Trying to make sense of comments made on the previous Spanish post , I am faced with a comment that in translation is as follows:
Why, however romanófilo it one, give me I would not like the novel. You were giving me itchy with the description of the protagonists (so young and perfect) and the Manicheism good / bad. It will be as you say by the age of the novel, but one has their prejudices with these things. Although I suppose that’s a very good young adult novel set. Great review Valeria.
A son’s post on LiveJournal, sent to me by a stranger (to me): “Oh my God Daddy this is so BRILLIANT I want you to keep reading until the end or until we both fall asleep.” He likes it then …
The Eagle of the Ninth, Rosemary Sutcliff’s historical novel and children’s book now being filmed, then only a book , was reviewed by Zbigniew Tycienski in June 2009. Zbigniew grew up in south-east Poland but settled in Edinburgh, Scotland
One may at first conclude that Rosemary Sutcliff’s The Eagle of the Ninth (1954) is a book for boys about men and masculinity. The women of the book inhabit a shadowy, backstage world, of service and mothering, and the hero of the story, Marcus Aquila, only finds an ally in the twelve-year old Cottia because she is not so much a girl as a friendly, faithful dog.Read More »
In the blog A Fondness for Reading with ‘ …thoughts, memories, and ideas from a lifetime of reading’, a post entitled ‘Something Beautiful and Mysterious and Magical’ (May 23, 2007) is about Rosemary Sutcliff’s Arthurian Trilogy. Robin writes:Read More »
The ever useful Google Alerts tells me this morning that in California (USA) this week Mrs Miller’s History class has begun to read and discuss Rosemary Sutcliff’s retelling of The Iliad – Black Ships Before Troy. Good choice!
ROSEMARY SUTCLIFF (1920-92) 