false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170367920m/50248.jpg 50248 16 Inspired by a grisly discovery in the nineteenth century, The King's General was the first of du Maurier's novels to be written at Menabilly, the model for Manderley in Rebecca. Set in the seventeenth century, it tells the story of a country and a family riven by war, and features one of fiction's most original heroines. Honor Harris is only eighteen when she first meets Richard Grenvile, proud, reckless - and utterly captivating. But following a riding accident, Honor must reconcile herself to a life alone. As Richard rises through the ranks of the army, marries and makes enemies, Honor remains true to him, and finally discovers the secret of Menabilly. 627187 book 1946 The King's General total:232|5:60|4:88|3:64|2:20|1:0| 232 884 391 33 5 5 false false Sun Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 09:48:36 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 18:16:35 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Dec 06 15:34:23 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 15:35:22 -0800 2008 5 3 false false Sat Oct 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 13:47:41 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 06:10:38 -0700 2009
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Blurb - A paralysed beauty and a reckless soldier fall in love during the English civil war. Stars Cathryn Harrison and Roger Allam.

This delightful abridged dramatisation does not stop me wanting to read the book, on the contrary, it makes me want to read the full thing soon...more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Jan 10 00:13:29 -0800 2009 Mon Sep 07 23:48:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 03:54:11 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 04:05:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Nov 03 17:16:27 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 17:18:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Apr 15 05:57:15 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 18 10:26:29 -0700 2008
This book isn't exactly a misfire. It's more of just a crappy shot. This is sort of a mix of Jane Eyre and Gone With the Wind. But since the author is neither Charlotte Bronte ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Sat Dec 06 09:18:17 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 09:20:57 -0800 2008 twice The church in Tywardreath, Cornwall, UK, still exists and has a plate in honor of the main ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Mon Feb 09 17:59:09 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 18:06:09 -0800 2009
DuMaurier wrote this book at Menabilly, her home in Cornwall, which was the inspiration for Manderley of Rebecca fame.]]> 4 0 false false Wed Dec 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 02 21:29:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 02 22:26:19 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 01:06:02 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 02:01:55 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Mar 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 09 08:16:57 -0700 2007 Tue Mar 17 10:38:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Thu Jun 18 17:54:59 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 17:56:00 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jan 13 13:59:26 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 13:59:58 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Apr 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 23 15:36:33 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 07:21:23 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue May 05 14:02:57 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 14:03:16 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=50248