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Birdcage Walk
Birdcage Walk | Helen Dunmore
It is 1792 and Europe is seized by political turmoil and violence. Lizzie Fawkes has grown up in Radical circles where each step of the French Revolution is followed with eager idealism. But she has recently married John Diner Tredevant, a property developer who is heavily invested in Bristols housing boom, and he has everything to lose from social upheaval and the prospect of war. Soon his plans for a magnificent terrace built above the two-hundred-foot drop of the Gorge come under threat. Diner believes that Lizzies independent, questioning spirit must be coerced and subdued. She belongs to him: law and custom confirm it, and she must live as he wants. In a tense drama of public and private violence, resistance and terror, Diners passion for Lizzie darkens until she finds herself dangerously alone.
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Libby1
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Mehso-so

Helen Dunmore writes beautifully so I had high hopes for this one. I‘m sad to give this a So-So rating but I just didn‘t care about the main character and what happened to her.

I‘m on holiday right now and have left it at the hotel for other readers. I was delighted that the sunset matches my book!

Cathythoughts I have this too ,,, but havnt been rushing to read it. I definitely won‘t be rushing now 👍🏻 5y
Libby1 @Cathythoughts - some people have loved it, and while the writing is beautiful (one reviewer said that Dunmore was incapable of writing a sentence that wasn‘t beautiful) I just wasn‘t drawn in by the main character. You might love it! 5y
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JillR
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Set in late 1700s Bristol against the background of the French Revolution, and with the presence of main character Lizzie‘s husband who is always watching her, always there when she turns around, there is an undercurrent of menace that gradually builds throughout this book. It is beautifully written and enjoyable for the well drawn characters and sense of place, albeit overall it is slower and quieter than perhaps it needed to be.

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JillR
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Loving this sunshine cover ☀️

Robothugs Ooo! How pretty. 5y
Cathythoughts Its a brilliant cover ✨ 5y
Libby1 It‘s in my TBR! 5y
Caroline2 Pretty! 😍 5y
erzascarletbookgasm Just yesterday, a friend on fb was saying she‘s loving her current read, A Spell Of Winter by the same author. Now I‘m seeing her name again! 5y
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ReadingRuby
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I really enjoyed The Birdcage Walk. There wasn‘t a huge amount of plot, but there was a steadily gathering simmering tension present throughout that kept it very interesting. I would have liked more about the French Revolution but as this was set far away from it I can understand why there wasn‘t

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SharonGoforth
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I finished this yesterday. This was Helen Dunmore‘s final novel, as she passed away last year. I wanted so badly to love it, but the story just wasn‘t there. That said, Dunmore‘s prose was beautiful, as always, and she included an afterward in the book that made it worth the read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #walterscottprize #prizelistreading

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SharonGoforth
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Right now I seem to be obsessed with Prize list reading. I‘m starting this tonight, which is on the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction longlist. I was sorry to hear that Helen Dunmore passed away last year. She was a fantastic writer, and I believe this was her last novel. #walterscottprize #prizelistreading

Booksnchill She won the costa for her poetry this year as well 6y
SharonGoforth @Booksnchill I saw that when I was checking out the Costa website. Love her writing! 6y
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Libby1
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The 5 books for Q9 charity shop has struck again.

And one of them is #FolioSociety !

erzascarletbookgasm 😯 Folio and PD James! 6y
rockpools Your charity-shopping is SO impressive! 6y
Tamra Jackpot! 6y
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ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled The Reader is SO good - great haul!! 6y
Libby1 @ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled - I haven‘t seen the film or read the book so it will be totally new for me. Exciting! 6y
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Julielovesbooks
Birdcage Walk | Helen Dunmore

Reading this at the moment, bit dark in places, such a lovely writer, so sad that she has died at such a young age.

Cathythoughts Great @Julielovesbooks !!! Welcome to Litsy. Littens this is my friend Julie ( we are at yoga retreat together) And she has just joined us ❤️❤️❤️💕yay 👍 (edited) 6y
jfalkens Welcome to Litsy and happy reading 😀📚🎉📖🎊 6y
WarpedSweetness Welcome to Litsy!! 6y
Andrew65 Your first post of many Julie, welcome. 6y
Centique Welcome Julie! 6y
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Penny_LiteraryHoarders
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Mehso-so

So hmmmm. This was odd and weird. Beautiful writing and it won‘t sway me away from trying more Dunmore‘s in the future, but what a weird mash up of storylines where nothing happens really? Really kind of dull and boring, actually.

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Penny_LiteraryHoarders
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Started this one late last night. My first Dumnore even though I have so many marked to read!

Libby1 I‘ve only read Exposure so far and loved it. 6y
Penny_LiteraryHoarders @Libby1 Yes! Exposure is one I have marked to read too! 6y
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Waterstones
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Our August Fiction Book of the Month is the outstanding Birdcage Walk. A beautifully written, historical, psychological thriller that is as poetic as it is haunting.

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Jerdencon
Birdcage Walk | Helen Dunmore
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Working on this one from our last leg of flights from Chicago to laguardia. Plane is delayed a bit... and ready to be home after our 11 day Pacific Northwest vacation. Had a great time but ready for my own bed! #netgalley

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rachaich
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This is my first foray into audio books, courtesy of radio 4. I walk 30 minutes each way for work and this is split into neat 15 segment. It's based in Bristol which is reasonably local. I'm a huge fan of Helen Dunmore and am really enthused to be listening to her :)

TheBookAddict I listen to Radio 4 📻 as well. Just listened to the episode with Helen Dunmore and now I need to read this book. I've never read anything by her so I'm looking forward to it. 😊 7y
rachaich @TheBookAddict -that was the interview that persuaded me to listen to the book. I love her writing :) very sad that she's ill. 7y
TheBookAddict @rachaich yeah, I'll be looking for the book at my public library. It is sad, it sounds like she's a brace and strong woman. 7y
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