Just bought it. I do admire Harris's ability to bring in documented history. In Pompeii, he includes periodic quotes from contemporary research on volcanic eruptions. It's fascinating.
I didn't know Harris, although I loved the Conclave movie. Such a variety of subjects, but I think I'll pick up "Ransom" first - lyricism always draws me and I love the Iliad. I can recommend The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker and A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes if you'd like to read about the women inhabiting that epic. Oh, and The Man in the Stone Cottage was great -
Yes, loved The Silence of the Girls. Also, I do recommend "The Players." To me, it explained so much about how a country boy could become "Shakespeare," and the prologue is really stunning.
His novel Precipice is also very good! Makes good use of Prime Minister Asquith's historic letters to create the narrative.
Just bought it. I do admire Harris's ability to bring in documented history. In Pompeii, he includes periodic quotes from contemporary research on volcanic eruptions. It's fascinating.
I didn't know Harris, although I loved the Conclave movie. Such a variety of subjects, but I think I'll pick up "Ransom" first - lyricism always draws me and I love the Iliad. I can recommend The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker and A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes if you'd like to read about the women inhabiting that epic. Oh, and The Man in the Stone Cottage was great -
Yes, loved The Silence of the Girls. Also, I do recommend "The Players." To me, it explained so much about how a country boy could become "Shakespeare," and the prologue is really stunning.
Oh no, Martha Jean. Now my TBR pile just got taller!