The Eagle and the Raven

Posted on 25 March 2018 by Pauline Gedge

Spanning three generations, this historical novel tells the tale of Boudicca, the most famous warrior of ancient Britain, and Caradoc, the son of a Celtic king, who sets out to unite the people of the Raven and lead them against Rome Caradoc s objective is not easily accomplished as the Roman army advances into Britain, raping Celtic women and burning villages to the ground His efforts are also met with fierce opposition from Aricia, the vain queen of a northern tribe who swears allegiance to the Romans after Caradoc slights her, and from Gladys, Caradoc s warrior sister who falls in love with her Roman captor Unfortunately, Caradoc s endeavors are left unresolved when he is taken prisoner, but Boudicca, a strong willed woman, ultimately takes up the cause that was Caradoc s legacy. Read The Eagle and the Raven – kino-fada.fr All we wanted was to be left alone This is a book that needs to be read slowly Come to it with a clear mind Yes, it is full of difficult names and different tribes Leaders of both sides come and go, all realistic characters that tell stories of a far away time but carry a message that never becomes old The desire of everyone of us to be free, free in every way, regardless of religion, ethnicity, financial status etc Yes, we all live together sharing our Earth but this doesn t mean thatAll we wanted was to be left alone This is a book that needs to be read slowly Come to it with a clear mind Yes, it is full of difficult names and different tribes Leaders of both sides come and go, all realistic characters that tell stories of a far away time but carry a message that never becomes old The desire of everyone of us to be free, free in every way, regardless of religion, ethnicity, financial status etc Yes, we all live together sharing our Earth but this doesn t mean that the few can dictate a way of life to be shared by all, to obey blindly Where is the freedom of choice we all desire Is it a given Far from it, I d say In our days, we see enemies of a different kind of oppression, enemies that are invisible, enemies that do not brandish swords, but money, surpluses and modern machine guns.When you read the final page of a 700 book and you find that there wasn t a single filler moment, you exp...I normally avoid historicals if they contain the words sweeping or three generations but this book deserves both without irony It tells the story of the Roman invasion of Britain, first opposed by the less well known Caradoc whose guerilla tactics might have been successful if he d had better luck, and followed by the revolt of the better known Boudicca The characters are complex and moving, t...One of my managers at the bookstore recommended this book to me, I had no idea who Pauline Gedge was and when I did my research I just found a mediocre wikipedia entry normally I wouldn t go for a complete unknown author but a book about Celtic Historical Fiction is sort of hard to disregard.Well, to my delight the Eagle and the Raven turned out to be extraordinary, Pauline Gedge may not be a certified historian but she s got her facts straight Moreover, the way she writes this book is so One of my managers at the bookstore recommended this book to me, I had no idea who Pauline Gedge was and when I did my research I just found a mediocre wikipedia entry normally I wouldn t go for a complete unknown author but a book about Celtic Historical Fiction is sort of hard to disregard.Well, to my delight the Eagle and the Raven turned out to be extraordinary, Pauline Gedge may not be a certified historian but she s got her facts straight Moreover, the way she writes this book is so incredibly smooth, the story is fast paced and her ...The theme of the book was freedom of the Britons, in the face of Roman invasion and occupation of Britain I liked that the Roman invasion of Britain was presented from the British tribes points of view for a change I saw how they possibly would have interacted, got a feel for some of their culture and sympathized completely with them After many years, Caradoc asks Plautius the two have become friends How would you feel if this country Rome lay under the rule of the tribes who had taken The theme of the book was freedom of the Britons, in the face of Roman invasion and occupation of Britain I liked that the Roman invasion of Britain was presented from the British tribes points of view for a change I saw how they possibly would have interacted, got a feel for some of their culture and sympathized completely with them After many years, Caradoc asks Plautius the two have become friends How would you feel if this country Rome lay under the rule of...rating 2 5Finally finished sigh of relief My take on this novel is complicated, outweighed by the negative.Maybe I came in with too many expectations knowing it would be about Caradoc and Boudicca I was expecting guerilla resistance, battles, struggles of a people against a domineering, invading empire, all the stuff that usually gets my literary blood pumping It did provide that in some form but it just didn t work for me.Overall, it was long and over descriptive except when rating 2 5Finally finished sigh of relief My take on this novel is complicated, outweighed by the negative.Maybe I ...HIghly recommended to all anglophiles and those who enjoy historical novels I couldn t put it down First century Celtic Britain comes alive in this account of the struggle of the freedom loving, passionate, and barbaric Celts to throw off the yoke of Rome The Romans were pretty barbaric in their own way as well Love them or hate them, the players on this stage are so fully realized that you feel you have known them for years Graphic violence, love, honor, military strategy, religion and HIghly recommended to all anglophiles and those who enjoy historical novels I couldn t put it down First century Celtic Britain comes alive in this account of the struggle of the freedom loving, passionate, and barbaric Celts to throw off the yoke of Rome The Romans were pretty barbaric in their own way as well Love them or hate them, the players on this stage are so fully realized that you feel you have known them for years Graphic violence, love, honor, mili...Do you think that when the time comes they will let us be burned on some funeral pyre taken from the sweet Catuvellaunian forests she whispered All we wanted was to be left alone, he said quietly such a little word, freedom, such a small request, and yet it has consumed the soul of a people Far away, in the swirling autumn mists of Albion, the light of freedom flickered.If I could give this bookthan 5 stars, I would do so gladly The Eagle and the Raven is a magnificent book Do you think that when the time comes they will let us be burned on some funeral pyre taken from the sweet Catuvellaunian forests she whispered All we wanted was to be left alone, he said quietly such a little word, freedom, such a sm...DNF at 500pages My edition of this book has a striking profile of a fierce woman on a cover and the book blurb promises Spanning three generations, this historical novel tells the tale of Boudicca, the most famous warrior of ancient Britain, and Caradoc, the son of a Celtic king, who sets out to unite the people of the Raven and lead them against Rome Well, Caradoc is here, but where is Boudica I have read and passed the half way mark and did the unthinkable skimmed a fewchapters DNF at 500pages My edition of this book has a striking profile of a fierce woman on a cover and the book blurb promises Spanning three generations, this historical novel tells the tale of Boudicca, the most famous warrior of ancient Britain, and Caradoc, the son of a Celtic king, who sets out to unite the people of the Raven and lead them against Rome Well, Caradoc is here, but where is Boudica I have read and passed the half way mark and did the unthinkable skimmed a fewchapters and she is still missing She is mentioned, very briefly, in a few chapters and one hopes she will show up later in the book, but I picked this up because I wanted a novel about Boudica and she is not the main character in the story Caradoc and his family is , for me the book blurb is misleading.Sadly, I ve decided to put this book aside It s not a bad book, and some parts were be...What an amazing, amazing book Pauline Gedge manages to recreate a pre Roman England Albion that feels so alive and so real, which is a skill that few historical fiction writers have, particularly in a setting so far removed from us today The story she creates is fast moving, keeping me glued to the pages, but she still has a way of packing an emotional punch I was in tears by the last pages.I was expecting the story to befocused on Boudicca, based on the book cover, but I don t What an amazing, amazing book Pauline Gedge manages to recreate a pre Roman England Albion that feels so alive and so real, which is a skill that few historical fiction writers have, particularly in a setting so far removed from us toda...Bullet Review Those last 27 pages can I ugly cry now My heart is in complete shambles.Full Review How do you write a review for a book like this that takes you to this magical world I say magical even though this world 100% exists because the way Gedge writes Albion is so beautiful, so majestic, so ethereal, that words cease to accurately express the wonderment you have when you read this book and get transported here , into these incredibly crafted people and then slowly breaks your Bullet Review Those last 27 pages can I ugly cry now My heart is in complete shambles.Full Review How do you write a review for a book like this that takes you to this magical world I say magical even though this world 100% exists because the way Gedge writes Albion is so beautiful, so majestic, so ethereal, that words cease to accurately express the wonderment you have when you read this book and get transported here , into these incredibly crafted people and then slowly breaks your heart as you read the tragedy...

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25 March 2018

Pauline Gedge