The Flowers of Adonis [Hardcover]

Rosemary Sutcliff (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Severn House Pub Ltd (September 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0727812270
• ISBN-13: 978-0727812278
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,395,170 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Rosemary Sutcliff wrote more than 40 historical novels for young adults-including The Eagle of the Ninth, The Silver Branch, The Lantern Bearers, The Sword and the Circle, and Black Ships Before Troy-five adult novels, and several books of nonfiction.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars tragically underappreciated, February 12, 2011

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This review is from: The Flowers of Adonis (Hardcover)

A historical adventure story, permeated with echoes of the myth of Adonis, this novel brings a kaleidascopic array of first person narrators, each with their own journey, giving us a very broad picture of the world of ancient Greece during the Peloponnesian war. Each character is portrayed with loving detail and sympathy. The one character who's voice we never hear directly is the central character, Alkibiades, preserving the tantalizing sense of mystery and heroism that surrounds this character.

The descriptions are stunningly vivid and the language heart-achingly poetic. One of Sutcliife's few books for adults; all are fantastic, and all are sadly underappreciated.