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January 17, 2007
7 PM |
The
author will be speaking to the Friends of
the Dewitt Community Library at the Dewitt
Library in Shoppingtown Mall, Dewitt, NY.
Readings from Boudica, Queen of The Iceni
will be followed by questions and
discussion. The meeting is open to the
public.
Copies of the book will be available. |
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November 2006 |
By
mutual agreement the author and the
publisher have terminated their contract,
all rights in the book reverting to the
author, who has obtained the publisher's
remaining stock. A new American publisher is
being sought. In the interim, copies of the
book may still be ordered, subject to
limited supply, from the
author:
http://www.boudica-roesch.com/purchase.htm. |
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August 03, 2006 |
Boudica, Queen of The Iceni is favorably
reviewed by Matthew W. Moran in Life &
Times of Utica. The reviewer commends
the novel's historical authenticity,
creativity and "nuanced portrait of
pre-Christian Celtic Britain." Click here to
read the review in its entirety:
http://boudica.backpackit.com/pub/586364
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July 2006 |
Boudica, Queen of The Iceni goes into
its second printing. |
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May 2006 |
Boudica, Queen of The Iceni is favorably
reviewed by Sara Wilson in Historical
Novel Review: "Joseph E. Roesch has
obviously taken great pains with his
research and his efforts have paid
dividends. The setting and characters have a
strongly authentic feel, whilst the various
religious, social and political beliefs of
the 1st century AD have been recreated with
great care and an eye for detail." Click
here to read the whole review:
http://boudica.backpackit.com/pub/586364.
Click here to visit the homepage of the
Historical Novel Society:
http://www.historicalnovelsociety.org/.
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June 2006 |
The
first printing of Boudica, Queen of The
Iceni has sold out. A limited number of
copies are still available from Amazon.com
and directly from the
author. A second printing is now in
progress and should be available about the
middle of August. |
Friday
May 19, 2006 |
Speakerphone chat with Fort Worth, TX book
group.
If
your book reading group is interested in
arranging a chat,
please link here. |
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May 2006 |
Boudica, Queen of the Iceni receives
laudatory review from James MacKillop in the
Syracuse (NY) New Times:
"A handful of
historical figures, like Cleopatra of Egypt
or T.E. Lawrence of Arabia, led such
fabulous lives they feel like creatures of
legend or folklore. Such was the tall,
green-eyed, red-haired beauty usually
pictured driving her chariot into battle,
Boudica of ancient Britain. . . . What
Hamilton writer Joseph E. Roesch has done in
his fast-moving novel Boudica, Queen of
the Iceni . . . is to bring her alive
for the contemporary reader. . . .
Following the historical record means that
the novel's main character is already fixed
in a narrative arc. There are three
episodes: Roman oppression, dizzying native
victories and eventual defeat. Boudica
speaks contemporary dialogue, but Roesch
does not attempt to modernize her. The
warrior queen may worship a mother goddess,
but she never becomes a Californian New Ager.
Roesch explains how Boudica's society,
hardly a feminist paradise, allowed her to
take a position of leadership, and why men
chose to follow her. . . . Roesch's first
purpose in writing Boudica appears to be
entertainment, with instruction coming in
much later. He unmistakably has researched
every scene of the action, but he wears his
erudition lightly. . . . Roesch the
novelist writes with authenticity without
drawing attention to how much he knows.
Better yet, he wants you to share in the
wonders the warrior queen wrought."
[To read the full
review, and other reviews of Boudica,
Queen of The Iceni, click here:
http://boudica.backpackit.com/pub/586364] |
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April 2006 |
UK
archaeologists believe they may have found
the location of Boudica's final battle on
the site of a McDonald's restaurant in
Birmingham! To read an article from the UK
Daily Telegraph, click here:
http://boudica.backpackit.com/pub/630837
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Tuesday
April 25, 2006
6:30 PM |
Boudica's author will be appearing at
the Colgate University bookstore in
Hamilton, NY, for a reading and book signing
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The
bookstore's phone number is 315-228-7480. |
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April 2006 |
Boudica, Queen of The Iceni has received
an enthusiastic review from Nancy Roberts in
Table Hopping , Central New York's
well known dining, arts and entertainment
magazine.
Link to excerpts here. |
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March 2006 |
Boudica, Queen of The Iceni has
received its first online review on Carla
Nayland's Historical Fiction website:
http://www.carlanayland.org/reviews/boudica_roesch.htm.
Please visit
Carla's site to read the whole review as
well as many other commentaries on the art
of historical fiction writing. You may also
join in the lively discussions hosted there. |
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| January
31, 2006 |
Boudica, Queen of the Iceni Launched |
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Robert Hale Ltd, publishers located in
London, England announce the publication of
Boudica, Queen of the Iceni, written by
Joseph E. Roesch.
Learn more about the
book, its author, and historical references
at
www.boudica-roesch.com .
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