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Rosemarie's Platinum (Final Year)
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last updated Nov 20, 2019 06:41PM
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I have a huge list of books to read in January but put them all to one side whilst I finished this book. I wanted to read it before the end of 2019 but didn’t manage to pick it up until just around Christmas. I fell in love with the story and so put everything else away. I have a lot more to write but for now I will say this is my favourite so far of Scott’s works. My first 5 star read of 2020.
There was much about this novel to love; the story, the characters, the setting. Our of all the Scott ...more
There was much about this novel to love; the story, the characters, the setting. Our of all the Scott ...more
In the words of Dominie Sampson “Prodigious, Prodigious,Prodigious”. I am impressed that Scott his second novel in six weeks with not a typewriter or word processor in sight.
The story also called The Astrologer has action, humor and what stands out for me were the minor characters. Dominie Sampson the eccentric absent minded teacher, Dirk Hatteraick the Dutch smuggler, Mr Pleydell the Edinburgh lawyer, Meg Merrilies the gypsy matriarch and of course the honest sturdy farmer Dandie Dinmont.
The ...more
The story also called The Astrologer has action, humor and what stands out for me were the minor characters. Dominie Sampson the eccentric absent minded teacher, Dirk Hatteraick the Dutch smuggler, Mr Pleydell the Edinburgh lawyer, Meg Merrilies the gypsy matriarch and of course the honest sturdy farmer Dandie Dinmont.
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Sep 17, 2018
Haaze
marked it as to-read
Jan 06, 2020
Heather
marked it as to-read
