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Tracy Chevalier is author of the highly acclaimed New York Times bestseller Girl With a Pearl Earring. Burning Bright is a novel about the 18th-century English poet/painter William Blake and the children who sparked his Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience.In March of 1792, young Jem Kellaway and his family move from their small rural village in the Piddle Valley to the bustling city of London. Jems father, a chairmaker, has agreed to hire on as a carpenter with Astleys Circus.Chevaliers historical fiction captivates audiences with authentic characters, stunning detailed descriptions, and insight into the inspirations of a poetic genius. ... Read more

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Book Description: Amsterdam : Muntinga Pockets 's-Gravenhage : 2005. Oorspr. Nederlandse, Gravenhage 2001. Met lit. opg. Bevat tevens : Zilver leesclubwijzer. Vert. van: Girl with a pearl earring. - London : HarperCollins, 1999. ... Read more

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È il 1811 a Lyme, un piccolo villaggio del Sussex. Un giorno sbarcano nel villaggio le sorelle Philpot. Vengono da Londra, sono eleganti, vestite alla moda, sono bizzarre creature per gli abitanti di quella costa spazzata dal vento. Margaret, diciotto anni, riccioli neri e braccia ben tornite, sorprende costantemente tutti coi suoi turbanti verdolini sconosciuti alle ragazze di Lyme, che se ne vanno in giro ancora con grevi vestiti stile impero. Louise, meravigliosi occhi grigi e grandi mani, coltiva una passione per la botanica che è incomprensibile in quel piccolo mondo dove alle donne è dato solo di maritarsi e accudire i figli. Ma è soprattutto Elizabeth, la più grande delle Philpot, a costituire un'eccentrica figura in quel paesino sperduto sulla costa. Ha venticinque anni. Dovrebbe comportarsi come una sfortunata zitella per l'età che ha e l'aspetto severo che si ritrova, ma se ne va in giro come una persona orgogliosamente libera e istruita che non si cura affatto di civettare con gli uomini. In paese ha stretto amicizia con Mary Anning, la figlia dell'ebanista. Quand'era poco più che una poppante, Mary è stata colpita da un fulmine. La donna che la teneva fra le braccia e le due ragazze accanto a lei morirono, ma lei la scampò. Prima dell'incidente era una bimba quieta e malaticcia. Ora è una ragazzina vivace e sveglia che passa il suo tempo sulla spiaggia di Lyme, dove dice di aver scoperto strane creature dalle ossa gigantesche, coccodrilli enormi vissuti migliaia di anni fa. ... Read more

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This book covers the period in the lives of two families that stretches from January 1901,the end of the Victorian era, to May 1910,the end of the Edwardian one. The lives of these two families, the Colemans and the Waterhouses, converge and become inextricably woven together when they inadvertently meet at a cemetery while paying their respects to deceased loved ones. Unbeknownst to them, their lives are moving inexorably towards a tragic denouement, one that is to have ramifications for both families.

Two of the daughters of these respective families, Lavinia Waterhouse and Maude Coleman, find that they have formed the beginning of afriendship during the brief interlude at the cemetery.The two girls also befriend Simon Field, the son of one of the gravediggers at the cemetery.Thefriendship of the two girls is cemented when they later discover that they are to be neighbors, as through happenstance the Waterhouse family moves onto a property adjacent to that of the Colemans. Despite differences in social class and personal taste, as the Waterhouses are definitely sentimentallybourgeois and the Colemans have pretensions to more refinement, the families are brought together, however unwillingly, through the friendship between Lavinia and Maude.

The mothers of these two girls are unable to form a true friendship, as stolidGertrude Waterhouse and pretty Kitty Coleman are unable to find much common ground. Gertrude is bound in tradition, while Kitty, dissatisfied with her marriage and her life, is looking to escape tradition and expand the role allotted in society to women. Never the twain shall meet, as these women will never see eye-to-eye, despite the friendship between Lavinia and Maude.

This is a well-plotted novel with each character adding his or her perspective to the events that unfold, many of which are of a secretive nature.Even the husbands, Albert Waterhouse and Richard Coleman, have something to say that contributes to the development of the story, as does Richard Coleman's mother, Edith, as do the Coleman's maid, Jenny Whitby, and their cook, Dorothy Baker. Lavinia's younger sister, Ivy May, who plays a small but pivotal role,also has her say, as does Kitty's admirer, John Jackson. There are also a number of twists and turns in the tale.

The story is told in the clean, spare prose that fans of the author have come to expect.It is told through first person narratives, and it is almost as if the narratives were taken from the personal diary or journal of each character. Therein lies the rub, as the author is unable to make the voice of each character truly distinguishable from that of the others. The book suffers somewhat from the failure of the author to develop a truly unique voice for each one.This is, however, the only failing of this otherwise absorbing and intriguing story that is suffused with period detail. This is an otherwise excellent book that fans of the author will enjoy, as will those who love historical fiction. ... Read more