The Queen's Fool
ISBN:
9780007425266 (0007425260)
Publish date: March 1st 2011
Publisher: HarperCollins
Edition language: English
Category:
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
Drama,
Historical Romance,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit,
16th Century
Series: The Tudor Court (#4)
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...
I've been reading a lot of historical novels lately, and I quite enjoyed this one. While it has the familiar backdrop of Tudor England, with all the drama and heartbreak and beheadings you'd expect, the addition of an original character as the narrator gives the story new life. As a secret Jew prete...
So far I've really struggled to read this book. I don't like the main character. I find her very irritating and the story is really slow.UpdateI've totally given up on this book. I was unimpressed with the main character. She was inconsistent and even when I skipped ahead I couldn't connect with her...
It took me a while to read this novel and even longer to really get into it. Overall though I enjoyed the story and am still a huge fan of Philippa Gregory. :)
2 1/2
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