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Restoration
Restoration
Author: Rose Tremain
Restoration is a dazzling romp through 17th-century England. The main character Robert Merivel not only embodies the contradictions of his era, but ours as well. He is trapped between the longing for wealth and power and the realization that the pursuit of these trappings can leave one's life rather empty.
ISBN-13: 9780140128932
ISBN-10: 014012893X
Publication Date: 4/1/1991
Pages: 384
Rating:
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4 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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tracymar avatar reviewed Restoration on + 408 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I loved the book. Undoubtedly, watching the movie Restoration (and also the magnificent film The Last King about Charles II, occurring at the same time and place) before reading the novel made it even more vivid to me. But Rose Tremain has a gift for telling a story and creating fascinating characters. I felt as if I was living inside the mind of Robert Merivel during the Restoration, and experiencing the ascent, descent and ascent that he experienced. This is the first Rose Tremain novel I've read, and one of the best historical novels I've read as well.
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Helpful Score: 1
I only read this book half way through. It is very rich in historic detail, but the main character was not believable to me.
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