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| The Moonspinners (Coronet Books) | 
 enlarge | Author: Mary Stewart
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 204020
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.7
ISBN: 0340013613
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780340013618
Publication Date: April 18, 1991
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Slight creasing and discolouration of cover and page edges.
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 This edition is abridged and rewritten September 30, 2008
Yes, Mary Stewart's novel is a classic, and a great atmospheric read.
But this edition (Oxford Bookworms - just 80 pages) is 'retold by Diane Mowat' for students of English as a foreign language.
Make sure you know what you are buying!
 Overdue for rediscovery March 28, 2003
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
Mary Stewart's currently best known for her Arthurian trilogy, which is great, but before that she was a big figure in a genre which is sort of at odds with modern publishing (though there are exceptions). I guess you could call it up-market romance, or thrillers, or literary pulp. Whatever the label, she is a fantastic writer, evocative, suspensful and entertaining. All the romantic/thriller/adventure novels have strong heroines and slightly old-fashioned plots, but more than that they are heavily atmospheric evocations of place - France, Greece, the Lebanon, Scotland. The Moonspinners is one of her Greek novels (along with My Brother Michael and This Rough Magic)and they date back to a period when post-war, post-rationing Britons were rediscovering the warmth and vitality of the mediterranean world. IT sounds weird, but if Elizabeth David had written fiction rather than food/travel/cookery books - they might be like this. They certainly tap into the same vein of heat, dust and exoticism that we have largely forgotten in our package-holiday era. I'd love to spearhead a revival of Mary Stewart's fiction - they'd also make fantastic period films or TV series. Someone snap them up. Having done this rave, I like the Moonspinners a lot but it's not my favourite - i'd go for My Brother Michael as a first choice of the Greek books. But I'd still read this next!
A literate thriller romance set in Crete April 3, 2002
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Mary Stewart was writing about her love affair with Greece long before Louis Bernieres. Her more than literate thriller/ romance is set against the backdrop of a beautiful unspoilt Crete, where her modern and fiesty heroine battles aginst some very nasty villains to a highly satisfying conclusion. The Moospinners si a modern classic and a delight to read.
Charming and exciting adventure/roamnce set in Crete January 31, 2002
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love Mary Stewert's books since I found The Ivy Tree on my grandmother's bookshelves. Since then I've read My Brother Michael, Madam Will You Walk?, and This Rough Magic, so when I found The Moonspinners in a 2nd hand shop I pounced on it! Her books are very old-fashioned nowadays, despite the plots which are genuinely exciting and revolve around murder, smuggling, theft, kidnap and revenge. They are all pretty similar, and it doesn't take much guesswork to know there'll be a happy ending, but it's usually the girl who gets the guy. The heroes may be strong and tough, as well as educated, but the girl is very definitely at the centre of the action. The Moonspinners is a great read--it's charming and enjoyable, with the right amount of suspense and violence. Lie back and enjoy Nicola's resourcefulness and cool headedness, Mark's chivalry and courage, and the lovely descriptions of a Crete which is now submerged beneath budget travel tours. Highly recommended for rainy days, sick beds, and a girl's night in!
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