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Louise Marley

Autor von A Secret History of Witches

41+ Werke 3,173 Mitglieder 120 Rezensionen Lieblingsautor von 8 Lesern

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Beinhaltet den Namen: Louise Marley (Author)

Beinhaltet auch: Louisa Morgan (1), Toby Bishop (1)

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Werke von Louise Marley

A Secret History of Witches (2017) 774 Exemplare
The Witch's Kind (2019) 300 Exemplare
The Age of Witches (2020) 260 Exemplare
The Glass Harmonica (2000) 245 Exemplare
The Terrorists of Irustan (1999) 207 Exemplare
Mozart's Blood (2010) 144 Exemplare
The Child Goddess (2004) 139 Exemplare
Sing the Light (1995) 127 Exemplare
The Great Witch of Brittany (2022) 117 Exemplare
Singer in the Snow (2005) 115 Exemplare
The Maquisarde (2002) 83 Exemplare
Sing the Warmth (1996) 82 Exemplare
Receive the Gift (1997) 76 Exemplare

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Firebirds Soaring: An Anthology of Original Speculative Fiction (2009) — Mitwirkender — 220 Exemplare
Fast Forward 1: Future Fiction from the Cutting Edge (2007) — Mitwirkender — 130 Exemplare
Futureshocks (2006) — Mitwirkender — 80 Exemplare
Pandora's Closet (2007) — Mitwirkender — 63 Exemplare
Children of Magic (2006) — Mitwirkender — 59 Exemplare
Future Games (2012) — Mitwirkender — 22 Exemplare
Alternative Truths (2017) — Mitwirkender — 21 Exemplare
Christmas Ghosts (2013) — Mitwirkender — 17 Exemplare
The Best of Jim Baen's Universe II (2008) — Mitwirkender — 17 Exemplare
Telling Tales: The Clarion West 30th Anniversary Anthology (2013) — Mitwirkender — 13 Exemplare
Galactic Games (2016) — Mitwirkender — 11 Exemplare
The Best of Talebones (2010) — Mitwirkender — 8 Exemplare
Making History: Classic Alternate History Stories (2019) — Mitwirkender — 8 Exemplare
Divine Realms: Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy (1998) — Mitwirkender — 6 Exemplare
Alternative Truths III: Endgame (Alternatives) (2019) — Mitwirkender — 3 Exemplare
Legacies — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar

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Wissenswertes

Andere Namen
Bishop, Toby
Morgan, Louisa
Geburtstag
1952-08-15
Geschlecht
female
Nationalität
USA
Geburtsort
Ross, California, USA

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Fantasy learned female songstress in Name that Book (März 2012)

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2.5. I loved some elements of the worldbuilding, particularly the central idea of medicine being "women's work" and taboo for men, and I cared enough about the characters to keep reading. Alas, I found the story predictable and lacking in nuance. Many of the scenes did a better job telegraphing the political views of the author than telling a good story.

As far as this being a very second-wave feminist, white-lady take on a conservative Muslim-inspired culture, well, it could have been worse. That said, I was very sad not to see any portrayal of female spirituality. Most of the women in this book seem totally alienated from their own religion, and I don't think that's a fair portrayal of conservative Muslim women at all.… (mehr)
 
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raschneid | 6 weitere Rezensionen | Dec 19, 2023 |
Really enjoyable read - steering female characters!
 
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decaturmamaof2 | 6 weitere Rezensionen | Nov 22, 2023 |
I enjoyed certain parts of this book, particular stories of the women involved and, others, not so much. It started with promise, sort of went downhill in the middle then picked up with Morwen's story. Unfortunately, that was about as good as it got.

The final story, to me, seemed disjointed and lost. Almost as if the Author had run out of things these women and their descendants could do. In the final story, she has a tendency to use the same words over and again; did she lose her thesaurus?

Despite this, I will try reading some of her other works in the hopes it was just this story she had difficulty holding together.
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Melline | 23 weitere Rezensionen | Oct 24, 2023 |
Spanning from Brittany in the 1820’s to London during World War II, this is a family saga with a twist.

The book almost reads like a book of 5 short stories. Stories that are connected yet complete in themselves. Told in separate sections starting in 1821, each section focuses on the life of each of the 5 witches in the Orchiéres families descendants and revolves around the relationships between mothers and daughters, each generation’s loves rivalries, and the fight they face to keep their beliefs and craft hidden.

The different women in each story are all distinct characters and not all are very pleasant or likeable! I did find that some stories were better than others with the best being Nanette’s story which takes us through the main storyline and taking us on to the next generation.

The world war 2 part will require you to suspend reality and embrace the magic of the witches and even though it maybe a stretch of the imagination it is a great addition to the book bringing real life history and giving it a whole new magical spin to it.

The only thing i am a bit disappointed in was the ending but perhaps it’s been left open for a sequel. I really hope so!!
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DebTat2 | 23 weitere Rezensionen | Oct 13, 2023 |

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Werke
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3,173
Beliebtheit
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Bewertung
½ 3.6
Rezensionen
120
ISBNs
86
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