The Sister Queens
Sophie Perinot,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Sophie Perinot,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Format: Textbook
ASIN: 9780451235701
Publish date: 06-03-2012
Publisher: Penguin
Edition language: English
Category:
History,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Medieval,
Historical Romance,
France,
European History,
Fiction,
Historical,
13th Century
That was surprisingly painful. Not bad but not spectacular either. Proper review to come, I think.
Almost immediately after beginning this book, I found myself on Google, searching out the names of the kings in the story, Henry III of England and Louis IX of France. It is always a thrill to be sparked by historical fiction into further research on the historical figures which the story surrounds...
Read On My Blog!This is the type of book I am constantly looking for in the historical fiction genre, and rarely seem to stumble across; it's very engaging from the outset, it's lively to read with actualized characters in stead of cardboard historical cutouts, and it's mostly, somewhat accurate. So...