Edward Rutherfurd
Author
Publisher
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Pub. Date
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Language
English
Description
This sprawling novel follows the fortunes and losses of five families from the Stone Age through the present time. Each of the families can be identified through genetic characteristics handed down through the ages, not simply physical characteristics, but attitudes and morals, too. There is plenty of action to keep readers motivated to finish the book. Rutherford has a style and energy all his own that should appeal to young readers of historical...
2) London
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
A fictionalized survey of the history of London, interweaving the events of two thousand years with the adventures of six families whose succeeding generations lived in the city from the time it was a Celtic encampment through its emergence as England's preeminent metropolis.