Type of bind: Audio CD
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
Format: Bargain Price
Label: Penguin Audio
Manufacturer: Penguin Audio
Quantity: 10
Page Count: 12
Printing Date: March 20, 2007
Publishing house: Penguin Audio
Release Date: March 20, 2007
Sale Popularity Level: 1630617
Studio: Penguin Audio
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The wonderful new novel from the much loved author of 'Girl With a Pearl Earring' and 'Falling Angels'. Flames and funerals, circus feats and seduction, neighbours and nakedness: Tracy Chevalier's new novel 'Burning Bright' sparkles with drama. London 1792. The Kellaways move from familiar rural Dorset to the tumult of a cramped, unforgiving city. They are leaving behind a terrible loss, a blow that only a completely new life may soften. Against the backdrop of a city jittery over the increasingly bloody French Revolution, a surprising bond forms between Jem, the youngest Kellaway boy, and streetwise Londoner Maggie Butterfield. Their friendship takes a dramatic turn when they become entangled in the life of their neighbour, the printer, poet and radical, William Blake. He is a guiding spirit as Jem and Maggie navigate the unpredictable, exhilarating passage from innocence to experience. Their journey inspires one of Blake's most entrancing works. Georgian London is recreated as vividly in Burning Bright as 17th-century Delft was in Tracy Chevalier's bestselling masterpiece, Girl with a Pearl Earring.
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After reading Girl with a Pearl Earring I picked up "Burning Bright" and was very let down. I agree with other reviewers, the characters are too emphasized where William Blake is too much of a vague reference, almost as if Tracy Chevalier was afraid to assign him dialogue in case she be proved wrong. I truly didn't care for any of the characters and was always hoping some*thing* would happen. There was no climatic ending, it fizzled out and a nice bow tied things up. It's obvious Chevalier puts effort into creating a realistic era. Needed a lot of work on plot, dialogue and action/events.
I'd skip this one.
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I find anything about London interesting, especially history so I enjoyed this book. A bit of a Dickensian feel to it. I did not see any similarity to the "bogus" patriotism after 9-11 in the scenes of signature collecting and the patriotic rally. I don't remember anyone coming around collecting signatures after 9-11. I do remember all the flags on cars which didn't bother me a bit. Not sure where the previous reviewer was going with that. There's a world of difference in the conditions we live under than in London in the time of the French revolution.
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Like Chevalier's other books, this is good historical fiction, taking place in England more than 100 years ago. The book addresses taboo subjects, youth and innoncence lost, friendship, mourning and poverty. There are elements of joy and sorrow, mixed in with some cruelty and hope. I can honstly say I learned new terms and concepts after reading the book, as some of the language is not used in today's world. The main characters are easy to like and root for, as they face some harsh realities of their worlds. Like most of her books, I recommend Burning Bright fairly confidently. This is not a one night read, but rather a book that is worth savoring over many days.
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Loved this book. There were so many stories within the story. Many historical persons, places and facts that I enjoyed looking up. Tracy's writing is SO descriptive. You could picture everything as if it was on video. I used this book for my book club. It was a great book for discussion. I read Girl with a Pearl Earring and saw the movies- liked the book better. I look forward to another book by this author.
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Not as good as her previous work, but still an easy ready for the beach. The story line is just not very strong and the purpose of it is fairly weak. It gets a little more interesting in the last 50 pages. However it seems a little late to me.
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