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Having the Builders in - Reay Tannahill

Description: ISBN 0755333063 / Genre: Fiction / Author: Reay Tannahill / Paperback / 416 Pages / Book is published 2007-06-28 by Headline Review

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... two great humorous historical fiction books. Sadly, she died in 2007, aged 77. This plot centres on the formidable Dame Constance and her family. She has run the castle and estates of her family at Vine Regis (in the south of England) since her husband died. As the book explains, in these times, this is usually the job of the most senior man in the family, but her son, Gervase, prefers more adventurous occupations, although still using the family home as a base. The many well portrayed characters, including...more

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Having the Builders in - Reay Tannahill: Medieval Comedy - Blackadder Style (368 words)
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Have you ever tried to live in a home where builders are undertaking major work? If so you will probably relate to a lot of the problems described in the book, even though it is set hundreds of years ago. Hopefully this hasn't involved any sudden deaths though, or the threat of an invasion from across The Channel. Most books by Reay Tannahill are serious looks at history, whether fact (including Sex in History and Food in History) or historical fiction (including The Seventh Son about Richard III and Fatal Majesty about Mary Queen of Scots). Then, towards the end of her life, she wrote two great humorous historical fiction books. Sadly, she died in 2007, ... Read the complete review