Klik op een omslag om naar Google Boeken te gaan.
Bezig met laden... The Canterbury Papersdoor Judith Koll Healey
Geen Bezig met laden...
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. A mystery about Princess Alais, daughter of king Louis VII and his second wife, quest for the truth about the son she had with King Henry II that she believed died in infancy. There were historical rumours about the relationship and possible child. The princess is written as very feisty and has a love/hate relationship with Eleanor of Aquitaine who sends her on a quest with a promise to tell her abut her child if she suceeds. All the characters are well written and feel like real people, William of Caen a little less so. I would have like a better understanding of him and why he really fell in love with the princess, not just he'd had feelings for her since they were children. Lots of memories of her as a child and growing up with her bethrothed, Richard (the lionhearted to be) his brothers, her sister and William. Which I enjoyed , as not many historical novels deal with childhood. The love relationship alais has in the story seems to come up out of nothing. Although I'm having a hard time buying into most love stories in book these days, so maybe just me. But a well written mystery. And on to read the sequel. ( ) I'm not a reader of historical fiction, so I wasn't sure if I'd like this, but I was pleasantly surprised. It has plenty of twists and turns to keep the reader interested and has a reasonably satisfying conclusion. It is a bit of a slow burner though, compared to regular contemporary thrillers, and the number of characters can get a little confusing (not helped by the fact that several characters have the same name.) Set in the early 13th century, this book has more of the feeling of a contemporary mystery/suspense novel. The middle-aged heroine, an obscure historical figure (Alais Capet, a princess who was engaged to Richard the Lionheart but whose marriage did not occur), is a smart and feisty woman who would appeal to many fans of that subset of mystery novels which seem to favor such women as protagonists - but I didn't find her believable as a character of her time period. The historical details seem squished into the story for the sake of having historical details, rather than naturally stemming from the story. This aside, the story was entertaining. Alais is blackmailed by her stepmother, Eleanor of Aquitaine, into trying to retrieve some of her old correspondence from a hiding place in Canterbury cathedral. Hoping to gain information of the baby that was stolen from her some 20 years earlier, Alais agrees - but ends up being violently kidnapped and plunged into a mystery involving much royal politicking. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Onderdeel van de reeks(en)Princess Alaïs (1)
The only thing I felt was a strong hand around my neck, another around my waist, and -- before I could cry out -- I smelled the thick, sweet scent of a mandrake-soaked cloth. Unforgiving hands clapped it against my face, and all went dark. Alaïs, the king of France's sister, is abducted while on her mission for the wily Eleanor of Aquitaine, the former Queen of England, to retrieve hidden letters that, in the wrong hands, could bring down the English king. In exchange, the French princess was to receive long-heldand dangerous information. Now Alaïs, along with help from the very intriguing leader of the Knights Templar, must unravel a tangled web of family secrets and lies. Filled with intrigue and peopled with compelling legendary figures, The Canterbury Papers is an "electrifying journey into the past" (Booklist). Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
Actuele discussiesGeenPopulaire omslagen
Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813Literature English (North America) American fictionLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
Ben jij dit?Word een LibraryThing Auteur. |