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Bezig met laden... By the King's Design (editie 2012)door Christine Trent (Auteur)
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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.  GayleBitker | May 20, 2012 |   Deze bespreking was geschreven voorLibraryThing lid Weggevers. I have in recent years fallen in love with historical fiction. Having been a daydreamer through many a history class, I found myself in need of history education as an adult. In addition to reading many non-fiction history books, I've found historical fiction to be a helpful way to get a glimpse into the past. This book did a lovely job of both entertaining and educating me about the life of a cloth merchant at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.In this book, the main character, Belle, is a strong-willed woman who has to run her family's shop after her parents die and her brother develops an opium addiction. Through the story she becomes intertwined with the upperclass and royalty. She was often so naive that it irritated me, but I have to wonder if women in that era would have been considerably more naive than women today... I thoroughly enjoyed the book and am looking forward to reading more from this author. (  ) oldschoolgirl | May 9, 2012 | Deze bespreking was geschreven voorLibraryThing lid Weggevers. Now, I was a little apprehensive reading historical fiction about someone as well documented as George IV, but this cute novel about the intertwined worlds of Annabelle "Belle" Stirling, her brother, future husband, and nobels of various meanings to the future King, is a rather good read. It is a story of strong female design, but by no ways does it distract to the story. Well written, and glad to have added to my collection. ( ) kristincedar | May 3, 2012 | Deze bespreking was geschreven voorLibraryThing lid Weggevers. By the King's Design by Christine Trent is a charming and often exciting novel regarding life in Regency London. Its heroine, a young and capable draper (cloth merchant) brought up in the family trade, sets up her own shop in London while seeking reparations from Parliament for damages sustained at the family business back home in Yorkshire. She is introduced to Prince Regent, George IV, and soon enters his employ on one of his residential projects. The author develops her characters with much thought and thoroughness. We find treachery, duplicity, intrigue, addiction, ambition, affection, love, dissention and treason within this book's pages. It's the start of the industrial revolution; England is at war and has already spent much in fighting its enemies through the Seven Years War, The War in America and now the War of 1812. Tensions are high, job losses through automation are increasing as are the taxes on the people. Is revolution the solution? If you are a fan of historical fiction with a light romantic bent, then I commend this book to you. You won't want to put the book down! ( ) KateBaxter | Apr 29, 2012 | Deze bespreking was geschreven voorLibraryThing lid Weggevers. Thoroughly enjoyable! I did historical reenacting in this time period, though in America, not Britain. I found it interesting, and entertaining. I would like to read more of her novels. ( ) croknot1 | Apr 26, 2012 | geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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HTML:Strong-willed Annabelle Stirling is more than capable of running the family draper shop after the untimely death of her parents. Under her father's tutelage, she became a talented cloth merchant, while her brother Wesley, the true heir, was busy philandering about Yorkshire. Knowing she must change with the times to survive, Belle installs new machinery that finishes twice the fabric in half the time it takes by hand. But not everyone is so enthusiastic. Soon, riled up by Belle's competitors, the outmoded workers seek violent revenge. Her shop destroyed, Belle travels to London to seek redress from Parliament. While there, the Prince Regent, future King George IV, commissions her to provide fabrics for his Royal Pavilion. As Belle's renown spreads, she meets handsome cabinetmaker Putnam Boyce, but worries that marriage will mean sacrificing her now flourishing shop. And after Wesley plots to kidnap the newly-crowned Kingâ??whose indiscretions are surfacingâ??she finds herself entangled in a duplicitous world of shifting allegiances. Painting a vivid portrait of life in the British Regency, Christine Trent spins a harrowing tale of ambition, vengeance, love, and complex loyalties against the dynamic backdrop of the early Industrial Revolution. Praise for the novels of Christine Trent "Marguerite is a strong heroine, and following her adventures is enjoyable. . ..Readers interested in the battle of Trafalgar will find this retelling compelling." â??Publishers Weekly on A Royal Likeness "Readers are truly gifted with a wondrous portrait." â??Romantic Times on A Royal Likeness (4 stars) "Exuberant, sparkling, beguiling. . .brims with Dickensian gusto!" â??Barbara Kyle, author of The Queen's Lady on The Queen's Dollmaker "Winningly original. . .glittering with atmospheric detail!" â??Leslie Carroll, author of Royal Affairs on The Quee Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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This book is completely out of the usual time period I tend to read. The time line of the book jumped ahead a bit too much at times for my taste, but I enjoyed in none the less. I absolutely love the strong main female character and her ingenious avoidance of a potential liaison with George IV. I know very little regarding this time period in history (Regency), and I appreciate the author's explanation of the minor changes she utilized.
I would recommend this book to others. (