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    The Falcon and the Sparrow

    By MaryLu Tyndall

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    A Reluctant Spy Captures more than she bargained for in this Regency Romance

    London of 1803 is as wild as Rome before the fall of the Empire as the rick seek to feed their insatiable hunger for pleasure while ignoring Napoleon’s resurgence.

    Into a dark London townhouse walks a timid woman set upon saving her brother’s life, even if it requires her to commit treason upon the country of her birth.

    Admiral Chasse Randal is intrigued by the new governess in his home and cannot deny that his grieving heart is beginning to awaken as he watches Dominique’s gentle ways with his son.

    Yet Dominique faces an impossible choice. Steal Admiralty documents for Napoleon and betray the man she loves or watch her only brother die.

    When the Admiral discovers her ruse and follows her back to France, will he be able to forgive her in time to save her and her brother or will they all perish beneath the blade of Napoleon’s henchmen

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMaryLu Tyndall
    Release dateFeb 21, 2015
    ISBN9780991092116
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    • 4/5
      M.L. Tyndale weaves a suspenseful tale, intertwining history drama to her plot of a governess who must deceive her employer to save her brother. Her deception goes against her beliefs and her heart, yet her desire to help her brother controls her. She feels lost, alone and desperate, but learns to stand for what is truth in spite of secrets she must hide. Withholding truth, inspite of the misunderstanding that comes from it.

      Because of POV changes within scenes, it was confusing to know who was thinking.

      Description sometimes became the focus, rather than intertwining it within the action, but helped to anchor the setting.

      A compelling read that allowed an escape to a different time.

    • 5/5
      At first I was really worried. This book is SO MUCH like my book, The Governess, that page after page I worried and worried. I'm so glad to say that it's as unique and different as mine, but with so many similarities. Obviously, MaryLu is a woman after my own heart. I'm guessing we read a lot of the same books growing up. :)

      I enjoyed The Falcon and the Sparrow and the twists and turns and the romance. I always enjoy the spiritual guidance and strength MaryLu's characters have. Wonderful read!

      ~Ellise
    • 5/5
      Absolute on the edge of your seat, page turner, with unexpected twists and turns full of wonderful action until the end! [book: The Falcon and the Sparrow] is a masterful book taking place in London during the Napoleonic wars with France. The imagery presented by Tyndall is incredible. I could picture every scene, the people, places, and the food. I could smell the sea water and rain as well a hint of the other not so pleasant smells. London was given a full picture that agrees with all history I have known so far as being very accurate. After having recently seen the film "Amazing Grace" and reading the book [book: Once Blind] it was nice again in this story to see a dear friend John Newton. This book is incredible. It is definitely on my favorite list. Through out the whole story I was curious and clueless as to how things could and would pan out. I definitely recommend this story for lovers of history, and those who crave adventure. There are spys, ball room dances, building, danger on the streets of London, sword fights, threats to one' honor and more. Oh it's just fabulous!
    • 4/5
      Dominique didn't want to do what she knew she must. She stepped her feet on England's soil knowing that she would have to betray her. Her brother (Marcel) was being held by the French and if she didn't cooperate her French cousin would see to it that he didn't live to see another day. She arrives at Admiral Chase Randal's home and is surprised to find such a young and handsome man. She some how pictured him to be more around her father's age. There is an attraction between the two and the Admiral's son likes his new governess very much. She tries to keep an emotional distance but as each day passes she finds that more and more difficult. The Admiral knows that there is a spy is his house but doesn't suspect that it might be his timid little governess. His sister and friend don't like Dominique and try everything to turn the Admiral against her to no avail. What will happen when he finds that Dominique has betrayed him? And what will happen to Marcel? The Falcon and the Sparrow kept me turning pages right up to the close of the book. I felt Dominique's anguish of knowing she had to do something that went against her character. I loved all the secondary characters in the story as well. They were all so different and yet well defined. There were some twists and turns that were unexpected and that is always a treat to this reader. I highly recommend this book and any other book by MaryLu Tyndall. She has a great way of presenting people as they really are with things we all struggle with. So take flight with The Falcon and the Sparrow, you won't be sorry.
    • 4/5
      London 1803. Into London walks a timid Dominique Dawson, set upon saving her brother's life from Napoleon by committing treason upon her country of birth. Admiral Chase Randal is intrigued by his new governess, Dominique, as he watches her with his son. How can she betray him; and how can he believe she is the spy!? Can they both trust in their God to do what is right. This was a story that was hard to put down until done!
    • 1/5
      The second book I have read by Marylu Tyndall was sadly a disappointment. I didn’t really enjoy Veil of Pearls and but gave The Falcon and the Sparrow a chance, one reason being that it is the only one of her novels set in Britain, but also because I did not want to give up on her work completely.

      It had a promising beginning and premise, but was neither an especially good spy cum mystery novel nor a quality romance. In some respects, it had many parallels with the other, including assorted bunch of leering and lecherous aristocratic men, or jealous and snobbish aristocratic women one of whom was after the hero who was really falling for Dominque, a woman hiding the truth about her past or identity, and a hero who has lost his belief in God because of suffering or difficult circumstances. Not an especially original characterization in the case of the last, and the former giving the impression of a somewhat formulaic or cliché ridden story. Also, the consistent depiction of almost all wealthy/aristocratic characters in such a way does make me wonder if author dislikes the upper classes as a whole.

      The romance was fairly typical for the genre with a nice Christian partner falling for the hurting and unavailable/unsuitable other half. There were too many coincidental nocturnal encounters in unbuttoned shirts or only a nightgown for my liking, and the romance bordering on inappropriate or verging on the racy or even obscene. The attempted rape scene was almost enough to tip it over the edge- there are other novels which involve such things, but the way they were written did not seem obscene stomach- turning. With everything I did feel uncomfortable reading the novel on some occasions. Not good for Christian fiction.

      I’m not certain how accurate the setting was, and the historical details were at times interesting, but other deficiencies detracted from this. As with other books, I felt the descriptions of the supposed dirt, unhealthiness, unpleasantness and squalor which supposed blighted most cities throughout the ‘old days’ was exaggerated and overdone. Even affluent areas like St James’ Park stinking of manure, seriously? As for Dominique wondering around seedy areas of London alone at night-well I understand she could not help it, and such scenarios are common in fiction.

      Dominque's nocturnal wanderings in seedy areas of London seemed a common enough occurrence for some books in this genre. Yet not clever at all so her almost getting into trouble was hardly a surprise- until the mysterious man who was quite obviously an angel appeared to protect her.
      I don’t mean to appear facetious or irreverent, as the scripture does teach God can send angels to protect his people, but this happened in Veil of Pearls too so it seems to be quite a frequently used device, almost making it seem like people could knowingly put themselves in dangerous or compromising situations, but if they were a Christians they did not need to worry as their angel would appear.

      I thank the author for emailing me the Kindle edition after alerting her to a copy uploaded to the internet without authorization, but due to two bad reading experiences I sadly do think I will steer clear of her books in future.