The Forest - Edward Rutherfurd

This is the first book by Edward Rutherford that i read, with my initial interst being sparker by its use of the new forest as the setting, which is not far from where i live, so i thought that it would be interesting to learn about the history of a place i love. As i have menationed, the book looks at various points in the historty of the new forest, and in the style of Rutherford's other books, puts a fictional twist on many famous events, portaying them with the use of fictional ancestors who are all connected in some way, with a family tree provided at the beginning of the book. The book itself is done with Rutherford's good use of descriptive and ...  Read the complete review

This book by Edward Rutherfurd is set in the New Forest. It covers the lives of a series of families. Like his previous books, London, Russka and Sarum it then goes on to cover the lives of the descendants of the original "cast" of families over the following centuries. If you have any form of interest in History or the New Forest, this is an interesting book to read, as it knits historical facts and fiction together, bringing fictional and real life characters together in an interesting manner. This is a huge book, with well over 1000 pages, but once begun it is very difficult to put down. Coming soon by this author is Dublin, another bok in the same vein. ...  Read the complete review