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| The Girl at the Lion D'Or | 
 enlarge | Author: Sebastian Faulks
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Category: Book
List Price: £8.47
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Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 409976
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 0375704531
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780375704536
ASIN: 0375704531
Publication Date: December 1999
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Ships from the USA - please expect 7 - 21 business days for delivery. good condition lightly
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| Customer Reviews:
 Beautifully intriguing February 5, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is the second book I have ready by SF and I enjoyed it even more than the first. There was a slow, intriguing beauty about the book that made it difficult to put down. SF is unlike any other author I have read in a long time. I could compare him to Cormac McCarthy but this would be only to highlight the skill with which both writers draw you into the world they have created and make it impossible to forget once you finish the story....recommended!
 A delicately told but beautifully constructed novel October 17, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This was my first venture into the work of Sebastian Faulks, and upon finishing it today I immediatly purchased Birdsong. The Girl at the Lion d'Or is a beautifully written story. The simplistic plot is not the selling-point of this book; instead, Faulks's excellent lexical phrasing and characterisation make it an excellent read. I found myself developing a genuine interest in what would happen on the next page and was really pulled deeper and deeper into the story as I read. I was so moved when arriving at the end of the book- a sad and emotional conclusion. I do recommend this book to anyone- it is superb.
Good characterisation October 1, 2006
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
First I read "Birdsong", which I thought was superb. Next I read "Charlotte Gray", which I thought was ok. Then I read "On Green Dolphin Street", which was a bit boring. I just tried him again and was pleasantly surprised by "The Girl at the Lion D'Or", which is well worth reading.
The characters are built up very well, even those with cameo appearances; Roland and "the patron", for example, are very much brought alive. The story progresses slowly, with diversions that allow the characters to be fleshed out. And as usual with Faulks, we learn something poignant about love and war.
Of these four novels, if you have the stamina then read the masterful "Birdsong". Otherwise, go for "The Girl at the Lion D'Or".
Almost as good as Birdsong January 12, 2006
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I read this after Birdsong. The quality of writing is as excellent as I expected but the meandering and oddly truncated storyline was a detractor.
 Boring boring boring April 13, 2005
5 out of 17 found this review helpful
I am afraid I have to agree with the previous reviewer who said the book bored him. To me it never really got going, a story about nothing, no excitement, no tension, nothing. More dissapointingly none of the main characters evoked any sense of identity within me. Whats the point of having a heroine if she doesn't come across as being a particularly nice or admirable person. If you enjoy books that you can't put down and make your heart bump as you are reading them, then don't bother with this one.
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