prussia and Bavaria and no-one, even today, would address a stranger using the informal "you". Speak to a police officer using "Du" and not "Sie" and you get a fine. It's just not done: the English version would be "thou" and is no longer used, but it's alive and well in Germany. As for the characters, I can almost feel when what I read has been written by Ms Peters because there is loads that then doesn't feel right and the characters behave and say things they just wouldn't. A couple of things Ramses says to David really irked me as it was so wrong. I will go back to the other books I love so much and have read so many times and leave this one alone. It's a pity, as it would have been as good as the rest had it been completed by Ms Peters.
