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| Title | : | My Brother Michael |
| Author | : | Mary Stewart |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 400 pages |
| Published | : | December 4th 2001 by HarperTorch (first published 1959) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Romance. Fiction. Romantic Suspense. Suspense. Gothic |
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ONLY A MOMENT BEFORE Camilla Haven is on holiday alone, and wishes for some excitement. She had been sitting quietly in a crowded Athens cafe writing to her friend Elizabeth in England, "Nothing ever happens to me..." Then, without warning, a stranger approached, thrust a set of car keys at her and pointed to a huge black touring car parked at the curb. "The car for Delphi, mademoiselle... A matter of life and death," he whispered and disappeared. From that moment Camilla's life suddenly begins to take off when she sets out on a mysterious car journey to Delphi in the company of a charming but quietly determined Englishman named Simon Lester. Simon told Camilla he had come to the ancient Greek ruins to "appease the shade” of his brother Michael, killed some fourteen years earlier on Parnassus. From a curious letter Michael had written, Simon believed his brother had stumbled upon something of great importance hidden in the craggy reaches of the mountainside. And then Simon and Camilla learned that they were not alone in their search... The ride was Camilla's first mistake... or perhaps she had unintentionally invoked the gods. She finds herself in the midst of an exciting, intriguing, yet dangerous adventure. An extraordinary train of events turned on a nightmare of intrigue and terror beyond her wildest daydreams.Describe Books Concering My Brother Michael
| Original Title: | My Brother Michael |
| ISBN: | 0380820757 (ISBN13: 9780380820757) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Brother_Michael |
| Characters: | Camilla Haven |
| Setting: | Athens(Greece) |
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Ratings: 4 From 5039 Users | 311 ReviewsCritique Epithetical Books My Brother Michael
This is typical Mary Stewart romantic suspense and this one takes place in Greece. Stewart once again spins her magical web of atmosphere and description that transports the reader. (This would be excellent reading for a cold winter's day because the heat fairly rises off the pages as the characters trek dusty goat paths and explore ancient ruins.)I'm yet again reminded what a well-read reader Stewart was herself and thoroughly enjoyed the many references to classical Greek history andA Solid 3 What I found hard with this book was that all 400 pages happened in Three Days . After the beginning car mix up nothing happened till chapter what, 15? And in all honesty, I didn't care overly much about the characters. I liked them, yes I really did. But that's where is ended. Camilla was, welllll a bit, weak. If I had been her I'd have run, no matter what. I didn't find myself liking Simon much, I know I was supposed to, but I didn't. Grey eyes or no. His gray eyes never entrapped
The absolute joy of Mary Stewart is her ability to take you right out of this world and place you securely in her own. My Brother Michael is one of my favorite mystery/romances, with a stirring plot that moves rapidly and keeps you guessing to the end. "Nothing ever happens to me" laments Camilla and right away we know the adventure is about to begin. Mary Stewart transformed the fainting heroine into a plucky girl regularly in her novels, but I especially love the way she takes this girl who is
Originally published here.I've been dreaming of Greece. I've never been there myself, much to my continual dismay, and so it remains at the very top of my list when it comes to countries I need to visit next. Lately, I've been doing some research on the country for work. Hence the dreams. And whenever I dream of Greece, I remember my original copy of Edith Hamilton's Mythology that I read cover to cover several times over. And I remember Mary Stewart and the wonderful mysteries she set there.
So this is the third Mary Stewart novel that I have read in the past six days. I might be obsessed. It's certainly a possibility that I have been considering. At any rate, I feel like a should light up a cigarette (or twenty) and put on a pencil skirt and heels and go running through the mountains or something. Her work is fun and well-written, suspenseful, imaginative. It's also a bit dated, which honestly matters little to me. I sort of like being thrown into what feels like a black and white
Already a fan of Mary Stewart, I began reading My Brother Michael with very high expectations. What she achieved here is a type of romantic suspense that is wholly different from her other offerings. Okay, I wish there had been one cat prowling around the studio, or it would have been nice if Simon had kissed Camilla at the end. But, I really don't want to quibble about that kind of thing.(If they kissed and I missed it, then please accept my humblest apologies.) Now, what I loved. Darkness
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