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1611. James I has recently succeeded to the throne and the Elizabethan age is over. A new artistic and intellectual Renaissance comes to England. As trade routes open up, a rich and cosmopolitan middle class emerges, with an interest in architecture, gardens and textiles. Seven years after he was all but destroyed in his quest to take possession of the Pindar Diamond, Levant Company merchant and former ambassador to Constantinople Paul Pindar returns triumphantly to England. Now one of the wealthiest merchants in London, he brings with him his wife, Celia Lamprey, the Englishwoman with whom, after many vicissitudes, he has at last been united. His great house on Bishopsgate has stood empty for ten years. Now, a phalanx of carpenters, upholsterers and gardeners have been summoned to restore it to its former glory. But all is not as it seems. Celia is frail, and their marriage, despite Celia's longing, is childless. Pindar arranges for Celia's old friend, Annetta, to join them from Venice as Celia's companion. But Annetta arrives to find that another woman, the widow Frances Sydenham, has insinuated herself into the Pindar household. Lady Sydenham seems to have a mysterious hold over Celia and, Annetta suspects, increasingly over Paul Pindar himself.… (más)
I really wanted to like this book, having been given it by a close friend, but it defeated me. Katie Hickman strove to generate a sultry atmosphere but I just found myself unable to buy into it, and the book simply became a chore. Perhaps it epitomises the idea that one should not judge a book by its cover – it is beautifully presented, with a lovely dust jacket and endpaper illustrations, but the style didn’t extend to the content, which I found unutterably tedious. ( )
I only realised that this novel was the third part of a trilogy after I had finished it, which goes to show that it reads perfectly well as a standalone book. In fact, I'm delighted to discover this because The House at Bishopsgate has left me itching to know more about the characters' exotic histories. This is the concluding part of a story begun in The Aviary Gate and continued in The Pindar Diamond, neither of which I've yet read, but watch this space, as they might make an appearance soon. Hickman's tale of intrigue, secrets, lost love and scheming ambition makes for an addictive brew...
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
For Alexandra Pringle
beloved editor, beloved friend
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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
Prologue: The old man sat alone in a darkening room.
Chapter One: Even on their very last evening, when every crate had been packed, and every strongbox sealed, Celia had gone, as was her daily custom, to watch the sun set over the roofs and hazy mountain tops of Aleppo.
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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
“Yes," she said, putting her hand in his. "Let us go in. Let us go home.”
1611. James I has recently succeeded to the throne and the Elizabethan age is over. A new artistic and intellectual Renaissance comes to England. As trade routes open up, a rich and cosmopolitan middle class emerges, with an interest in architecture, gardens and textiles. Seven years after he was all but destroyed in his quest to take possession of the Pindar Diamond, Levant Company merchant and former ambassador to Constantinople Paul Pindar returns triumphantly to England. Now one of the wealthiest merchants in London, he brings with him his wife, Celia Lamprey, the Englishwoman with whom, after many vicissitudes, he has at last been united. His great house on Bishopsgate has stood empty for ten years. Now, a phalanx of carpenters, upholsterers and gardeners have been summoned to restore it to its former glory. But all is not as it seems. Celia is frail, and their marriage, despite Celia's longing, is childless. Pindar arranges for Celia's old friend, Annetta, to join them from Venice as Celia's companion. But Annetta arrives to find that another woman, the widow Frances Sydenham, has insinuated herself into the Pindar household. Lady Sydenham seems to have a mysterious hold over Celia and, Annetta suspects, increasingly over Paul Pindar himself.
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