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Lyrical, wise, compelling: the novels are a wonderful imaginative feat' SARAH WATERS In the final novel of her stunning trilogy, Mary Renault vividly imagines the life of Alexander the Great, the charismatic leader whose drive. "Mary Renault is a shining light to both historical novelists and their readers.
So, a few months back I was browsing through a used book store, and I stumbled upon Valerio Massimo Manfredi's Alexander the Great trilogy.
A special three-in-one edition of Mary Renault's acclaimed historical novels about the life and times of Alexander the Great "Mary Renault is a shining light to both historical novelists and their readers. She does not pretend the past is like the present, or that the people of ancient Greece were just like us. Mary Renault is a wonderful historical writer fleshing out what we know about Alexander.
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