Books by Kate Mosse
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review 1: Having heard most of this serialised on Radio 4 Extra, much of it was familiar. The title story itself is nicely done but hardly original as Mosse concedes in her authorial notes which accompany each short. Landscape plays a pivotal role throughout as does weather. Thankfully the...
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review 1: A dark gothic tale which requires a strong stomach to read as Kate Mosse brings taxidermy to grisly life. The protagonist Connie cannot remember the first 12 years of her life; a mysterious note arrives and men are going misising. With vivid descriptions Mosse brings a n empa...
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review 1: It was an enjoyable read. In the quick reads size it was a perfect book for a book to read in circumstances where you could not devote your entire energy to reading due to frequent disturbances. It was NOT a romance and was well written. It provided total distraction for me as I ...
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review 1: This is a superlative ghost story. Mosse's descriptions of the Ariège, located in the far southwest of France, are hauntingly beautiful and made me want to go there immediately. While the twist in the tale is not exactly difficult to work out, the story is well crafted and feel...
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review 1: When I first started this book, I was really excited. I could just tell this was going to be a great story! There was action, history, and a mystery. What could be more entertaining? Yet, as I read further, my enthusiasm weakened. I felt like I was constantly having to read throu...
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review 1: I really enjoyed this book. It was nice not knowing what each story was going to be about until you read them. There were a few stories I didn't enjoy but overall I enjoyed most of them - there is about 16 or so to read. The ones I didn't enjoy tended to be written in about three...
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review 1: What a great book! Even though it had some rather sad stories, I still really enjoyed it. Definitely one of my favourite short story novels I've read in a long time. I always love how authors intertwine history into their fiction and it was also interesting to learn of the differ...
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review 1: Right from the start of The Winter Ghosts, Mosse delivers mystery and unanswered questions. Who is Freddie? Why has he returned to Toulouse, and what caused him to leave in the first place? The document found in the mountains - what is it, and why is it significant?From the first...