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17
Jul

Restoration

   Posted by: Fence   in Books

Author: Rose Tremain
ISBN: 9780340936436 DDC: 823.914
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I am, I discover, a very untidy man.
Look at me. Without my periwig, I am an affront to neatness.

Image of RestorationRobert Merival, the narrator of Rose Tremain’s Restoration, is, at the start of this book, a 37 year old doctor. He is one of the king’s favourites, and is utterly devoted to Charles II himself. So much so that he agrees to marry the king’s mistress, Celia, in order to persuade another of the royal mistresses that she is out of the picture. In reality though Charles will continue to see her, and Merival must never fall in love with her. She may be married to Merival, but she is the king’s.

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Tags: 1660s, 8 Stars, 823.914, Britain - Early modern, Britain - Restoration, British royalty - Charles II, C17th, first person narrator, group read, Historical Favorites, historical fiction, medical fiction, Restoration, Rose Tremain

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17
Jul

Week 232

   Posted by: Fence   in Family, Weekly memes

It may be Tues, but on Sun Luna Nina said:

  1. Situation ::
  2. Theme song ::
  3. Kelly ::
  4. Club ::
  5. Swerve ::
  6. Couch ::
  7. Bigfoot ::
  8. Arbitrary ::
  9. Inventor ::
  10. Blazer ::

mine’ll be under the cut

And now, time for catch up

Went to Sligo in Friday. Took de sister to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on Sat. It was good. Went to watch B#5 play football. We won. Sun was the Granny’s one year anniversary so we had mass and a visit to the grave and decades of the rosary. Then a meal with many of the extended family. I’d arranged to have Mon and Tues off work, so I travelled today and tomorrow get to relax and shop, and maybe tidy my room like I planned to do last week but totally didn’t.

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Tags: De Sister, Family, Luna Nina, Sligo

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