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Title: Valide: A Novel of the Harem by Barbara Chase-Riboud ISBN: 0-688-04334-8 Publisher: Harpercollins Pub. Date: 01 June, 1986 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Outstanding Novel - A Must Read
Comment: An excellent interpretation of the fascinating story of Aimee Dubuc de Rivery. I'm a believer. This is one of the four books I have read and enjoyed that mentioned this fleeting mystery figure in history. Three of the four were primarily about this character, and one made her a supporting character. This book is my favorite of the four. It's very vivid, inspiring, romantic, wonderful, and sexy. Through this novel I was transported to the Turkish Ottoman Empire and behind the forbidden walls of the harem. I was caught up in the intrigue and struggles for power and survival, the opulence, the danger, and the idea of a fate that is not entirely your own to choose. I highly, highly recommend this book. If you love historical fiction with strong women characters, intrigue, luxury, inspiration... read this book. I love it. One of my new favorites.
Rating: 4
Summary: Epic
Comment: Chase-Riboud got in a bit of trouble for plagiarizing from Norman Mosley Penzer's "The Harem." When I heard this, I read Penzer immediately before reading Chase-Riboud so I could judge for myself, and now I can attest that nearly a whole chapter on the history of eunuchs was obviously copied from Penzer without rephrasing or attribution. But you know what? I don't really care. This is a vast, epic tale, spanning generations, packed with little-known details about the Grand Seraglio. The main themes are sex, religion, and death--a recipe for a riveting story. There's more than a taste of girl-on-girl erotica, for those who are interested. This book is sensitive, sensual, and ambitious. I have benefited from its illustration of history. Become absorbed in its world for a weekend.
Rating: 4
Summary: Wonderfully written, difficult to put down!
Comment: Love, sex, intrigue, friendship...and all of it happening in a far, far away land! What else could a person ask for in a book? This is an incredibly detail-rich tale that alllows one's imagination to run wild. While there's no way to actually verify the most minute details of the working of a real harem (no one I know has been to one), it's easy to allow the book to create powerful imagery in one's mind. I loved this book, and read it quite a few times. A great read, a good addition for your fiction library, and TOTALLY engrossing!
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Title: Harem: A Novel by Dora Levy Mossanen ISBN: 0743230213 Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Palace of Tears by Alev Lytle Croutier ISBN: 0385334915 Publisher: Delta Pub. Date: 02 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Seraglio by Janet Wallach ISBN: 0385490461 Publisher: Nan A. Talese Pub. Date: 21 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Harem: The World Behind the Veil by Alev Lytle Croutier ISBN: 1558591591 Publisher: Abbeville Press Pub. Date: July, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Hottentot Venus: A Novel by Barbara Chase-Riboud ISBN: 0385508565 Publisher: Doubleday Books Pub. Date: 04 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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