The Adventurers [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Jane Aiken Hodge (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 508 pages
• Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print (November 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0708902278
• ISBN-13: 978-0708902271
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,552,172 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This one has it all!, July 13, 2001

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Emily (Yorkshire, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Adventurers (Hardcover)

This book and 'Bride of Dreams' are my two favourite Hodge books so far (I haven't read them all yet!). I only recently discovered this author and as a Georgette Heyer fan I really enjoy Hodge too. This book is particularly good because it doesn't fall into the trap of putting historical details before story (as many of Hodge's books do). It has a good plot, great characters (including an unusually young hero who is about 22 I think), and, as the title suggests, a lot of adventure. The romance is nice but not sickly. A very enjoyable book.

5.0 out of 5 stars dual romances, June 23, 2009

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Caroline Lamb (Santa Cruz, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Adventurers (Mass Market Paperback)

Retreating French troops in the Napoleonic wars ravage a Baron's estate, and only his daughter, Sonia, who has hidden herself in the hayloft, survives. She joins a young man with a mysterious past, resolving to earn their living playing whist with soldiers. Together with Sonia's former governess, they follow the troops towards Paris. Spies, battles, and ghosts of their pasts foil their plans along the way. This is a delightful historical romance. I can't vouch for the history, but the characters are wonderful and the plot runs nicely, beginning to end.