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Bezig met laden... Sisters of Treason: A Novel (editie 2014)door Elizabeth Fremantle
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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. Good story. Dragged out a bit too long. ( ) This book was only just OK for me. I have read other books about the Grey sisters that were so much better. I just couldn't connect with any of the characters. Usually the stories I've read, they are written as if you are right there with everyone - part of the story. With the exception of Lady Jane's beheading, you aren't there at all. It's like you are just reading someone's journal about events after they take place. I was very disappointed in this book and doubt I would read anything from this author again. Sisters of Treason by Elizabeth Freemantle was an epic historical fiction novel that through the telling of the story of the Grey sisters, Jane, Katherine and Mary, also paints a vivid picture of Tudor England and the machinations behind the succession to the English Throne. Opening with the beheading of Jane Grey and continuing on through the years of Mary Tudor and her half-sister, Elizabeth, this book is chock-full of court intrigue, gossip and scandal as the lives of the two remaining Grey sisters, play out. The author does an excellent job with blending history and fiction seamlessly, obviously well researched, she brings her characters to full life. I’ve grown a little weary of reading about the Tudors but found this book interesting dealing as it does with some lesser known individuals. I have previously read of Jane Grey but this was the first time I have read of her two surviving sisters and the difficult, complicated lives that they led. Although I fell headfirst into this story and was totally absorbed, some might find this book a little long. I would however definitely recommend Sisters of Treason to any fans of historical fiction. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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"SISTERS OF TREASON, the second novel by Elizabeth Fremantle, is a story of love, politics and tragedy. Beginning early in Mary Tudor's turbulent reign, SISTERS OF TREASON explores the lives of a pair of sisters as dangerously close to the throne as their sister Lady Jane Grey, who died on the executioner's block at the age of 16, after being queen for nine days. After Jane's death, Lady Catherine becomes the focus of plots to thwart Mary Stuart's claim on England's throne. Catherine is a young woman driven by a compulsive and ultimately fatal desire to love and be loved. Clever Lady Mary is burdened with a crooked spine and a tiny stature in an age when physical perfection equates to goodness and vice versa. Both girls have inherited the Tudor blood that is more curse than blessing. It is court painter Levina Teerlinc who helps the girls survive Mary's reign, but when the Queen's sister, the hot-headed Elizabeth, inherits the crown, the world at court becomes increasingly treacherous for the Grey girls. For either girl to marry without the queen's permisison would be a potentially fatal political act, perceived as a treasonous grab for the throne, but Elizabeth is unlikely to let either girl ally herself and become an even more dangerous focus for her enemies. Each young woman must decide how far she will go to defy her queen and find the safety and love she longs for"-- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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