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13. Wide Sargasso Sea Jean Rhys
14. Something Might Happen Julie Myerson
15. My Place Sally Morgan
16. Falling Angels Tracy Chevalier
17. The Pavilion on the Links R>L. Stevenson
18. Restoration Rose Tremain I'm almost finished Falling Angel by William Hjortsberg. It's the only one of his books I've read so far, but I love it!
>266: How are you liking The Club Dumas?
Edited to fix touchstones... Falling Angels by Tracy Chevalier
#42, I also loved Girl with a Pearl Earring, thought Falling Angels was pretty good, but really detested The Virgin Blue. I've tried to get into Lady with a Unicorn several times but with no luck--it's a real snoozer for me. ... I'll be interested to see how I get on with it - I adored Girl with a Pearl Earring but really disliked the start of Falling Angels and gave up on it. I'm also thinking about delving into Journey to the West Volume 1 as I'm tempted to buy the other volumes before a 10% offer runs out at ... ... comes to mind:
The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi (set in the 70's)
High fidelity by Nick Hornby
Falling angels by Tracy Chevalier (Victorian era) ... Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
9. Truman Capote - Breakfast at Tiffanys
10. Tracy Chevalier - Falling Angels
11. Stephen Foster - Walking Ollie
12. Sarah Waters - Tipping the Velvet
13. Marina Lewycka - A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
1 ... #78 Oops, I forgot Falling Angels--I really enjoyed that one, too, although I'd have to say it is my second favorite by Chevalier. ... le
>59 hazelk: "I thought that Girl With a Pearl Earring was a better book than The Virgin Blue. I found her next book, Falling Angels, enjoyable but since then I think Chevalier's books have gone downhill. (Just my opinion.)"
I loved Falling Angels. I've read all of Tracy Chevalier's ... #59 hazelk: I thought that Girl With a Pearl Earring was a better book than The Virgin Blue. I found her next book, Falling Angels, enjoyable but since then I think Chevalier's books have gone downhill. (Just my opinion.) Salem Falls Jodi Picoult
Shout Down the Moon by Lisa Tucker
Rising Moon by Lori Handeland
Falling Angels by Tracy Chevalier
Ascending by James Alan Gardner The Mark of the Angel
Falling Angels
The Kingdom of Heaven
The Five People you Meet in Heaven
The Confident Hope of a Miracle Other novels laid in London:
Tracy Chevalier: Burning Bright (about William Blake) and Falling Angels - supposedly Edwardian, but I didn't read it.
Dorothy l. Sayers: Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Whimsey detective story).
Jacqueline Winspear: Maisie Dobbs and Birds ... >92 Killeymoon - If you haven't read Falling Angels I would check that one out. I've read all of Tracy Chevalier's work, except her newest, and it's by far my favorite.
I finished Where Angels Fear to Tread a sad story, but classic E. M. Forster style.
I just started Rebecca. I ... ... to Beige by Jonathan Drapes and loved it. Very funny, great pace and a nice escape from reality.
I am halfway through Falling Angels by Tracy Chevalier and am enjoying it so far. I am finding the multiple first person way of writing quite interesting.
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