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Sour Grapes - Marilyn Todd

 
Description: ISBN 0727891588 / Author: Marilyn Todd / Genre: Crime / Thriller / Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd / Visiting her stepmother at ... more
Sour Grapes - Marilyn Todd ... the family estate in Tuscany, Claudia is concerned at the gaggle of hangers-on surrounding the old lady. There's the sorceress Candace and the handsome horse trader Darius, both of whom seem to hold Larentia equally in their thrall. And, what of the series of recent local murders, and the mishaps - including soured wine - that have befallen a number of people? Amidst the mysteries of the local religion, could the god Fufluns be working some plan; or even Veive, the god of revenge? Or are there even more sinister forces at work?

Newest Review: ... before I went to bed on my matress of liana and shredded tree roots. It's not a particularly enthralling book, but for me it ... more

 ... holds special sentimental value, as it was given to me by my great uncle, a good friend of Marilyn Todd's (the author). The story is set in Roman times and falls under the category of crime. It includes light humour in some places and is rife with double-entendres like, for example, one of the central characters, Gaius, who is ostentatios and camp and lives up to the implications of his name. Claudia, the main character is followed throughout the book, and it is her that most of the humour surrounds. It is possibly c...more

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Rosscobam
Premium Review Sour Grapes - Marilyn Todd: Sour Grapes, Beautiful (172 words)
by - written on 15/06/08 (Useful, 43 readings)
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As a young man growing up in the dense Amazon Rainforest, this book was the only souvenir of my earlier childhood in England. I read this book every night before I went to bed on my matress of liana and shredded tree roots. It's not a particularly enthralling book, but for me it holds special sentimental value, as it was given to me by my great uncle, a good friend of Marilyn Todd's (the author). The story is set in Roman times and falls under the category of crime. It includes light humour in some places and is rife with double-entendres like, for example, one of the central characters, Gaius, who is ostentatios and camp and lives up to the implications of his name. ...  Read the complete review

luckyarchers
Premium Review Humorous Ancient Roman Murder/Mystery (819 words)
by - written on 21/02/08 (Very useful, 275 readings)
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*** The Author *** The author was born in Middlesex, later lived in West Sussex where she run a secretarial business from home, and now lives in France. She has no formal educational qualifications in the classics, but says that the origins of Greek mythology have always fascinated her. She has written 13 books in her series of Ancient Roman murder mysteries. Sour Grapes is number 12 in the series. It didn't seem to matter that I hadn't read the previous ones first, although I believe that they do contain some of the same characters. She is now writing books about a High Priestess in Ancient Greece. *** Historical Setting ...  Read the complete review

 

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