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An Instance of the Fingerpost
An Instance of the Fingerpost
Author: Iain Pears
We are in England in the 1660s. Charles II has been restored to the throne following years of civil war and Cromwell's short-lived republic. Oxford is the intellectual seat of the country, a place of great scientific, religious, and political ferment. A fellow of New College is found dead in suspicious circumstances. A young woman is accused of ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781573220828
ISBN-10: 1573220825
Publication Date: 1998
Pages: 691
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Publisher: Riverhead Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Audio Cassette
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It was an exciting change in the method of writing and the historical characters made it all the more interesting. I really enjoyed reading this book. It starts just a tad laborious, but it evolves into a real strange and different finish.
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4 cassettes, approx. 6 hours. 4 different stories - except that they are all different viewpoints around the same chain of events, told by 4 different witnesses. A very interesting listen.
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Incredibly well read by Paul Michael


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