West country; and the account of the part played by Simon in the fighting makes exciting reading Several times in the course of it he encounters Amias ; and these meetings leave him torn by conflicting loyalties Finally the day comes when he is forced to put the strength of the friendship to the test weighing it against his loyalty to the Parliamentarian causeRosemary.
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PDF Rosemary Sutcliff ¹ PDF Simon Oxford Children's Library eBook ✓ Simon ¹ agneroshetland.co simon epub, oxford ebok, children's ebok, library epub, Simon Oxford mobile, Simon Oxford Children's Library EpubFor the first part of Simon I didn't enjoy it as much as some of Sutcliff's other works; it was difficult I thought to get into the main character and to feel the events of the English Civil War However when I got to the last few chapters I had no desire to put the book down and the ending was all I could have wished for Yay a Sutcliff book with a happy ending Because it is such a short book the thrust of it is not really the war but the effects of the war on a single friendship Still it does give a glimpse into what England looked like at the time I appreciated that Sutcliff stayed clear for the most part of the final struggle and the eventual execution of the Kin
PDF Rosemary Sutcliff ¹ PDF Simon Oxford Children's Library eBook ✓ Simon ¹ agneroshetland.co simon epub, oxford ebok, children's ebok, library epub, Simon Oxford mobile, Simon Oxford Children's Library EpubRosemary Sutcliff had a brilliant knack of writing adventure stories set in historical periods and making them come alive Her active characters are nearly all boys or young men but as a 10 year old girl I was right there with Marcus in Roman Britain and have enjoyed re reading the classic Eagle of the Ninth and its successors since as an adultA friend of similar age recommended Simon to me she said it was one of her all time favourite books She lent me her own prized old copy a real treasureI enjoyed the story appreciated the uality of Sutcliff's writing and her great ability to bring to life a range of characters and event
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PDF Rosemary Sutcliff ¹ PDF Simon Oxford Children's Library eBook ✓ Simon ¹ agneroshetland.co simon epub, oxford ebok, children's ebok, library epub, Simon Oxford mobile, Simon Oxford Children's Library EpubWith the influx of very disappointing novels set amidst the tumultuous events of the English Civil War this novel by RS first published in 1953stands out as one of the few novels that does not disappointI had read some of the Sutcliff novels as a child but not as rapaciously as some people and the one that has actually stuck in my mind was Flowers of Adonis about AlcibiadesHowever the English Civil War is an interest of mine and having recently discovered this one I was delighted with it It does not fall into the mire that so many of the modern adult
PDF Rosemary Sutcliff ¹ PDF Simon Oxford Children's Library eBook ✓ Simon ¹ agneroshetland.co simon epub, oxford ebok, children's ebok, library epub, Simon Oxford mobile, Simon Oxford Children's Library EpubIt's not precisely the uickest paced of her books but Rosemary Sutcliff could write the clash of different groups as well as anyone doing historical fiction for children and this is a wonderful example There are nuanced characters on both sides of the Civil War and the beliefs of both sides are shown fairly Might have been fun if the sober Simon had been on the R
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PDF Rosemary Sutcliff ¹ PDF Simon Oxford Children's Library eBook ✓ Simon ¹ agneroshetland.co simon epub, oxford ebok, children's ebok, library epub, Simon Oxford mobile, Simon Oxford Children's Library EpubBeautifully portrayed depiction of two friends separated by beliefs but able to maintain that friendship