by Elizabeth Fremantle
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...
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...
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...
When picking up this book, remember to pick up a box of tissue. You're going to need them. I was such an emotional wreck after finishing this book! I can't even count the number of times I cried. Some people might think all of those things to be a sign of a bad book but this novel was far from terri...
The story is told by 3 people: Katherine Grey, Mary Grey and court painter Levina Teerlinc and it worked well for this book. My favourite was definitely Mary and I really wished it could have ended happily for her. Being crook backed definitely didn’t make things easy for her and people can be so cr...
If you happened to catch author Liz Fremantle's debut effort last year (Queen's Gambit) then you likely already know why historical fiction fans were thrilled to welcome her fresh voice into the genre. Sharp, witty, and full of ironic observations, Fremantle proved she was most assuredly a far cut a...
With her latest novel, Sisters of Treason, Elizabeth Fremantle joins the ranks of Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir as one of my favorite authors of historical fiction. Fans of Tudor fiction are undoubtedly familiar with the tragic tale of Lady Jane Grey. In Sisters of Treason, Fremantle tells the eq...
ARC received from NetGalley.I started Sisters of Treason shortly after finishing the last book in alternative history trilogy by Laura Andersen. Where the latter novel portrays Mary Tudor as a self-described pious martyr of her faith and Elizabeth as practical and devoted to preserving the integrity...
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