I liked the first third, had every intention of finishing, but probably won't—due to too many other commitments and insufficient interest in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. My fault, not the book's. So go ahead. Read it anyway.
Young Jewish girl Hannah Verde flees the Inquisition in Spain with her father after her mother is burned for heresy. They travel through Europe to England, calling themselves "Green" and making a new life for themselves as loyal Christians. Hannah´s father has a printing press and soon his skilled w...
As any collection of short stories, there were some better than others but overall, I enjoyed this book. It was perfect for this time of year for me because I had to prepare exams and classes, so I was able to read one or two in between college and work.Mostly all the stories revolved around women. ...
Full Review seen on my blog @ Dee's ReadsI am a fan of historical fiction, but it’s something that I feel I always forget about. I am also a big fan of paranormal and fantasy and they’re like the older and louder siblings in the genre family of my tastes. So while in the past I have read a few of P...
Oh, Philippa. Brave, courageous, wonderful Philippa. You did it.You have finished the Cousins' War series, paralleling it to the rise of the Tudor line, with a skill that I think no one else could have achieved. Yes, it is true, as you said in your Afterword, that Margaret Pole's life mirrors the gr...
Throughout this series, we had been given delicious, tantalizing glimpses of this book's central character, Elizabeth of York. In [b:The White Queen|5971165|The White Queen (The Cousins' War, #1)|Philippa Gregory|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1406950364s/5971165.jpg|13560666], she is shown to be a m...
I did like this book, but it had many problems for me.First and foremost, Anne's passivity. I understand that most historical accounts of her portray her like this, and the events that shaped her life confirm it, but I was expecting more. Great part of my expectations were the result of having read ...
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