By the author of The Woman Who Heard Color ... In her quest to discover a medieval treasure, curator Alex Pellier visits a convent in Lyon, but its storehouse of items dating back to the thirteenth century turns up little. Then, Alex discovers a centuries-old poem and sketches. These suggest to her that there may be a seventh, yet undiscovered tapestry in the world-renowned Lady and the Unicorn series. Now a journey of mystery begins that could lead...
What a pleasure to read Kelly Jones' Seventh Unicorn. The characters are believable, the premise interestly unusual. Mostly, the writing is superb.
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I chose this book because it seemed like a nice easy-going read. All in all it was a great read. This book was kind of slow in the beginning but picked up towards the middle. The whole book is set in the fictional world of the undiscovered seventh tapestry of The Lady and the Unicorn. The book starts in Medeval times with a rich girl named Adele Le Viste who falls in love with a common person. It then morphs into modern...
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A wonderful story, related in such a way that leaves you content, not worn out. All of your emotions are teased, but ever so slyly. You don't hate, but you want to. You don't fear, but your uneasiness urges you to read faster. You don't cry - well that's not quite true - Sunny will surely remind you of someone that warms your heart and tugs those strings. There is much more here than a simple mystery. I highly recommend...
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Reverend Mother Superior Alvere sends a note to Madame Demy, Director of the, Cluny Museum in Paris, that states that the Convent of Saint Blandine is closing and before they do they need to "dispose" of their valuable medieval tapestries, linen, and manuscripts. The nuns hope to sell their collection in order to preserve their way of life. Demy sends her expert American born curator Alex Pellier to examine the treasures...
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I think it was A.S. Byatt's _Possession_ that got me addicted to the historical-interest mysteries that are in vogue lately. I've come to really love the sort of book where people hunt around looking for ancient artifacts or long-lost manuscripts. So I couldn't resist picking up _The Seventh Unicorn_, which tells the story of a (fictional) seventh tapestry in the (real) "Lady and the Unicorn" series, and two former lovers...
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