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Elizabeth Fremantle
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Sorry kids, no feet.
Sorry kids, no feet. rated it 8 years ago
So close to perfect. Every other Fremantle novel I have read has driven me to a puddle of mush by the end. This novel came close but just didn't quite make it. While I felt for Arbella, I just didn't like the Ami subplot. Ami as the story's vessel just didn't work for me as much as someone like Levi...
Sorry kids, no feet.
Sorry kids, no feet. rated it 8 years ago
So close to perfect. Every other Fremantle novel I have read has driven me to a puddle of mush by the end. This novel came close but just didn't quite make it. While I felt for Arbella, I just didn't like the Ami subplot. Ami as the story's vessel just didn't work for me as much as someone like Levi...
Carpe Librum
Carpe Librum rated it 10 years ago
After finishing Queen's Gambit, I knew that I had to read Fremantle's take on the unfortunate Grey sisters. (Contains historical facts that may be spoilers to some.)I love the fact that this story is about Katherine and Mary and their lives after the execution of their sister Jane, rather than the m...
susanvoss18
susanvoss18 rated it 10 years ago
Opening in the mid-1500s England, the remaining Grey sisters (Catherine and Mary) are still in mourning after the execution of their elder sister, Lady Jane Grey. Mary Tudor rules England and holds strong, vehemently, to the Catholic faith. Religious executions become, perhaps not normal, but far to...
Elysium
Elysium rated it 11 years ago
Jane Grey is executed after reigning only for nine days and her family is left behind tainted as traitors. The remaining Grey sisters grew up in the court under the suspicious eyes of the queen(s) but their mother’s confidante, Levina, looks after them. The story is told by 3 people: Katherine Gr...
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