The Secret Guests (Hardcover) Published January 14th by Henry Holt Company. Hardcover, pages. Author (s): Benjamin Black. ISBN: Cited by: 1. · Black is a pleasure to read, particularly his descriptions of the lackadaisically maintained estate [and] the young royals’ developing personalities [ The Secret Guests ] takes the time to observe the specific ways human weakness and caprice can affect history.”Brand: Holt, Henry Company, Inc. Of course, not every parent has that option, but as imagined by Benjamin Black (the pen name used by John Banville when he writes a thriller) in The Secret Guests, a certain notable couple jumps at the opportunity to shield a future queen of England from harm. The novel opens in London during the Blitz, as year-old Princess Margaret looks out the palace window to watch the devastation.
The Secret Guests by Benjamin Black has an overall rating of Positive based on 8 book reviews. The Secret Guests is a brilliantly entertaining, conceptually inventive, and frequently funny novel that combines Banville's stylistic virtuosity with the excitement of a well-plotted thriller. If the first half of the novel is all atmosphere. FIC: The Secret Guests by Benjamin Black. Posted on Ma by Kate Young. March: Fiction Pick. As London endures nightly German bombings, Britain's secret service whisks the princesses Elizabeth and Margaret from England, seeking safety for the young royals on an old estate in Ireland. Review: 'The Secret Guests,' by Benjamin Black. FICTION: In this thriller, Britain's princesses are spirited to Ireland during the Blitz. The royal family, including the princesses Elizabeth and.
I n The Secret Guests, BW Black – AKA Benjamin Black, AKA Irish novelist John Banville – gussies up a wartime rumour of royal jiggery-pokery into a fanciful yarn that has just enough. Benjamin Black most assuredly has a way with words. The historical setting The story in The Secret Guests is grounded on two historical episodes: the centuries-long struggle of the Irish for independence from Great Britain, and Nazi Germany’s bombing in preparation for invading England. Irish independence. Of course, not every parent has that option, but as imagined by Benjamin Black (the pen name used by John Banville when he writes a thriller) in The Secret Guests, a certain notable couple jumps at the opportunity to shield a future queen of England from harm. The novel opens in London during the Blitz, as year-old Princess Margaret looks out the palace window to watch the devastation.
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