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London by edward rutherfurd book cover, description, publication history. He brings this vibrant citys long and noble history alive through his saga of evershifting fortunes, fates, and intrigues of a halfdozen families, from the age of julius caesar to the twentieth century. This book is practically a class in russian history and fun besides. He brings this vibrant citys long and noble history alive through the evershifting fortunes, fates, and. Edward rutherfurd belongs to the james michener school. At first, i was sceptical about this book because, unlike my husband, im not a big history lover. Edward rutherfurd is the internationally bestselling author of several novels, including the new york times bestsellers new york, london, the princes of ireland, and the rebels of ireland.
The author places his vignettes at the most dramatic moments of that citys history, leaping from caesars invasion to the norman conquest to the great fire to of course the blitz, with many stops in between. He was born in salisbury, england, christened in salisbury cathedral, and spent his early childhood in salisbury close. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. A british author hailing from salisbury, edward rutherfurd has been the penname of francis edward wintle for a number of years now, as he writes under it creating an extensive backlog of historical. If you are thinking of a visit to paris, i personally love september and october. After reading this book i visited london and made a special trip to the natural. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. A story that follows the river thames as it flows through the heart of london, from. London has perhaps the most remarkable history of any city in the world. Russia is a country far too infrequently written about by western novelists, but with russka, edward rutherfurd helps remedy that lack. Each period of history that is selected by rutherfurd is complemented by stories that focus on these families. In ireland awakening, edward rutherfurd, working closely with leading irish historians, tells the story of the obyrne, macgowan, doyle, walsh and tidy families, together with the catholic smiths. Discover book depositorys huge selection of edward rutherfurd books online.