There's basically no actual romance in this book. This is not a deception, he knows the whole time that she is a female and yet he still consistently calls her by her fake male name, even in private. A major part of the plot is that Lilly, a female, takes on a male persona in order to work for Mr. The heroine is supposedly a 'feminist' which, according to this book, means she must hate and/or resent all men. It's set in the 19th century yet the speech and thoughts used by the characters are very modern and quite out of time/place

Why I think this book was, quite frankly, terrible: Robert lives in the south of Germany in a small village between the three Emperor Mountains. The helmet you see in the picture he does not wear because he is a cycling enthusiast, but to protect his literary skull in which a bone has been missing from birth. Becoming a storyteller, a writer, is what I've always wanted.”īesides writing and researching in dusty old archives, on the lookout for a mystery to put into his next story, Robert enjoys classical music and long walks in the country. And I've always loved the one as much as the other.

“In Germany,” he says, “we use the same word for story and history. For the way he manages to make the past come alive, as if he himself lived as a medieval knight, his inventive fans have given him the nickname “Sir Rob.” All of his stories are characterized by his very own brand of humor that has gained him a diverse readership ranging from teenagers to retired grandmothers.įor Robert, becoming a writer followed naturally from his interest in history. Robert Thier is a German historian, lover of old books and award-winning writer, whose novels and stories encompass the historical, satirical, and fantastical.

Storm and silence by robert thier