Dear Librarian: Id like to suggest that you consider Simon LeVays historical novel The Donation of Constantine (Lambourn Books, 2013 -- lambournbooks) for your library. Its set in eighth-century Rome, and it concerns the forging of a document that changed the course of European history. I loved the book, and apparently Im not the only one. According to a starred review in Publishers Weekly (Feb 17, 2014, p. 72) LeVay presents an intriguing view of the clash between social necessity and individual faith that successfully evokes a world with concerns familiar to modern-day readers. Additionally, the author offers a coherent, fact-based picture of the ambiguities of historical truth and the shakiness of the foundations of society. According to Medievalists.net, Rome is the multicultural stage of the world, and the author a perfect puppet-master. ... Read this book near the fireside while enjoying a good glass of wine. The readers reviews on Amazon are uniformly enthusiastic (amazon/The-Donation-Constantine-A-Novel/dp/147013215X). With best wishes, Mike
Posted on: Tue, 13 May 2014 21:48:17 +0000