It's England, 1783. When the rich and beautiful Sovay isn't sitting for portraits, she's donning a man's cloak and robbing travelers―in broad daylight. But in a time when political allegiances between France and England are strained, a rogue bandit is not the only thing travelers fear. Spies abound, and rumors of sedition can quickly lead to disappearances. So when Sovay lifts the wallet of one of England's most powerful and dangerous men, it's not just her own identity she must hide, but that of her father. A dazzling historical saga in which the roles of thieves and gentry, good and bad, and men and women are interchanged to riveting effect.
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Sovay
By Celia Rees
It's England, 1783. When the rich and beautiful Sovay isn't sitting for portraits, she's donning a man's cloak and robbing travelers―in broad daylight. But in a time when political allegiances between France and England are strained, a rogue bandit is not the only thing travelers fear. Spies abound, and rumors of sedition can quickly lead to disappearances. So when Sovay lifts the wallet of one of England's most powerful and dangerous men, it's not just her own identity she must hide, but that of her father. A dazzling historical saga in which the roles of thieves and gentry, good and bad, and men and women are interchanged to riveting effect.
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Reviewed by annielemieIch liebe die Bücher von Celia Rees, aber dieses konnte mich nicht so wirklich überzeugen. <br/>Es gibt zu viele Figuren, die wichtigsten werden deswegen ungenügend charakterisiert. Zu Sovay konnte ich keine Verbindung herstellen. <br/>Zusätzlich zu den vielen Figuren passieren zu viele Dinge, die auch ungenügend geschildert werden. Die Süddeutsche Zeitung bezeichnet es als "unglaubliches Tempo"... Ich kann nur sagen: Manchmal ist weniger eben doch mehr.