The Black Rose (1945)

by Thomas B. Costain

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Despite all favorable reviews, I didn't really enjoy so much this romantic novel written by Thomas Costain.

The characters didn't are so interesting and the plot didn't keep my full attention while reading this book.

Sorry guys but I think TBC wrote better books than this one. (

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historical novel about journey from Britain to China in the 1200s (

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The Black Rose

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Bayan of the Hundred Eyes

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The Black Rose (1950)

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New York Times bestseller (Fiction, 1945)

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To Dora

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It was growing late, and still there was no sign of Engaine.

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Walter of Gurnie, bastard son of an English peer, is forced to flee from Oxford for his part in the university riots of 1273. Inspired by Friar Bacon, he determines to travel to China.
With his friend Tristam, he fights his way to the heart of the fabulous Mongol Empire, and returns famous, to find that he must choose between the first love he thought lost and the exotic flower that he found in the East.

"Solid in its facts, colorful and romantic...a rich and remarkable historical tapestry." (Christian Science Monitor)

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