Books by Fiona Carnarvon
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review 1: Even for a die-hard "Downton Abbey" fanatic like me I was still thoroughly surprised and delighted by what Fiona Carnarvon unearthed in "Lady Catherine, the Earl, and the Real Downton Abbey." While it was compelling enough stuff to read about the whirlwind romance and marriage be...
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review 1: Un romanzo storico che, attraverso le vicende personali di Almina, racconta la generazione che ha vissuto la Grande Guerra, segnando il passaggio della vecchia Inghilterra dall'età Vittoriana al regno di Elisabetta II. Le parti più interessantisono gli avvenimenti della Prima Gue...
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review 1: Imagine you are at a dinner party. You are sat by a rather nice lady with some aristocratic history. She starts telling you all about her family. At first it's really interesting and you are just fascinated, but by the time the main dish is served, she's gone through the importan...
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review 1: The REAL story of Highclere castle is as much fun (if not more) than the fictional world of Downton Abbey, which is shot in the castle. From Almina's (officially) mysterious parentage, to the Valley of Kings in Egypt, there are nearly as many twists as in any BBC serial. Written ...
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review 1: I was not at all sure I needed to read this book, but in fact, once I started I could not put it down. At first, it seemed rather plodding, I must admit, but then the author seems to hit her stride, and off we went, right through to the end. The initial hook is of course "the rea...