Eloise Jarvis McGraw (1915–2000)
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- Gangbare naam
- McGraw, Eloise Jarvis
- Geboortedatum
- 1915-12-09
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2000-11-30
- Graflocatie
- River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Houston, Texas, USA
- Plaats van overlijden
- Portland, Oregon, USA
- Oorzaak van overlijden
- cancer
- Woonplaatsen
- Portland, Oregon, USA
Wilsonville, Oregon, USA
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA - Opleiding
- Principia College (BA|1937)
- Beroepen
- children's book author
- Relaties
- McGraw, William Corbin (husband)
McGraw, Lauren Lynn (daughter) - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Newbery Honor (1952, 1962, 1997)
Edgar Award (1977, 1994)
Lewis Carroll Shelf Award (1963)
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- #2,323
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- 4.0
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This book has all the marks of a good historical fiction. You feel like you’re there on the boat with Mara, tasting freedom for the first time in your life, or curled up in a booth in an inn watching people go about their normal lives, or working to come up with a clever response to a question meant to entrap you. Egypt and her culture is lush, vibrant, and beautiful through Mara’s eyes, and her people are tough, complex, and intriguing.
Then, aside from the setting and culture, this is one of the most intriguing double-spy scenarios I’ve ever come across in a book. Maybe it’s just that I haven’t come across many books like this (that’s probably quite likely, actually), but I loved how the author did it here. This book is full of adventure, quick-wittedness, and the danger accompanying trying to walk a tightrope between two dangerous enemies.
Engaging, captivating, sweet yet dangerous, Mara is the kind of heroine that makes a story worth reading. I love Sheftu, too, and the way he was so passionate about trying to make what he saw as right win in the end.
If you haven’t read this book, but enjoy historical fiction, I’d highly recommend you get yourself a copy. Better yet, find someone to read it aloud to—it’s a book that’s meant to be enjoyed and shared!… (meer)