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Constance Leeds

Autor von The Unfortunate Son

2 Werke 126 Mitglieder 7 Rezensionen

Werke von Constance Leeds

The Unfortunate Son (2012) 75 Exemplare
The Silver Cup (2007) 51 Exemplare

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Although the consensus seems to be that a more fitting title would be The Unfortunate Cover, don’t let the front of the book prevent you from reading it. It. Is. Awesome.

Luc seems like the unluckiest guy of the century (16th century, that is). Born with one ear to a count who doesn’t want him, he grows up in an olive grove thinking the drunk, hateful man raising him is his real father. When he is apprenticed to an old fisherman named Pons and lives with Pons, his sister Mattie, and their beautiful surrogate daughter Beatrice, Luc thinks his luck might finally be changing. Along with his dog Cadeau, they all live on the coast in a charming cottage filled with Mattie’s whimsical wooden carvings. But one day while fishing Luc is captured by pirates and sold as a slave to a master in Tunisia. Is it possible that this could be the best luck of his life?

When Luc is kidnapped, the story splits into two strands, alternating between Luc’s journey and the lives of Beatrice, Mattie, and Pons. Beatrice has her own twisted family history, and she begins to see that her story and Luc’s may be more intertwined than she ever realized. Can she convince someone with money and power to take on the costly search for Luc? Will their paths bring them back together?

This one is a page-turner. My favorite parts were reading about Luc’s life in his master’s house in Tunisia. And the ending is fabulous - it leaves a lot to your imagination. If you like historical fiction, especially Karen Cushman’s books, you’ve got to make this your next pick.
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rhowens | 4 weitere Rezensionen | Nov 26, 2019 |
Good story line. Gives you a look into the past and see what someone’s life might be like during the time of the crusades. I read this book because of the cover and title, they both looked interesting.
 
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edspicer | 1 weitere Rezension | Jun 1, 2013 |
Fairly clunky. The premise is engaging, and I'm interested in the Crusades, but this story failed to satisfy. There's not enough depth to the characters for me to understand their motives, and the bad aunt is too much entirely.
 
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satyridae | 1 weitere Rezension | Apr 5, 2013 |
This was wonderful. The writing is top-notch. The historical setting is meticulously researched, and Leeds gives the reader an interesting look into 15th century France. But it's not an exciting swashbuckling tale, as the kidnapped by pirates part might suggest. He doesn't even get kidnapped until __. That's not to say that it's boring. There's a little bit of a mystery involving Luc's parentage, there's the hope/effort to reunite Luc with his adopted fisherman family, there's the quest for survival in a new place as a slave, etc. Leeds creates meaningful relationships with fully fleshed-out characters. I became fully invested in these people and their stories. I didn't want to say goodbye. I also loved the themes Leeds delved into (and how she addressed them)--destiny, luck, attitude, perception. Does Luc's ear make him lucky or unlucky? Is Luc's fortune determined by exterior circumstances or his own attitudes and decisions?… (mehr)
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EuronerdLibrarian | 4 weitere Rezensionen | Mar 18, 2013 |

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2
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126
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#159,216
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½ 3.6
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7
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