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Although this book gets off to a slow start—and does not always ring psychologically true, hence the three stars—it is a much better read, once it gets going, than I thought it would be. The author has done her research, and the general outlines of the story are accurate. Jamil Eddin is compelling a...
Tried three times. bored to tears. Into the recycle bin you go.
I HAD NO IDEA!!! This is continually how I reacted when I read about the life of Fanny Stevenson (1840-1914), the wife of Robert Louis Stevenson, the famed novelist, poet and travel writer (1850-1894). It was with continual wonder and surprise that I read the pages of this book. Beginning in the 186...
Out of the three novels that I've read about Artemisia, this one is my favourite, and the one that is the best written. This is the one to go to for a good read, and some understanding of the sensationalistic rape trial that marred Artemisia's youth, but may have been what turned her into such an ex...
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