Maybe too many threads to this novel with family, spying, politics and romances/affairs, together with the interweaving of Richard the Lionheart's return from the Holy Land and the relic of the Holy Cross. Richie Cathar seeks to understand his father, his relationship with his 'true love', Noor, and subsequent lovers and is an overly self-absorbed character for me. However, Cartwright does write well and reminds us how long our 'interference' in the Middle East has been.
(Christine Miller - bwl 71 Winter 2014 ) |
