Edward Rutherfurd





Edward Rutherfurd

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born
January 01, 1948

gender
male

place of birth
Salisbury, England, The United Kingdom

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Literature & Fiction

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James Michener


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Edward Rutherfurd was born in England, in the cathedral city of Salisbury. Educated locally, and at the universities of Cambridge, and Stanford, California, he worked in political research, bookselling and publishing. After numerous attempts to write books and plays, he finally abandoned his career in the book trade in 1983, and returned to his childhood home to write SARUM, a historical novel with a ten-thousand year story, set in the area around the ancient monument of Stonehenge, and Salisbury. Four years later, when the book was published, it became an instant international bestseller, remaining 23 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List. Since then he has written five more bestsellers: RUSSKA, a novel of Russia; LONDON; THE FOREST,…more




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Sarum: The Novel of England Sarum: The Novel of England
by Edward Rutherfurd
avg rating 3.92 — 1,842 ratings — published 1987
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London: The Novel London: The Novel
by Edward Rutherfurd
avg rating 3.92 — 1,698 ratings — published 1997
18 editions
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The Princes of Ireland The Princes of Ireland (The Dublin Saga, #1)
by Edward Rutherfurd
avg rating 3.71 — 1,230 ratings — published 2004
20 editions
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Russka: The Novel of Russia Russka: The Novel of Russia
by Edward Rutherfurd
avg rating 3.78 — 618 ratings — published 1991
20 editions
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The Forest The Forest
by Edward Rutherfurd
avg rating 3.84 — 568 ratings — published 2000
18 editions
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The Rebels of Ireland The Rebels of Ireland (The Dublin Saga, #2)
by Edward Rutherfurd
avg rating 3.90 — 502 ratings — published 2004
19 editions
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New York New York
by Edward Rutherfurd
avg rating 3.78 — 212 ratings — published 2009
12 editions
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Sarum Sarum (Part 3 of three parts)
by Edward Rutherfurd, Read by Nadia May, Nadia May
avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published 1998
2 editions
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Russka: Part 1 Russka: Part 1
by Edward Rutherfurd
avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published 1994
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London   Part 1 Of 3 London Part 1 Of 3
by Edward Rutherfurd
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 1998
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