Not much point writing about classic authors, they are 'classic authors' because they are good. Therefore any review of mine, a man who is completely unable to write reviews, is just going to be 'good, read it'- and this is the case with The General's Daughter.
If only to make this post worthwhile, I should probably elaborate, and at least make clear this is nothing to do with a stupid John Travolta movie of the same name. This is the second book I've read about some Russian falling in love, and his town getting invaded by Kosaks- in fact, I assume the other (The Turkish Gambit by Boris Akunin) at least referred to this book.
My favourite element of the story at first seems innocuous- the protagonist gives away his sheepskin coat to a beggar- the beggar turned out to be the invading Tsar in hiding, who later pardons the protagonists life (there you go, you dont need to read it now).
I run a bookshop, so am interested in publishers, and Heron Books deserve credit, just one guy decided to publish loads of classics in dead good covers. They look old, but their not. They look expensive, but their not. They are just well made books.
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