Welcome to Rose Melikan's site
Rose is an academic and a novelist. You can find out more about her and her work by exploring the links on the left, or by choosing a book below.
Rose is an academic and a novelist. You can find out more about her and her work by exploring the links on the left, or by choosing a book below.
What makes this story so fascinating is its attention to historic detail.
Melikan's prose style has a distinct between-the-wars feel, which perfectly complements her subject matter and soon becomes quite beguiling.
Melikan is to be commended for composing so thoughtful and revealing a study of early nineteenth century conservative thought.
Rose Melikan tells her story from a patently omniscient point of view, jumping from one character's head to another within the same scene. I've read few authors who can do this well, but in this case, the story itself is suspenseful and entertaining enough that the technique became less of a distraction and more of a gripping narrative of espionage, loyalty and danger.