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The King's General
The King's General | Daphne Du Maurier
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"Daphne du Maurier is a magician, a virtuoso. She can conjure up tragedy, tension, suspense, the ridiculous, the vain, the romantic." --Good Housekeeping Honor Harris is only eighteen when she first meets Richard Grenvile, proud, reckless (…more)
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jenniferw88
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#top10summerreads2023 @Cinfhen

All either 4.75 or 5 stars.

Cinfhen Nice mix of fiction and NF!! So glad you shared your favorites ♥️😊 1y
BarbaraBB A DuMaurier I haven‘t read yet. Stacking! Glad to see three #CampLitsy23 reads among your favorites 💕 1y
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DebinHawaii
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Read for #BookedInTime I don‘t read much historical fiction set in 17th Century England/during the English Civil War so I doubt this book would have crossed my path otherwise, but I‘m glad it did. Du Maurier sets her story in Cornwall where Honor Harris a young & impetuous woman falls in love with a Royalist military leader only to be pulled apart time & again, first by an accident & then by war. Longer than it needed to be but still a good read.

Cuilin I‘ve read a few du Maurier and I‘ve enjoyed them all so adding this to my TBR now. Thanks for participating. 1y
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jenniferw88
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#bookreport @Cinfhen

Finished tagged and Hijab Butch Blues
Continued The Restless Republic

Cinfhen Excellent 💖 1y
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jenniferw88
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squirrelbrain I think it‘s Foy, a bit like Claire Foy or maybe even like the French leaf - feuille. 1y
jenniferw88 @squirrelbrain it is Foy! It's lucky I have Cornish relatives because I know I'd have been reading it wrong in my head (probably fow-ey!) 😂 1y
Librarybelle Nice! I‘ve not read this one by her 1y
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jenniferw88
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It's only taken me to page 228 to come across Cromwell 😂 #bookedintime @Cuilin

Cuilin Lol, but when you do watch out! 1y
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jenniferw88
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#weeklyforecast @Cinfhen

Finish King's General and Hijab Butch Blues
Continue A History of Treason and The Restless Republic (which I started last night)

Cinfhen 😊💜 1y
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Butterfinger
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This may be my favorite du Maurier, even though I really liked Frenchman's Creek. You would think a crippled woman couldn't change the history of a nation, wouldn't you? But, you would be wrong. Set during the Civil War between Parliament and Charles 1, Honor Harris helps the man she loves. Even against his sister. I was really hoping there would be a sword fight between the two women and I wanted to see how du Maurier would make that happen.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa That sounds great! Stacking! 3y
Butterfinger @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I think you will like it. I love historical fiction when the characters were true figures. The ending. My goodness. I may have to make my husband read it just so I can talk about it with someone. 3y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Butterfinger Sounds really good. I finally read Rebecca this year (late to the boat, I know), but her writing was so beautiful. 3y
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Eggs
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This really is HF—17th century English Civil War. Not my favorite duMaurier by far. Rebecca and My Cousin Rachel have, as a whole, more engaging storylines. The writing is beautiful, but the novel seemed long and dragged for me in the middle.

#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks
#AAM2021 @Soubhiville

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clconn17
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I enjoyed this mainly because Du Maurier‘s writing is so lovely. I would have liked it more if it hadn‘t been so long.

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Bree.Hill
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Received this beauty in the mail today. I placed a book depository order in the moment I saw this on a booktuber from the UK's video where she discussed this. Rebecca is all I have read by Daphne Du Maurier and I for sure want to fix that.

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CateKeesling
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Re-reading one of my old favorites for book club (Guess who got to pick this time?!). Forgot how much I love the writing and the strong Heroine. Having a great time!

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