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Bezig met laden... The People's Queendoor Vanora Bennett
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. I picked this up because I recognised the writer and was not disappointed. This time, the action centres around Alice Perrers, who from humble beginnings rises to become the mistress of Edward III. Alice is born as her mother dies from the plague and becomes one of many charges of a local woman. Through marriage and other relationships, she slowly moves up in the world, but will she be able to beat the wheel of fate and hold on to her good fortune? I enjoyed the political machinations and also the inclusion of Chaucer, a courtier of Edward's, especially as I have not long finished [The Canterbury Tales], indeed there is a nod to Alice as inspiration for one of his tales. Such an interesting time period, with danger all around, I especially liked to read about how women lived. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Set in late fourteenth century England, Vanora Bennett's rich, dramatic new novel presents an England uncannily like our own. The country is in turmoil, The King is in debt to the City, and the old order had broken down - a time of opportunity indeed, for those who can seize the moment. The king's mistress, Alice Perrers, becomes the virtual ruler of the country from his sickbed. Disliked and despised by the Black Prince and his cronies, her strong connections to the merchants make her a natural ally for the king's ambitious second son, John of Gaunt.Together they create a powerful position in the city for one of his henchmen, Geoffrey Chaucer. In this moment of opportunity, Alice throws herself into her new role and the riches that lay before her, but Chaucer, even though her lover and friend, is uneasy over what he can foresee of the conspiracies around them. At the centre of these troubled times and political unrest stands the remarkable figure of a woman who, having escaped the plague which killed her whole family, is certain she is untouchable, and a man who learns that cleverness and ambition may for him sit too uneasily with decency and honesty. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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