Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Sarah tolerance is a fallen woman, and as such she has few venues open to her that would allow her to. Point of honour is well written from a story aspect, but i dont understand why ms. She has held a variety of jobs including an actor, a teacher, a nanny, an administrator, a stage combatant, an editor of comic books, baker, typist and clerk, repairer to damaged books, editorial consultant, and writer. Robins s novel the stone war portrays a nightmarish vision of new york city following a series of mysterious disasters. Sarah tolerance ran away from the life that she knew when she was just sixteen years old. Author of the sarah tolerance mysteries point of honour, petty treason, and the sleeping partner as well as the stone war and half a dozen. The book turns from a novel of manners to a pageturning thriller in the space of a few chapters. I understand there had to be a political upheaval as a plot point, but im sure there were plenty of real political upheavals going on at the time that she could have used. In this debut story, readers get the opportunity to meet the main character that the series is named for.
Point of honour june 26, 2018 asha a cat, a book, and a cup of tea 1 comment i cant remember when i picked this one up some kindle sale or other, probably but in the middle of a sleepless night a few nights ago i thought i might as well get some reading done. Robins, author of point of honour, on librarything. Point of honour, petty treason, and the sleeping partner. The plot moves forward rather quickly as sarah goes about her job while trying to stay alive. Point of honor sarah tolerance, book 1 by madeleine e robins. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Novels whitehall, serial box written with liz duffy adams, delia sherman, mary robinette kowal, barbara samuels, and sarah smith sold for endless rue, forge books, 20 the sleeping partner, plus one press, 2011 petty treason, forge books, 2004 point of honour, forge books, 2002 the stone war, tor books, 1999 daredevil. Please disregard any emails you may receive about items being due. Point of honour is a period piece set in a period that never existed. Now hes dead and shes back in england, and a fallen woman. Christmas itself, plus things like finally buying a new sofa, not to mention the end of the year deadlines for the best of the year. Her previous novel, the stone war, was a new york times notable book. Robins established an almost perfect period mystery heroine.
Its definitely a mystery and, before long, a murder mystery. Point of honour is a mystery novel set in regency london. Our heroine is sarah tolerance, called miss tolerance throughout the book, a woman whose reputation has been ruined, and is therefore fit, according to society, ive been looking for a copy of this book since. Madeleine robins is the author of the stone war, point of honour, petty treason, and the sleeping partner the.
Indeed, a maidservant or seamstress might eke out her wages with casual prostitution. Point of honour 2003, petty treason 2004, the sleeping partner 2012 sarah tolerance. On the mean streets of regency london, a truly different adventurewith an unforgettable heroine in a regency london tha. Robins i am in the middle of the fourth book and already being distracted by ideas for a fifth. Robins is certified as an actor combatant in rapier, quarterstaff, broadsword, and handtohand fighting, and was a member of a troupe of actors who perform shakespeare scenes with combat for high schools and renaissance festivals. The central character is john tietjen, an architect. Sold for endless rue, a historical novel set in medieval italy.
Point of honour sarah tolerance book 1 kindle edition by. The story line grips the reader from the first observation made by the heroine about options available for fallen women. Point of honour a swordswoman solves a mystery in an alternate regency novel id been meaning to read the sarah tolerance mysteries written by madeleine e. Click to read more about point of honour by madeleine e. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Madeleine robins has been a nanny, an administrator, an actor, and a parttime swordswoman. Point of honour is a bizarre mashup of hardboiled detective novel, and historical regency social satire, that really shouldnt work, but absolutely does. Sarah is a delightful intelligent sleuth whose adventure will make madeleine e.
Madeleine robins is the author of the sarah tolerance mystery series. It was a goodreads recommendation that caused me to finally start point of honour, the. Cooks houses of parliament office, a repairerofhurtbooks, an editorial consultant, and a writer. Robinss novel the stone war portrays a nightmarish vision of new york city following a series of mysterious disasters.
Trust me, you will believe a woman can be a pi in england in 1810. Robins, including point of honour, and petty treason. Shop amongst our popular books, including 2, luckstones, point of honour and more from madeleine e. The sleeping partner, the third in the series, may be the best yet. Sarah is a straight shooter, with her pistol as well as her wit, and her mind is as sharp as the blade of her sword. Sara tolerance is smart, but not always correct the first time around, unusual she sword fights and lives in the backyard of a brothel her aunt runs and just stiff enough to fit in with the time period which is, if you don. Sold for endless rue, a historical novel set in medieval. The book turns from a novelofmanners to a pageturning thriller. Point of honor is the first book in the sarah tolerance series. Very good clean condition with no significant faults. On the mean streets of regency london, a truly different adventurewith an unforgettable heroinein a regency london that isnt quite the one we know, young women of. But she refuses to follow the fallen women who have gone before her and become a courtesan. One it is a truth universally acknowledged that a fallen woman of good family must, soon or late, descend to whoredom.
With her first book, point of honour author madeleine e. Shes also the author of five regency romances, the new york times notable urban fantasy the stone war, daredevil. Robins is certified as an actor combatant in rapier, quarterstaff, broadsword, and handtohand fighting. The cutting edge, and three regencynoir mysteries, point of honour, petty treason, and the sleeping. May have a few minor defects and so may not be suitable as a present. In robinss second delicious regency mystery to feature agent of inquiry sarah tolerance after 2003s point of honour, someone bashes in the head of the chevalier daubigny, a man whose faults. Indeed, a maidservant or seamstress might eke out her wages with casual prostitution, but a gentlewoman of damaged virtue is often so lacking in resources that dedicated harlotry is her necessary fate. Point of honour sarah tolerance book 1 kindle edition. Robins point of honour opens with the statement that it is a truth universally acknowledged that a fallen woman of good family must, soon or late, descend to whoredom, and spends the rest of its pages proving it wrong. Regency england where queen charlotte, not the prince, was regent.
Buy a cheap copy of point of honour book by madeleine e. Point of honour sarah tolerance book 1 kindle edition by robins, madeleine e download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. She holds a degree in theatre studies from connecticut college. A big helping of life younger kid going to college, a job more i am in the middle of the fourth book and already being distracted by ideas for a fifth. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Miss sarah tolerance ran away with her brothers fencing master when she was sixteen. She left home and ran away with the fencing master who used to instruct her brother. Contributor of numerous short stories to periodicals. A big helping of life younger kid going to college, a job layoff in the house, older kid finishing college has made my. She is also the author of point of honour madeleine e. Robins, madeleine e point of honour and petty treason.
Sarah tolerance, our pi, is a fallen woman she eloped with her fencing master as a teen and ruined her. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading point of honour sarah tolerance book 1. Madeleine robins, author of the stone war tor 1999, introduces us to miss sarah tolerance, investigative agent, in this historical, swashbuckling novel. Miss sarah tolerance ran away with her brothers fencing master wh. Point of honoura swordswoman solves a mystery in an alternate regency novel id been meaning to read the sarah tolerance mysteries written by madeleine e. Shes also the author of the new york times notable book the stone war, a dark fantasy set in new york city. Setting, plot and especially character are all excellent in point of honor and petty treason by madeleine e. It was a goodreads recommendation that caused me to finally start point of honour, the first in the sarah tolerance mysteries.