librarylady

Oops, remiss of me, sorry! It's set in 1920's Brazil. Two sisters, Emilia and Luzia are orphaned and live with their Aunt. They work as seamstresses until one day Luzia is abducted by a gang of bandits. We then follow Luzia's induction into gang life whilst Emilia rises up the social ladder when she gets married. There are 2 paperback versions of this book, the cover of the first edition is very misleading because it has a beautiful picture of the interior of a sewing box on the front which would lead you to believe it is a romantic book about needlework when in fact it is quite hard-hitting. I'm just over halfway through this book so I'm hoping the second half is as good as the first!!

I'm halfway through this, it is brilliant. I borrowed this once from the library and returned it unread as I didn't have to time to read it (it's very big!) but have since got it again and I am so pleased I did. Was looking forward to a long reading session yesterday evening but it was slightly spoiled by the fact that during the day I had cut my finger badly and it was throbbing like mad and I couldn't get comfy...

I really wish Philippa Gregory would write another series like this instead of constantly writing this Tudor court etc stuff which I am bored of. This series is far more exciting! If anyone knows of anything in a similar vein by another author please post here!!

I love Sarah Dunant's books but this one is my favourite.

For those who enjoy Arthurian tales look no further than Rosalind Miles trilogy - Isolde Queen of the Western Isle, The Maid of the White Hands, The Lady of the Sea. Fabulous (in my opinion)...

I've now finished Shelters of Stone (see previous post), now I shall read Plains of Passage and try to fill in the missing bits! A few comments I have... there are FAR TOO MANY characters... trying to remember who was who was difficult, also there is a lot of repetition as once again: Ayla demonstrates her firestones; describes how she trains the animals; Ayla and Jondalar have amazing sex... I could go on!

I'm new here, I wondered if anyone is reading this series? I'm a third of the way through the 5th book Shelters of Stone thinking I was reading the 4th book which I now discover is Plains of Passage ! Have I missed anything vital?? Should I immediately stop and go back ??

I have read all of Philippa Gregory's books and enjoyed them all but I COULD NOT read this. Didn't get past about chapter 6. It was boring and I couldn't follow what was going on!

Hi everyone, I'm new here. I work in a library and we are often asked obscure things but this one has defeated us! Children's book, probably about 10 years old, set in the North of England about a boy who learns about pigeon racing from an elderly man. This is all the info I have. Anyone???