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Goodbye Piccadilly (2014)

by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles(Favorite Author)

3.67 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0751556262 (ISBN13: 9780751556261)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Sphere

series

War at Home

review 1: This is the first book in Cynthia Harrod-Eagles new series War at Home, and what a disappointment it is. I’m a great fan of her Morland Dynasty books, and hoped this would be as good as they are, but sadly I found the characters stereotypes rather than fully rounded characters, one-dimensional and wooden, the writing lifeless and with cliché following cliché and the plot predictable. This first volume is the start of a family saga set against the backdrop of the first world war, and I can’t help feeling this was a publisher initiative to cash in on the current interest in the war rather than a series Harrod-Eagles has put her heart and soul into. I found it too dull to read through to the end and just skimmed it.
review 2: I always enjoy reading this part... moreicular author; great story lines, good characterisation and well researched. This is the first instalment of her new series, concentrating on WW1. Really enjoyable, setting up the various characters and covering all levels of society and their interaction. As a fan of the Morland series, particularly enjoyed the references to characters from that series. Would highly recommend and looking forward to the next instalment. less

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