Band of Angels : A Novel (Paperback)

from jayne_charles

This promised much but ultimately I was disappointed. It wasn't the quality of the writing - that was excellent throughout. As in her other novels, Julia Gregson proves up to the task of describing any setting with skill and confidence, and with the depth of detail that makes it believable. She a...

from ilurvebooks

This is a wonderful book set in the 1800's about a young girl who volunteers to help in the Crimean war along Florence Nightingale....could not put this book down excellent.

from juliette07

In my opinion this was one of those books that offered much but failed to deliver. One could say it was my own fault. Bought upon impulse at an airport emporium on the strength that my 10 kilograms of hand luggage was not actually 10 kilos. I was lured into a book shop to ensure that best value w...

from DeltaQueen50

When I start to write about Band of Angels by Julia Gregson, I am wondering how could a story with so many interesting elements turn into the rather boring story that I just finished. I did just learn that this book is actually her first book, originally published as The Water Horse so perhaps so...