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Caprice and Rondo: Dorothy Dunnett – The Idle Woman

Had to stay up until midnight, but I finished it. Just trying to marshal my thoughts and will put up a post tonight after work. Well I never… A few breathless moments there. I couldn't stand it. I had to start this book yesterday.

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Half way thru, I am sitting here in tears reading the end of Nicholas' encoded letter. This was a more comfortable read, but certainly still demanding.

Caprice and Rondo: Dorothy Dunnett – The Idle Woman

I so agree with your comments above. To my surprise I actually grew to accept Gelis, and by the end, satisfied that she was accepting her blame as well, while sorry for the years that had been wasted. What did she expect of him, only eight, and also abused? I note Thibault writes of Adeline being sent to the convent as a child of 8; Nicholas thinks to himself this is his grandfather's one mistake, she was only six, not eight.

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Is this of any import in resolving the final book? Another item I read, but can't place it, someone perhaps Tobie? Could this something important? I did enjoy this book, as you said I would, and I'm glad I didn't hold off on it.

One marvelous quote from Nicholas' letter to his grandfather I am holding in my heart for when I may have the need to use it: Jean, I'm so pleased that you did enjoy this after feeling so ambivalent about the last book! I agree that the letter to Nicholas's grandfather is beautiful and I think it's a welcome reminder at this stage in the game that Nicholas is capable of kindness and humanity. Now of course you have to read the final one and tell me what you think of that — with only one left, there's not really any point in waiting until after Christmas, hmmm?

Leander, I've been reading this series after having been entralled by the Lymond Chronicles several years ago. This was the worst transition….!

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Did he escape; did that bother anyone else? Don't recall anyone saying anything in previous books about twins running in Nicholas' family — why would anyone know since his origins are so obscure. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account.

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To Lie with Lions: Dorothy Dunnett — The Idle Woman. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here I have never met any practitioners of the dismal science who have ever come close. No, I've never heard of these tales. Claes not Claus was simply a common abbreviation for Nicholas. The choice of Mt.

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Sinai is also pure coincidence - it fitted the plot and purpose of my story. Its importance is pretty well described I think in Unicorn hunt. Pilgrims desiring grace left wonderful gifts, hence the treasures preserved through the centuries. And in general of course it had strategic importance.

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That is, they make Nicholas too invincible and serve to rescue him from situations he couldn't otherwise escape. Did you also feel that this divining skill -- or ability, if you will -- was interfering with the development of N's character and story?

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Did you make a conscious effort to downplay it? Its entry is not so arbitrary, either, as you might think. Its first appearance is closely identified with one those flashes of perception we have already seen, linking Nicholas to the future.

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Its other importance - apart from its actual industrial history - lies in what its handling tells you progressively about Nicholas. And initially, of course, it demonstrates how he is capable of using the power selflessly, sometimes, to save and protect. The following question was typical of a number of submissions Q. I was wondering though, does anyone understand the book title? Lord knows it is full of capricious characters, but what does Rondo mean? The first word has to do with the tone at the start of the book. The second describes the shape of the story. Extra comment from Bill Marshall.

Recognising them as musical terms I consulted a number of music dictionaries and found that they were described as follows. Caprice as a term for a variety of compositions usually showing some freedom of expression. The Italian term A Capriccio - following one's fancy.

Rondo is a round, a musical form in which the first or main section recurs, in a form such as ABACADA where A is the recurring section and the other letters are the subsidiary ones. We also know that Dorothy originally wanted to use the title Rondo Capriccioso but was talked out of it by her publishers on the grounds that some people wouldn't be able to spell or pronounce it! It's short for Egidia. I usually try to avoid 'Jealous' and try for 'Jailees'.

Extra comment from Bill Marshall: I came across an entry in a listing of Scots names which gave Egidia as the feminine form of Giles as in St.

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See the entry in the pronunciation guide. The genealogies printed in the HN books are correct except for Esota's death in the first four books. Kathi's marriage to Robin Berecrofts is historical fact. This site is designed, written, and maintained by Bill Marshall. Readers may also be interested in my personal site at www. Introduction Bruges France Malta Venice.