The Marriage Game: A Novel of Queen Elizabeth I (Thorndike Press Large Print Historical Fiction)
A New York Times Bestselling Author Newly crowned, Elizabeth I vows to rule the country as both queen and king. But her counselors press her to marry and produce an heir. Then dashing Lord Robert lays claim to Elizabeth?s heart. Their flagrant flirting and unescorted outings inspire whispers. But...
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A New York Times Bestselling Author Newly crowned, Elizabeth I vows to rule the country as both queen and king. But her counselors press her to marry and produce an heir. Then dashing Lord Robert lays claim to Elizabeth?s heart. Their flagrant flirting and unescorted outings inspire whispers. But events take a dark turn when Robert?s wife is found dead. With intricate period detail and captivating prose, Alison Weir explores one of history?s most provocative "Did they or didn?t they?" debates.
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9781410475121 (1410475123)
ASIN: 1410475123
Publish date: 2015-02-18
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Pages no: 653
Edition language: English
ARc received from the publisher via NetGalley.I've read some of Weir's non-fiction works on the Tudors, and my interest in the subject attracted me to her fictionalized account of Elizabeth I's reign. Any novel depicting the first Elizabeth's reign is going to be ambitious, and while Weir covers a v...
In her latest novel, it appears Allison Weir is trying to take a page out of another Tudor author (who shall remain nameless). Weir seems to have lost her voice. In general, I am a fan of Weir’s fiction. I find her non-fiction hit or miss but that’s another story. Her latest releases,[b:A Dangerous...
To start, I will admit that I have a lukewarm relationship with Weir's writing. I have rated her works between 2-4 stars, though I usually enjoy her novels more than her nonfiction. I found myself double-checking the name on this cover because it was so reminiscent of another author that I have swor...
Although I've never cared for Weir's historical work (well researched but too biased in my opinion), I did very much like the first historical fiction novel she wrote. This, I felt, was her true calling. It allowed her to put her meticulous research to use and at the same time employ all the bias sh...
Spanning thirty years from Elizabeth I's coronation in 1558 to the historic events of 1588 and with an epilogue reflecting on the events of the rest of her life, Alison Weir's The Marriage Game is a mesmerizing book that kept me racing through its pages. Information presented in story form makes mor...
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