James Lingard
Auteur van Britain at War 1939 to 1945: What Was Life Like During the War?
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- England, UK
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- James Lingard - educated at Dulwich College and University College London - was a leading City of London solicitor with a lifelong interest in history who specialised in banking law and insolvency law as a partner in Norton Rose. He wrote Lingard's Bank Security Documents (LexisNexis Butterworths) now in its 7th edition; numerous articles and gave many lectures. Since his retirement, he has written:- Britain at War 1939 to 1945 a concise history of the war; The Girl Who Disappeared a fact based 20th century historical romance with rave reviews; The Caucasus Cauldron an action packed thriller and Trapped in Iran an action adventure thriller about Israelis in the 1979 Iranian revolution. Amy's Bookshelf Reviews has made him one of its Legacy Authors and ranked him as a 2022 top 20 author.
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Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten.This was a surprisingly short novella. Based on some facts, but very loosely so, the story exists around the overthrow in the Iranian Revolution. What should have been an Argo-esque story, it quickly devolves into a pretty unbelievable love story. The reader just isn’t given meat to the story. There’s not enough there. A thin premise, unbelievable sex scenes, and a very quick resolution that all wraps up too quick. It’s an okay first try — add more. A lot more.
Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten.This is a short action-story of Israelis posing as engineers in Iran when the revolution begins. They must get out of Iran quickly. Their journey is fraught with danger but one of the Israelis, Guy, plans and leads them back to Israel. All characters are fairly believable except that of Emma. She is not the idea of a Mossad member. She uses her sexuality way too much. She suggests making love with Guy at every opportunity. Since they only met two days before she is neither a likable or realistic character. The ending is abrupt and tries to be a feel good resolution which I also found ridiculous.… (meer)
Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten.Enjoyed the storyline, as I appreciate nonfictional accounts. I didn’t think the fictional “love interest” enhanced the story and wasn’t believable. The nonstop action kept my attention and I found myself wanting to know more about the event.
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- Werken
- 7
- Leden
- 42
- Populariteit
- #357,757
- Waardering
- 3.7
- Besprekingen
- 27
- ISBNs
- 6
-The party seemed to pass all the checkpoints too easily, which diminished the suspense of the book.
-some sections seemed improbable under the extreme circumstances they were dealing with, i.e., the timing of the first kiss between Guy and Emma, sex in the dunes, picking up the young girl in Tehran, being allowed to stay at the bomber after the colonel knew they were not who they initially said they were.
-it's a fascinating read that could be fleshed out a bit more.
-On a more positive note, I was compelled to continue reading to see what would happen next.… (meer)