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A Motif of Seasons
(Herzberg Trilogy #3)
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Two powerful 19th-century English and Prussian families are still riven by the consequences of an ancestral marriage - one that bequeathed venomous division, rivalry and hatred. Three beautiful women - each ambitious and musically gifted - seek to break these inherited shackles of betrayal, revenge and cruelty in their pursuit of sexual freedom and love. But the past prove
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This was another birthday present, a signed copy given to me by the author's wife. It's the third in a series of novels about the relationship over centuries between two aristocratic families, one British, one German. The plot covers a pretty vast sweep of years, from 1853 to 1918, with a dramatis personæ of multiple generations on each side, occasionally with recurring or at least very similar names for different characters, which is entirely realistic ...more
This was another birthday present, a signed copy given to me by the author's wife. It's the third in a series of novels about the relationship over centuries between two aristocratic families, one British, one German. The plot covers a pretty vast sweep of years, from 1853 to 1918, with a dramatis personæ of multiple generations on each side, occasionally with recurring or at least very similar names for different characters, which is entirely realistic ...more
Firstly, thank you Edward Glover for sending me this copy as a Goodreads Giveaway.
This is a big story, or should that be stories? We follow the Von Deppes and the Whitfield's entwined family histories in the run up to, then the outbreak of the First World War.
A good and interesting read, with lots of story threads weaving together a picture of loyalty, love and courage. ...more
This is a big story, or should that be stories? We follow the Von Deppes and the Whitfield's entwined family histories in the run up to, then the outbreak of the First World War.
A good and interesting read, with lots of story threads weaving together a picture of loyalty, love and courage. ...more
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Edward was born in London. After gaining a history degree followed by an MPhil at Birkbeck College, London University, he embarked on a career in the British diplomatic service, during which his overseas postings included Washington DC, Berlin, Brussels and the Caribbean. He subsequently advised on foreign ministry reform in post-invasion Iraq, Kosovo and Sierra Leone. More recently, for seven yea
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