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Florian's Gate (Priceless Collection Series #1)

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Bunn's marriage to a Polish woman is reflected in this novel's treatment of post-communist Poland. His characters are adequately developed, and although the plot is not gripping, in truth it doesn't have to be. Life in Poland and other eastern European countries just after the fall of communism is highly intriguing without fictionalization. Bunn does an excellent job of weaving documentary research into an interesting story-line. As mentioned, his Polish wife and her contacts in Poland helped immensely in this task. His book exhibits a genuine love for Poland, and if you are interested in a good story, that also teaches a little modern history - good choice.

I first picked this book up years ago while working at a religious book store and found I could not put it down. Bunn's pictures of post-Soviet Eastern Europe are breathtaking and have remained incredibly vivid in my memory for years. The protagonist is immediately sympathetic and interesting as a young man already bored with his life and looking for something beyond the every day. I identified with Jeffrey Sinclair the first time I read the book, and I identify even more strongly today as a twenty-something businesswoman. Equally gripping are the backdrops Bunn paints of London's high-end antique trade, Poland's back streets, and everything in between. I think that Bunn must have loved Warsaw to write about it in such vivid colors. The other books in the series are worth reading as well, but this remains my favorite. I recommend it without hesitation.

I read the three in this series out of order. This one made everything make more sense- A groundwork was laid for an awesome series. If you love history- read this- I have traveled in Eastern Europe and love having another view of the area through Bunn's eyes

Love this book! The name, "Florian" caught my attention since so many of my friends in Romania carry this name. The story is interesting and the description of the places traveled are well described. I love antiques and I love Europe and I love stories of intrigue, stories about Jewish people and the way they have survived the atrocities inflicted upon them by Nazis and Communists.

Bunn is a great author and this is one of my favorite series from him. I learned so much about life before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall...

One of the best Christian novels I have read. Deep message is parallel to "florian's gate", for all of us. The entire trilogy, of which this is first, was fascinating and compelling for me-I had so little information about life, and Chriatian life, in the eastern block of Europe, and the former Soviet Union. Absolutley exceptional.