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| Title | : | Sepulchre (Languedoc #2) |
| Author | : | Kate Mosse |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 560 pages |
| Published | : | October 31st 2007 by Orion |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Mystery. Fantasy |
Kate Mosse
Hardcover | Pages: 560 pages Rating: 3.76 | 18230 Users | 1388 Reviews
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I n 1891, young Léonie Vernier and her brother Anatole arrive in the beautiful town of Rennes-les-Bains, in southwest France. They've come at the invitation of their widowed aunt, whose mountain estate, Domain de la Cade, is famous in the region. But it soon becomes clear that their aunt Isolde-and the Domain-are not what Léonie had imagined. The villagers claim that Isolde's late husband died after summoning a demon from the old Visigoth sepulchre high on the mountainside. A book from the Domain's cavernous library describes the strange tarot pack that mysteriously disappeared following the uncle's death. But while Léonie delves deeper into the ancient mysteries of the Domain, a different evil stalks her family-one which may explain why Léonie and Anatole were invited to the sinister Domain in the first place.More than a century later, Meredith Martin, an American graduate student, arrives in France to study the life of Claude Debussy, the nineteenth century French composer. In Rennesles- Bains, Meredith checks into a grand old hotel-the Domain de la Cade. Something about the hotel feels eerily familiar, and strange dreams and visions begin to haunt Meredith's waking hours. A chance encounter leads her to a pack of tarot cards painted by Léonie Vernier, which may hold the key to this twenty-first century American's fate . . . just as they did to the fate of Léonie Vernier more than a century earlier.
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| Original Title: | Sepulchre |
| ISBN: | 0752860550 (ISBN13: 9780752860558) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.sepulchre.co.uk |
| Series: | Languedoc #2 |
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Ratings: 3.76 From 18230 Users | 1388 ReviewsEvaluate Of Books Sepulchre (Languedoc #2)
A very well constructed series, this book is a 'can't put down' page turner, enjoyed every page. Not a disappointment as the 2nd in the series either. Read them all, it is worth it!Okay. I would not have picked up this book, except for the fact that I'm currently in Cambodia and reading materials are thin on the ground, so one is forced to make do with whatever crosses one's path. First of, be warned that this book contains a beautiful heroine whose "silken hair" falls to her "slender waist" - I generally take beautiful, slender-waisted, silken-haired heroines as a warning that there will be very little character development. Also that the writing will probably be trite,
Loved it! Read it years ago too.
The things I didn't like about this book far oughtweighed the good that there was in it for me, I liked how it was based around a fictional tarot, characters included a violinist and an archaeologist (I like reading about what I do, then who doesn't?). I got it in easons on the 7.99 table on the premise of it being cheap, & that I liked the idea of it. Quelle erreur! the description at the back was misleading. Characters contradiciting themselves frequently; there were many instances that
* Grumpy spoilers! *Arghhh. This book was readable, but all-in-all, pretty bad. Main gripes were:1) Language. The constant French phrases in italics grated on me massively. Why italicise them? Or even better, why have them at all? The characters are French, yet speak English apart from to throw out the odd French word, like Anatole constantly calling Leonie 'petite'. Do it in English, or do it in French...no need for both. Definitely no need for italics as if the reader is so moronic that they
Eh, I've read worse. But I've also read much better.Despite some intriguing motifs & settings, this book is bloated with extraneous detail & hampered by flat characters. Even the most dramatic moments never manage to engage the reader beyond a momentary blip of acceptance. Example: "Oops, that crazy dude is dead. Wait, what? You're saying some tarot cards & a vaguely-described devil killed him? ...Oh well." Somewhere in this book is a decent gothic novel -- but it's trying way too
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