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The Ravenscar Dynasty | 
| Author: Barbara Taylor Bradford
Publisher: Harper
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 8255
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Pages: 784
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 4.3 x 1.5
ISBN: 0007197624
EAN: 9780007197620
ASIN: 0007197624
Publication Date: March 5, 2007
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 Touch of Yorkshire August 18, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I loved Ned, and I loved the plot. I suppose because I am from Yorkshire maybe it helped, but I haven't read Barbara Taylor Bradford books recently, but I am looking forward to the sequel. I would have liked to have seen a bit more of the modern day 'war of the roses'within the plot, but I am hoping to see more of this aspect in the next book. I have stood on the Cliff edge and looked out to the cold North Sea as described in the book, I like to see Barbara continues to include her County of birth within her books.
I could not put the book down - excellent read.
What a great read August 17, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed this book. I felt that it flowed wonderfully whilst holding your attention at the same time.
I really like Ned and I thought it was nice to see some of the not so nice people get what they deserve. No doubt as this is fiction and also a trilogy more will be heard from the otherside as it were in the next book, which I look forward to reading soon.
 Oh, No, No. No. No, Barbara July 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Well, don't really know what to say except that it was obvious from the first few pages that this book is based on Edward 4th. and his life including his beautiful but terrible wife, Elizabeth Woodville. Well, that's OK as it goes I suppose - Barbara used names which are virtually the same as the historical characters BUT it did just not ring true.
Everyone is either extremely handsome and beautiful and all places are extremely sumptuous - not real at all.
All in all, I found the book rather shallow. I don't think this metier suits her style of writing at all and hope she goes back to her usual genre.
I won't be bothering to read the sequel as I feel that I am not interested in anybody in the Derevenel family and its adherents and to me this means that this is NOT a good book.
 confusing April 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Essentially the tale of Edward and Richard of York brought into the 20 century. I read this one and will probaby read the next in the series but must say I prefer the real story of Edward and Richard. I found the similarity in names confusing and even irritating at times e.g.Hastings became Hasling. I also found it irresistable to think about what had happened to the Yorks rather than pay attention to what was happening to the Derevenals. I suppose the idea was worth a try but I think Ms Taylor Bradford should do what she can do so well and devise her own plots
 One to be avoided March 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
When I started to read the book I hadn't realised the link to the Plantagenets. I soon did and the story written round real events but updated to the Edwardian period and with thinly disguised names irritated me. If you want to read a good fiction book about the Plantagenets, read The Sunne in Splendour.
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