... http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=39221 ... lousy and could have been excellent. No priest would...
... http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=39221 ... lousy and could have been excellent. No priest would...
Hi Blueheron; It's an interesting question--how much should children know about their parents? If you look at Susan Howatch's books, most of the adults who...
Such an interesting question, and interesting responses! One thing I would say is that if Gavin and S. did chose to share their past with their children, the...
The problem seems to me to be that whatever the parents choose IF the child reaches crisis point (at whatever age and whether in real life or in Howatch...
Unfortuneatly for Gav his story was front page news. Better any children they have find out from him not from someone else. How to handle this? God knows but...
... that their parents had been prostitutes, the parents could say, "We were trying to protect you." No need for them to apologize for that. There's no...
Vote in England Favors Having Female Bishops The Church of England's national assembly voted overwhelmingly to pursue the possibility of allowing women to...
Over a year ago someone on this list recommended the Phil Rickman books--the Merrily Watkins series. I can't recall if I remembered to thank you for the ...
Hi I'm just reading Human Traces by Sebastian Faulkes. He is such an evocative and thoughtful writer. This particular novel is an epic about what makes us...
Hilary Sinclair
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Hello, My name is Christy and I'm new to the group. In 1985 I first read Wheel of Fortune and have read it about 10 times since - just can't get enough of it....
Hi Christy- How nice to have someone who is a fan of the sagas! I wouldn't consider Cashelmara a prequel to WoF. Each stands alone. The only two sagas whose...
I must have been mistaken. I know the story lines are nothing alike. But I thought I read somewhere that Cashelmara was the story of the generation before...
Although the names are different, the storyline between Cashemlara & Wheel of Fortune is definitely connected, especially if you look at the historical...
Hi Christy (and all)- Ah, I misunderstood and thought you meant the actual story as written, not the historical underpinnings. Terri has explained it all so...
... consider ... the ... *******************Welcome, Christy! I agree that it is nice to hear from someone who is a saga fan - this list tends to be very ...
Hmmm. Tough question. The top contenders are: John, Bronwen, Ginevra, Harry. What amazing trips you've had, sound fantastic. I'm jealous! take care, ...
I've loved Howatch's sagas for years, and realized the link between Edwards I,II and III, and Cashelmara, and Edward III and his children and Wheel of Fortune....
http://www.ew.com/ew/allabout/0,9930,113429_11_0_,00.html Labyrinth by Kate Mosse Reviewed by Ken Tucker WHOLLY GRAIL Da Vinci who? In Mosse's thriller the...
Today's Review From Powells.com The Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte <<> Read today's review in HTML at: http://www.powells.com/pow/review/2006_03_11 Voice...
This sounds great, Martha -- thank you! I agree with you about "Da Vinci Code" -- I did read the whole thing, and it read like a comic book, almost a send-up...
I remember reading The Flanders Panel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte and I very much enjoyed it. I am sure his other books are quite good. I have a copy of The...
Hello! I thought the story line sounded familiar - I saw the book filmed as "The Ninth Gate". I checked on imdb.com and sure enough - it is based on...
... I occasionally post reviews of books that sound vaguely "Howatchian", as of course Howatch can never write enough books to keep up with her rabid fans, and...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/16/AR2006031601632.html Running on Faith A recently widowed pastor struggles to keep his beliefs...
I should like to thank you for this in depth and interesting review and also for the mention of other Christian writers; thanks so much HKS ... From:...
Hilary Sinclair
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Mar 26, 2006 12:32 pm
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... dyn/content/article/2006/03/16/AR2006031601632.html ... *****************************Thanks so much for posting this, Martha. I probably would have...
I decided to reread, for the first time in 20 years, Susan Howatch's early work, the gothic romance "The Shrouded Walls". While certainly not up to the work...
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