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    Tides of War: A Novel
    Tides of War: A Novel
    Tides of War: A Novel
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    Tides of War: A Novel

    By Stella Tillyard

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    A Library Journal Top Ten Best Books of 2011


    An epic novel about love and war, set in Regency England and Spain during the Peninsular War (1812-15), by the acclaimed historian and bestselling author of Aristocrats

    Tides of War opens in England with the recently married, charmingly unconventional Harriet preparing to say goodbye to her husband, James, as he leaves to join the Duke of Wellington's troops in Spain.

    Harriet and James's interwoven stories of love and betrayal propel this sweeping and dramatic novel as it moves between Regency London on the cusp of modernity—a city in love with science, the machine, money—and the shocking violence of war in Spain. With dazzling skill Stella Tillyard explores not only the effects of war on the men at the front but also the freedoms it offers the women left behind. As Harriet befriends the older and protective Kitty, Lady Wellington, her life begins to change in unexpected ways. Meanwhile, James is seduced by the violence of battle, and then by love in Seville.

    As the novel moves between war and peace, Spain and London, its large cast of characters includes the serial adulterer and war hero the Duke of Wellington, and the émigrés Nathan Rothschild and Frederic Winsor who will usher in the future, creating a world brightly lit by gaslight where credit and financial speculation rule. Whether describing the daily lives and desires of strong female characters or the horror of battle, Tides of War is set to be the fiction debut of the year.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateOct 25, 2011
    ISBN9781429996990
    Tides of War: A Novel
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    Stella Tillyard

    Stella Tillyard is a British novelist and historian. She was educated at Oxford and Harvard Universities and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Her bestselling book Aristocrats was made into a miniseries for BBC1/Masterpiece Theatre, and sold to over twenty countries. Winner of the Meilleur Livre Etranger, the Longman-History Today Prize, and the Fawcett Prize, Tillyard has taught at Harvard University, the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Centre for Editing Lives and Letters at Queen Mary, London. She is currently a Visiting Professor in the Department of History, Classics and Archaeology at Birkbeck, University of London. Her latest novel is Call Upon the Water (published in the UK under the title The Great Level).

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    • 3/5
      Tides of War is the first fictional book by historian Stella Tillyard. Told from a multitude of viewpoints, this book focuses on the battlefront and home front of the Peninsular War during the early 1800's.Tillyard mixes a cast of fictional and real-life characters to tell her story.  The novel opens shortly before the British Army sends their forces to Spain to battle Napoleon's invading armies. Captain James Raven is newly married to Harriet, and this campaign will be a test to their young marriage. Meanwhile, General Wellington sees this as the opportunity of a lifetime - a chance to emerge as one of the best British generals of all time. His wife, Kitty, is no weeping Army wife. In fact, she is glad to be rid of her husband and his philandering ways.As you would expect from a historian, the story was very much a lesson in history.  Tillyard examines all aspects and effects of the war, from military battles to the financial nuisances of supporting a war chest. The Peninsular War, though taught to me years ago, were unfamiliar reading ground, and I enjoyed learning through Tillyard's research.Can historians write good fiction? I think so, but it takes some practice. And practice is what I think Tillyard needs to be a great writer of historical fiction. Tides of War had too many side stories and themes. Here are just a few:
      • The military aspects of the Peninsular War
      • The social effects of war on the home front
      • The strife between democratic government and monarchies
      • Women's rights during early 19th century England
      • Marriage and adultery
      • Industrial effects on the worker
      • The rise of credit in international finance
      • The invention of gas-powered street lamps
      • The investigation of the medical use of blood transfusions
      • The art of Francisco Goya
      Too much! To achieve all these themes, Tillyard invented a cast of dozens and devised t00 many subplots. I hope in her next book she can simplify her storytelling.Tides of War, overall, was an interesting read if you love historical fiction.  Long listed for this year's Orange Prize, I tip my hat to Stella Tillyard, the historian, and hope she continues to refine her craft as a fictional writer.
    • 2/5
      I was not wild about this book. It was a disappointment, because I liked Tillyard's book Aristocrats very much. But I did not think this book was particularly well-written, and the story never really grabbed me. Part of the problem, I think, is that I am not all that interested in the time period; but the other part of the problem is that I never believed Harriet and James as real people. Just didn't work for me.
    • 1/5
      Could never quite find my place within this book. I didn't like the way it was written, didn't care for the storyline possibly because my head wasn't in it. I know that others enjoyed it but I would be hard put to even tell you what it was about. Obviously I was unable to complete this one. 1/2 stars from me and not recommended.
    • 3/5
      This is the second disappointing novel written by a historian that I've read in the past (the first being by Alison Weir). While Weir's novel suffered from trying too hard to produce what she apparently thinks readers of historical fiction enjoy: melodrama, sappy romance, a hyperbolic style, impossible plot twists, and gratuitous sex scenes that were so bad they made me either laugh or go "Ick!" If I had to choose between them, I'd choose Tillyard, desite this novel's flaws.It took me a long, long time to finish this one; it just never really captured my interest, and I found myself putting it aside for long periods to get on with more enjoyable books. Tillyard's setting, the Peninsular War, was something about which I knew little, and it was interesting, for the most part. But as others have said, Tillyard could never quite put the historian aside. The result was that every fact added to an already huge cast of characters and yet another subplot. If it had kept my interest, I might have been fine with that; but instead, I felt a bit lost whenever I returned to the book. In addition, as others have mentioned, the tone was a bit offputting. It wasn't that she tried to imitate the style of the period or of the aristocracy, but there was an academic undertone that she apparently could not shake. I did like her portrait of high society and the character of Lady Wellington, and I learned something about an unfamiliar period; but I have to say that I was much relieved to come to the end of Tides of War. Would I give Tillyard a second chance at fiction? Yes. Hopefully she will have learned something about novel writing from her first effort and will put her historical knowledge to better, more restrained use in her second.
    • 5/5
      An amazing historical novel mostly set in England and Spain from 1812-1815 during the Pennisular War...and leading up to Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo. Tillyard gives her readers a scintillating portrait of Regency life...not only in London, but on the battlefields of Spain. Her adept mixing of historical figures (Nathan Rothschild, Lord and Lady Wellington, de Goya) and fictional characters breathes life into this fascinating story. Tillyard has written previous non-fiction books about the Lennoxes, George III and Edward Fitzgerald. This is her first novel. I hope she writes many more.
    • 4/5
      This was a book with a tide of characters. At times it proved somewhat difficult to keep track of them all - the cast in England and the cast in Spain fighting the war. The overall tale was exciting as there was a lot of period detail that made it interesting to read. The struggles of the women at home while the men were away helped to focus the homefront section of the novel. War is hell and nothing can be said to change that.Overall I enjoyed the book once I got used to the rhythm of Ms. Tillyard's writing.
    • 4/5
      This was a book with a tide of characters. At times it proved somewhat difficult to keep track of them all - the cast in England and the cast in Spain fighting the war. The overall tale was exciting as there was a lot of period detail that made it interesting to read. The struggles of the women at home while the men were away helped to focus the homefront section of the novel. War is hell and nothing can be said to change that.Overall I enjoyed the book once I got used to the rhythm of Ms. Tillyard's writing.
    • 4/5
      Rating: 3.5* of fiveThe Book Report: James Raven has a problem: He's in love with a very unconventional woman, Harry, who loves (even more than she loves James) spending time in her late father's laboratory continuing his experiments and learning about matters scientific. Why is that a problem, you ask? Because this is Regency England and James is an Army officer about to go to war.Historian and novelist Stella Tillyard hangs a complex and busy plot off these two characters' relationships. They become entwined with the Great and the Good (or really, the No Better Than They HAVE to Be) of Regency times. The Peninsular War claims James within weeks of the wedding, and the marriage, being so new, doesn't seem likely to survive the separation. The marriage vows certainly don't, on either side.We meet the entire population of The Ton, it seems, as the novel careens from event to event and plot to plot. In the end, the spouses are reunited, and they each bring their honorable intentions to speak not of Love's Labors Snuck In, so as not to hurt the party of the second part. It's a very adult resolution to a very old problem: How much is too much information?My Review: Curiously flat. Lots of action, lots of Action *waggles eyebrows*, and lots of people rippin' and runnin' from pillar to post. I felt less like a reader than a literary traffic cop. But the Peninsular War, in a funny way, is the character best and most fully drawn here.I love historical fiction, and I am a big booster of things Regency. I liked the experience of reading this book just fine. What I would have liked more of was James and Harry, to the exclusion of the multivarious real-life characters in the cast. I knew as much about Wellington's inner life as James's, and I don't think that's a good thing in a novel that starts out as about James and his wife.But all things made by Man have flaws. The very slightly arch tone of this novel could put off a modern-novel-weaned reader, being as it was more in a period mode. I found it charming. Harry's rather free-and-easy life wasn't characteristic of the period, which will get up the nose of some readers; I felt it was adequately explained by the wartime freeing of social strictures, as well as Harry's entree into the Ton under the aegis of the Duchess of Wellington. Aristocratic ladies really do always have more freedom than their common sisters.On balance, I can recommend the novel to period fanciers and the historically minded. I don't think it will make too many converts, though...more for the congregation than the heathen.
    • 4/5
      The year is 1812, the place England. The unconventional and personable Harriet Raven is about to say good-bye to her new husband, James, as he leaves for the Peninsular War as part of the Duke of Wellington’s troops in Spain. Thus begins a new chapter in Harriet’s life – that of the wife left behind while her husband fights battles on foreign soil.Stella Tillyard’s debut novel is sprawling and filled with characters both historical and fictional. Harriet takes center stage in London and is joined by the Duke of Wellington’s savvy and independent wife, Kitty, along with the ever loyal Dorothy Yallop. While Dorothy waits patiently for the return of her husband, Kitty begins to invest her money through a questionable source, and Harriet becomes enamored with Frederick Winsor who is bringing light to London through his newly conceived Gas Light and Coke Company.Meanwhile, a bloody war is unfolding in Spain where James Raven, Dr. David McBride, Major George Yallop, Robert Heaton, and the unfaithful Arthur Wellesley (Lord Wellington) wrestle with their own demons and temptations.The novel moves back and forth from Spain to London and spans the years 1812-1814. Narrated in multiple points of view, it portrays the struggles and strengths of the women who carried on their daily lives in London, as well as the brutal horror of war in Spain – including obscene war crimes, horrible injuries and sexual transgressions. Tillyard’s strength is her ability to bring to life the effects of war, especially for those men who peopled the battlefields.[...] here in Spain, and in the army, all our pasts drop away from us. Stand in line though we do, the ranks invisibly rearrange themselves so that the ribbons of standing and wealth that tied us together at home fall away. – from Tides of War, page 127 -Tillyard also illuminates the challenges women face in the early part of the nineteenth century – their dependence on men, their lack of freedoms, their rather uneventful lives – and demonstrates the unusual freedoms which war brought to them. Not only were most women not allowed to have their own money, but they were also held to a high standard of loyalty…which their husbands were not.It was not what he had done in Spain. That was to be expected. It was what Harriet had done, her betrayal of her marriage vow. – from Tides of War, page 314 -Tillyard writes with authority, deftly handling the changes in point of view, and moving the narrative forward. Tides of War has a huge cast of characters and assumes some knowledge of the historical time period. Because of this, I found myself having to reference the character list at the back of the book, and even research some of the history of the time. Despite a slow start, the novel pulled me in and had captivated me by the midpoint.Readers of historical fiction and those who appreciate a narrative which includes dozens of characters and introduces multiple viewpoints, will enjoy Tides of War.
    • 4/5
      *I received a copy of this book through LibraryThing Early Reviewers.*Stella Tillyard weaves together intertwining tales, moving between the Peninsula War in Spain and the home front in England. Historical figures such as the British general Wellington, the Spanish painter Goya, the banker Nathan Rothschild, and the visionary Frederick Winsor gives a depth to the narrative and display the different aspects of a rich period of history. I found myself particularly attracted to the character of Kitty Wellington, the wife of the British war hero, who finds a way to forge her own path and take hold of her fate at time when women, especially wives, were viewed a subservient to men. An excellent piece of historical fiction.
    • 3/5
      I did the enjoy the historical portion of this novel having little knowledge on the Peninsular War and the war scenes are very powerful. Her depiction of the cruel Wellington was enlightening and I applaud the author for portraying the lives of the women left behind while all the men are off fighting. That said I found it at times difficult to keep track of all the characters and all the different story lines, I think there were at least seven, and in the conversations between the characters seemed forced and oftentimes stilted and awkward. I did like that she included a cast of characters in the back of the book.
    • 2/5
      The description of this book on Amazon sounded stunning. First of all, there were the central themes: it involved a little-known war, was set in both 19th Century Spain and London, involved the Wellington family, a beautiful Spanish female spy, an inventor, a physician, and an eccentric young woman. Those plot elements alone would have easily compelled me to read it. And then, there is the writing of the description, which ends with the lyrical "Tides of War is drenched in an unforgettable atmosphere, from the palms, mantillas and tiles of Seville to the glow of gas lights in foggy London, shining through the spikes of winter trees... This novel returns all all to the vivid, lost world of the past."I actually, truly want to know who wrote that book review. Honestly. And I will go and try to find out, right after I write this review. Whoever it is, they can write. Unfortunately, the writer of the actual book, Stella Tillyard, cannot.There is little that I enjoyed about this novel. The beginning pages, which try to squeeze in a sense of the relationship between newly married couple Harriet and James Raven, felt wrong, though I still cannot exactly say how. After this, dozens more characters are introduced. Most of them struck me from the very first as dull, but a few stood out only because of their professions: such as David, a surgeon who studied in Edinburgh, or Nathan Rothschild, who is working toward reinventing London by introducing gas lighting. And then of course, there is the Duke of Wellington and his wife. These characters sound so fascinating I actually feel a twinge of physical pain at how the author mangled their stories into tedium. All of the twenty or so numerous characters shuffle in and out of the story, to be re-introduced dozens of pages later, when we have stopped caring or thinking of them. As a result, we care about and think about none of the characters, and none of them stand out to provide a much-needed focal point and backbone to the story.The more I read, the more I am becoming convinced that romantic sub-plots are some of the hardest things to write. I suppose that, being so universal, they are generally what readers will scrutinize with a greater sense of confidence than they would about the author's fact relaying concerning the 1815 Siege of Badajos. I seem to say in many of my reviews that the romantic scenes were stiff, or silly, or outright ridiculous. Well, this review will have to be among them. Once again, here is a book that would have done better to leave out the romance. Harriet and James' relationship never came across to me at all, and I couldn't stand the scenes between Harriet and her lover. I wished constantly that things would go badly so that these scenes would stop, which is probably not the sentiment Tillyard hoped to inspire in readers. James' relationship with Camille Florens, the aforementioned seductive Spanish spy (don't be drawn in, she appears for perhaps all of a page or two, collectively) was, though brief, the only relationship that I halfway found realistic.Besides a messy array of uninteresting characters peppered with dashes of clumsy romance scenes, the rest of the plot, which was about men leaving for war as the women stay behind, was much of the same. There were too many plot elements for me to place any significance on any particular event, and also, I did not feel that I learned anything about the Peninsular War or history in general from this book. And that is why I read historical fiction in the first place.The settings of London and Seville, which the writer of the Amazon book's description was able to bring to life beautifully in only one sentence, never emerged into prominence.There were a few scenes when I was able to take a hopeful, almost positive stance on the writer, which were when the characters begin musing, more or less philosophically, about things, such as the workings of the human body, French royalty, or the parallels of battle with life. I felt that there was something here that could be perhaps developed into something good. It wasn't quite there yet, but it could be.In short, this was a disappointing, unfocused book that I was glad to finish and get rid of.
    • 3/5
      This is a LibraryThing ER book. It is due out in stores this November.When I looked at the other titles that Tillyard has written, I discovered that she is an historian to some extent. This piqued my interest when I began to read this novel about Britain and the Peninsular War. It was very good in the sense of detail and accuracy. The story was pretty interesting as well. The problem I found was that there were so many stories going on that the characters were not particularly interesting. There are at least seven story lines that I can think of off the top of my head. Though I liked the book ok, there just was a trifle too much going on.
    • 1/5
      I have picked this book up and put it down three times now and having reached the halfway mark with still no sign of a consistent story I've decided to yield. As interesting as the period is, I think that author has tried too hard to show off her knowledge by stuffing everything but the kitchen sink into this tome and it suffers because of that. Instead of focusing on a small cast of characters centered around James and Harriet Raven, we've got a huge cast that spans three pages of the Dramatis Personae at the back of the book. I had to flip back to this on virtually ever page, and I shudder to imagine what one would have to go through trying to read this on Kindle or other ebook format. Add to this the constant POV switches that arrive with mind-numbing regularity and it shakes down to a book that just isn't for me. The writing was lovely, but without a story to go with it...

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    Tides of War - Stella Tillyard

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