Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #138458 in Books
• Published on: 2004-03
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 912 pages

From the Publisher
The towering story of five families through 100 centuries of turmoil, tyranny, passion and prosperity.

About the Author
Edward Rutherfurd was born in Salisbury, England, and educated at Cambridge University and Stanford University in California. His first bestselling novel, Sarum, is based on the history of Salisbury and Stonehenge. Russka, his second novel, recounted the sweeping history of Russia. London tells the two-thousand-year story of the great city, bringing all of the richness of London's past unforgettably to life. His last novel, The Forest, was set in the New Forest. A former resident of London and New York City, Edward Rutherfurd has had a home in Dublin for more than ten years. He has two children.

Customer Reviews

Excellent read
I picked up this book without having heard anything about Edward Rutherfurd, and I've gotta say, this is probably the best random buy i have ever done. The book is a fantastic combination of history and gripping narrative. I would recommend it to anyone who finds history even mildly interesting (even for people with no enthusiasm for the subject the book is so well written that it should captivate most).

Missing what other people found
Nice idea for a book - spoilt by turgid writing, uninspired characters and feeble plot lines.

Oh well - a lot of other people seem to like it.

epic
If you like James A Michener, Ken Follett's Pillars of the Earth and similar novels set in a factual past with fictional characters, you'll like this. It makes you wonder about your own ancestry. It's a good read, a bit long but worth sticking with. Enjoyable.