Dunnett

Nov 18, 2005 11:31

Not to every young girl is it given to enter the harem of the Sultan of Turkey and return to her homeland a virgin...

I've been dashing through these in odd moments, rarely more than twenty minutes at a time, which is usual for this part of the school year. I find myself approaching the story in the same way I approach grand opera, a shift in focus toward the old definition of romance blended with epic. I love the politics, the characters, above all the humor. And there are passages that sing.

Languish Locked in L...

books, lymond chronicles

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