Carola Oman excellait dans la création de romans historiques qui donnent vie au passé avec des détails saisissants et une atmosphère immersive. Son œuvre se caractérise par une profonde compréhension des événements historiques et de la psychologie des personnages, méticuleusement recherchée et dépeinte avec vivacité. Oman transporte habilement les lecteurs dans la vie d'individus d'époques et de couches sociales diverses, tissant des récits captivants qui continuent de résonner. Son style littéraire offre un mélange d'accessibilité et de profondeur intellectuelle, faisant d'elle une auteure appréciée par ceux qui recherchent une narration intelligente et captivante.
The narrative features Philippa-Dawn, who reflects on a whimsical change as she gazes at silver monsters floating in the evening sky. This moment hints at a playful, imaginative atmosphere while suggesting a shift in experiences or adventures. The mention of "Balloons" implies a sense of lightness and transformation, setting the stage for an intriguing exploration of themes related to change and wonder.
"I have told Rose that there will be a chauffeur for dinner," she ended, frowning slightly at the cannibalistic sound of her sentence. Unmarried and nicknamed "Button" by her friends, Mary Morrison is a (very mildly) distressed gentlewoman. She no longer lives in her family home, but remains at the very centre of village life, surrounded by friends including carefree, irresponsible Catha, Lady Rollo, just back from India and setting up lavish housekeeping nearby with her husband and children--socialist Tony, perfect Crispin, and Elizabeth who's preparing to be presented at Court. Then there's Marcelle, Mary's widowed sister-in-law, and her challenging daughter Rosemary, who may soon be planting themselves with her to escape London bombs, Miss Rosanna Masquerier, a historical novelist who might just be a wry self-portrait of the author, and an array of other Sirs and Ladies who rely on Mary's sympathy and practicality. And perhaps there's just a hint of romance as well . . . Known for her bestselling historical fiction, in Nothing to Report Carola Oman delightfully evokes E.M. Delafield's Provincial Lady in her portrayal of an English village cheerfully, hilariously, and sometimes bumpily progressing from obliviousness to the war's approach to pulling together for king and country. Dean Street Press and Furrowed Middlebrow have also reprinted Oman's Somewhere in England, a sequel to Nothing to Report.
Iste ste takmer všetci počuli o hrdom, šľachetnom, smelom a duchaplnom vodcovi vydedencov z hustých lesov starého Anglicka, o Robinovi Hoodovi. Robinovo meno je opradené povesťami a legendami a má veľa spoločných čŕt s postavou nášho Jánošíka. Carola Omanová na základe starých anglických aškótskych ľudových balád napísala strhujúci príbeh o neprekonateľnom lukostrelcovi, slobodymilovnom Robinovi Hoodovi a o jeho družine. Odvážne, ale aj veselé a prefíkané dobrodružstvá i milé darebáctva Robina Hooda, Drobného Johna, frátra Tucka a ďalších členov Robinovej družiny zasadila autorka do vtedajšieho historického rámca. Pred očami čitateľa ožíva staré Anglicko, život ubiedených poddaných, šľachty, kráľovského dvora a hlavne život slobodných, nepokorených vydedencov, čo česť a spravodlivosť postavili nad všetko bohatstvo sveta. Autorka rozvíja niť svojho napínavého rozprávania historicky verne, avšak jej zmysel pre fantáziu a vzrušujúci príbeh strhne a zaujme každého mladého čitateľa. Prvé vydanie. Cena knihy v čase vydania: 37.- Kčs.