The Queen of Last Hopes: The Story of Margaret of Anjou
What would happen if this king suddenly went mad? What would his queen do? Would she make the same mistakes I did, or would she learn from mine?Susan Higginbotham writes her own historical fiction blog, Medieval Woman, and is active on Twitter. She is also a member of the Historical Novel Society...
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What would happen if this king suddenly went mad? What would his queen do? Would she make the same mistakes I did, or would she learn from mine?Susan Higginbotham writes her own historical fiction blog, Medieval Woman, and is active on Twitter. She is also a member of the Historical Novel Society and is a regular contributor to its publications. Susan co-founded the bulletin board Historical Fiction Online, a popular website for lovers of historical fiction. She lives in North Carolina with her family.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781402261497 (1402261497)
ASIN: B004DCB2S0
Publish date: January 1st 2011
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
Pages no: 368
Edition language: English
Category:
History,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
Medieval,
War,
Historical Romance,
France,
European History,
15th Century
This wasn't a terrible book but it wasn't a great book either. Initially I was intrigued by the idea of a book about the War of the Roses from a Lancaster point of view. There seems to be a lot of focus on the Yorkist side. I found one of the better parts of this book to be a section that didn't rea...
Susan Higginbotham excels at writing historical fiction that makes the reader think. After dozens of books casting Woodvilles as evil, Yorkists as saviors, and Lancastrians as inept usurpers, this author will make you rethink the stereotypes and assumptions. In this particular novel, it is Margaret ...
The Queen of Last Hopes tells the story of Margaret of Anjou and the reign of Henry VI from the rarely heard perspective of the Lancastrians. I think nearly every historical novel I've read that takes place during the reign of Henry VI has demonized Margaret of Anjou so this was such a new and refre...
Great Book!! Susan Higginbotham did a great job in reviving history through the eyes of Margaret of Anjou. Her struggles and hopes for peace, as well as the future of her son and husband are born out beautifully through this novel. Royal history is sometimes a hard thing to fathom as the names, peop...
A fascinating -- and very even handed -- retelling of the story of Margaret of Anjou, Queen of Henry VI of England. Most novels cast her as a villain, but this one gets it right, with a story and heroine that is very sympathetic and understandable.To read the longer review, please go here:http://ww...
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