Burning Bright |  | Author: Tracy Chevalier
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  40 reviews
Sales Rank: 1082990
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Media: Audio CD
Edition: Unabridged
Number Of Items: 10
Pages: 12
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 5.9 x 5.3 x 1.5
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
ASIN: B00127OJQG
Publication Date: March 20, 2007
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Unabridged CDs - 7 CDs, 8 hours
Tracy Chevalier captivated readers when Dutton published The Girl with a Pearl Earring in December 1999. Since then, she has written two New York Times bestsellers, Falling Angels and The Lady and the Unicorn.
Now, three years after the publication of her last book, Chevalier is at the top of her form in the breathtaking novel Burning Bright.
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 Not all it seems July 5, 2008
Like Chevalier's other books, this is good historical fiction, taking place in England more than 100 years ago. The book addresses taboo subjects, youth and innoncence lost, friendship, mourning and poverty. There are elements of joy and sorrow, mixed in with some cruelty and hope. I can honstly say I learned new terms and concepts after reading the book, as some of the language is not used in today's world. The main characters are easy to like and root for, as they face some harsh realities of their worlds. Like most of her books, I recommend Burning Bright fairly confidently. This is not a one night read, but rather a book that is worth savoring over many days.
 Wonderful May 26, 2008
Loved this book. There were so many stories within the story. Many historical persons, places and facts that I enjoyed looking up. Tracy's writing is SO descriptive. You could picture everything as if it was on video. I used this book for my book club. It was a great book for discussion. I read Girl with a Pearl Earring and saw the movies- liked the book better. I look forward to another book by this author.
 Burning bright May 20, 2008
Not as good as her previous work, but still an easy ready for the beach. The story line is just not very strong and the purpose of it is fairly weak. It gets a little more interesting in the last 50 pages. However it seems a little late to me.
great stuff! May 11, 2008
I'm a big fan of Tracy Chevalier and bought this book as a holiday read. I really enjoy feeling immersed in another time period, learning how people lived while being fully engaged in an engaging story. This book was unputdownable and over way too soon!
What's in the middle? April 3, 2008
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Tracy Chevalier is a skilled writer whose novels have all been historical, built around a famous personage from the chosen time period. In Burning Bright, that person is William Blake, the rather mystical English poet/philosopher/engraver, but his presence is intermittent. This novel focuses upon two late-18th century London families, one newly arrived from Dorset and the other more established. Both are poor, struggling to get by, and the plot is built around the adolescent children of these families. Characterization is one of Chevalier's strengths, and Maisie, Jem, and Maggie quickly charm the reader, while others, notably John Astley (the dastardly villain of the piece), Charlie, and the bigoted landlady. Circus folk, pub denizens, washerwomen, and the like add plenty of dash and color. A feel for life in London during the French Revolution quickly develops. Thematically, the concepts of opposites, the conundrum of what's in the middle of each opposing pair, and the drive toward symmetry, are all recurrent ideas, taken from Blake's own work.
Burning Bright provides hours of intelligent, pleasurable, and at times, thought provoking reading.
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