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| AUTHOR: | GILLIAN BRADSHAW |
| CATEGORY: | Book |
| MANUFACTURER: | Nan A. Talese |
| ISBN: | 0385414668 |
| TYPE: | Afghanistan, American Historical Fiction, Bactria, Fantasy, Fiction, Fiction - Historical, Historical - General, Historical fiction, History |
| MEDIA: | Hardcover |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
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Familiar theme beautifully treated In "Horses of Heaven," acclaimed writer Gillian Bradshaw goes far into the past to tell the story of Heliokleia, a beautiful, Bactrian (pre-Greek), Buddhist queen, and her marriage to the elderly Ferghanan king, Mauakes. Mauakes has a grown son from a previous marriage, Itaz, who detests and fears the Bactrians. This is a fairly typical Tristan-and-Isolde theme: what saves it from the commonplace by Ms. Bradshaw's beautiful writing, her clear, subtle world-building, and her creation of layered, multi-leveled characters. Elements of the supernatural are introduced in a low-key and fairly believable way (insofar as having conversations with ghosts are "believable.") A very good, well-written, engaging story, with intriguing glimpses into the pre-Christian world.