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Mary Malloy

Author of The Wandering Heart

14 Works 82 Members 4 Reviews

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Mary Malloy teaches Maritime Studies at the Sea Education Association in Woods Hole, Massachusetts

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Birthdate
1955
Gender
female
Nationality
USA
Education
Brown University

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This is a relatively short book to have covered as much historical ground as it did. Although it is called a mystery it is more historical and conflict in academia. Much is related on Thomas Becket and the Woman of Bath story in the Canterbury tales. I enjoyed all that but the pacing was uneven and at times the book was very dry. Historical readers will find more to like than mystery readers because of the focus of this book.
 
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Beamis12 | Jan 8, 2012 |
Multi-generational family secrets starting at the Crusades is an entrancing subject. At times the reader can get lost because so many children of one generation are named for their ancestors in a previous generation. If a family tree had been printed somewhere in the book, I might have felt more in control of who was talking at a specific time.

You certainly are taken on a ride through a wide range of adventures, which are quite exciting. And despite being confused every now and then about who you were hearing at the moment, I was inclined to continue and finish the ride.

I see solid research here and clear indications where the story is historic or not. I am hoping for a second historical fiction from Mary Malloy.
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fglass | 1 other review | Dec 16, 2009 |
Fascinating biography of Sam Hill, a somewhat scurrilous merchant captain at the turn of the 19th Century, including how he ended up in Japan in 1799.
 
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Larxol | Mar 20, 2007 |

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Works
14
Members
82
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Rating
½ 3.5
Reviews
4
ISBNs
14

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