Mary Queen of Scotland & The Isles
She was a child crowned a queen....A sinner hailed as a saint....A lover denounced as a whore...A woman murdered for her dreams...
She was a child crowned a queen....A sinner hailed as a saint....A lover denounced as a whore...A woman murdered for her dreams...
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780312155858 (0312155859)
ASIN: 312155859
Publish date: April 15th 1997
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Pages no: 870
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
Medieval,
France,
16th Century,
Scotland
I read this book when I was on vacation in Scotland. bought it in Sterling Castle. Very interesting tale of the much debated Queen of Scots. I doubt I would have liked her a lot were I a Scot living in those turbulent times.
This is one of my absolute favourite books of all time. Mary, Queen of Scots entire life with all the heartbreak she endured along the way. This was like my gateway book to her and led to me looking for as much information on her life as I could find. An amazing novel.
Only if you are a die-hard Mary fan. In no way am I knocking the author or her research (LOVED the auto-bio of Henry VIII), but I lost interest about 1/3 the way through and only finished it by using it as a book to pass the time on the treadmill with . Maybe it is just me, as I love historical fic...
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