by Susan Fraser King
This review will be short and sweet. Though I liked and admired the characters (except the queen's OCD), I felt that this book would have been better as a biography. The characters never fully come alive and the side characters -the king, the servants, the siblings... never really become anything ...
A well-written historical novel about an intriguing woman who, through her Life as told by Turgot, a bishop who knew her personally, is one of those best known to us from the medieval period, Queen Hereafter tells the story of St. Margaret of Scotland. A Saxon princess who has spent part of her life...
Good historical fiction brings back to life the historical figures they portray. Queen Hereafter definitely qualifies as good historical fiction, as Ms. Fraser King brings Queen Margaret to life in this beautifully written tale of her life during the first few years of her reign. Crystal clear descr...
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