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As a 'historical romance' ''Daughters of Fire'' will not appeal to everyone, but I'm not prepared to down-rate it on that basis. I was engrossed from start to finish, and I'm still playing with and pondering some of the ideas and nuances and possibilities raised.
For those familiar with Erskine's earlier work - ''Daughters of Fire'' does use the formula that was so successful in [[''Lady of Hay]]'', the interplay of two lives across time, but has successfully developed it beyond that original concept to produce a more subtle cross-time connection, that works far better. Reactions to the earlier book were mixed, and many felt the historical part of that story the weaker of the two angles. In ''Daughters of Fire'', the balance is redressed and in the final analysis there is only one story being told.
Take a step out of time, and enjoy.
