Restoration

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Rose Tremain: Restoration (AudiobookFormat, 1995, Random House Audio)

audio cassette

English language

Published Sept. 1, 1995 by Random House Audio.

ISBN:
978-0-553-47664-4
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OCLC Number:
33082412

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4 stars (2 reviews)

Restoration is a novel by Rose Tremain, published in 1989. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1989 and was the Sunday Express Book of the Year. It was made into a film in 1995. The novel is set in the reign of Charles II of England (reigned 1660–1685), and depicts a medical student who gains the king's favour by apparently curing a pet dog owned by the king. Tremain later wrote a sequel called Merivel: A Man of His Time, published in 2012.

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4 stars

A lovely novel, there's really nothing negative I can think to say about it. It only missed out on a full five star rating because I didn't find it a transcendent life experience or something with a massive amount of staying power (for me, personally, at least; I know the book is nothing new and stays beloved in the minds of many). I personally found it very touching and heart-warming, and am glad I read it, but if not for its fame I'm not sure I'd remember it. Then again, if not for its fame, I wouldn't have read it in the first place.

Subjects

  • Great Britain
  • Charles II, 1660-1685
  • Abridged Audio - Fiction/General
  • Audio Adult: Books On Tape
  • History
  • General
  • Non-Classifiable
  • Audiobooks
  • Fiction