An instance of the fingerpost

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735 pages

English language

Published June 22, 1999 by Berkley Books.

ISBN:
978-0-425-16772-4
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OCLC Number:
40824715

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4 stars (1 review)

This book is set in the 1660's, and tells the story of Sarah Blundy who is accused of murder. The story is told from four different perspectives, and as you read each one you learn so much more about the events, and there is a huge plot twist at the end!

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reviewed An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears

Glad I persisted

4 stars

Set during the Restoration, like Andrew Taylor's Marwood and Lovett series, which I enjoyed, and in Oxford, which I know, I still struggled to get into it at first. There are many references to real historical characters, but the Unreliable narrator technique made it hard like or identify with the main characters. It did come together in an interesting way at the end, and had broadened my knowledge of the period some of the notable people who appear in itl

Subjects

  • Murder -- England -- Oxford -- History -- 17th century -- Fiction
  • Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Fiction
  • Oxford (England) -- Fiction