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Loading... The Bloodletter's Daughter (A Novel of Old Bohemia) (original 2012; edition 2012)by Linda Lafferty
Work InformationThe Bloodletter's Daughter by Linda Lafferty (2012)
   Historical Fiction (718) No current Talk conversations about this book.   ) rapunzle | Jan 3, 2021 |  ) 3njennn | Nov 25, 2018 | Don Julius is banished to a remote corner of Bohemia to be ‘cured’—will it work? Upon seeing the Bloodletters Daughter, he is certain she has stepped from the pages of the Coded Book of Wonders, a priceless manuscript which he believes is the key to his sanity. Marketa is drawn in and hopes to be the one to heal the bastard prince but has she bitten off more than she can chew? Is he the ticket to a better life in Prague. I was immediately drawn in to the story and turned the page wondering what would happen. It was well researched but about 2/3 of the way through the story began to drag a bit but I kept with it. The side story of Matthias was a bit distracting, it seemed as if it was plopped in the middle of the story in order to support a not yet written sequel. I kept waiting for a big reveal on the Coded Book which never came; the ending was a bit of a letdown. At close to 500 pages, it just ended up being too long and drawn out… ( ) Shuffy2 | Jun 14, 2017 | I enjoyed this book very much and would definitely recommend it to anyone. I was half expecting it to be a little dry considering all the historical references but was pleasantly surprised that this wasn't the case at all. I was also very interested to find out it was loosely based on actual events and real people who existed back in the 1600's. I'm curious to know if this author has any other books and if so I will want to give them a try. I'd never heard of her before but this book was a great first impression of her work. JordanAshleyPerkins | Jan 26, 2017 | The story of the illegitimate son of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II and the murder of a Bohemian bath maid. I guess what bugs me is that this is historical fiction, but it doesn't really feel like it. The story just frustrated me and I only got to about 25% because I was always on that edge of should I continue or should I stop? I finally got to the point I just wanted to read something different. (  ) princess_mischa | Dec 4, 2016 | no reviews | add a review
In 1606, the city of Prague shines as a golden mecca of art and culture carefully cultivated by Emperor Rudolf II. But the emperor hides an ugly secret: His bastard son, Don Julius, is afflicted with a madness that pushes the young prince to unspeakable depravity. Desperate to stem his son's growing number of scandals, the emperor exiles Don Julius to a remote corner of Bohemia, where the young man is placed in the care of a bloodletter named Pichler. The bloodletter's task: cure Don Julius of his madness by purging the vicious humors coursing through his veins. When Pichler brings his daughter Marketa to assist him, she becomes the object of Don Julius's frenzied - and dangerous - obsession. To him, she embodies the women pictured in the Coded Book of Wonder, a priceless manuscript from the imperial library that was his only link to sanity. As the prince descends further into the darkness of his mind, his acts become ever more desperate, as Marketa, both frightened and fascinated, can't stay away. Inspired by a real - life murder that threatened to topple the powerful Hapsburg dynasty, The Bloodletter's Daughter is a dark and richly detailed saga of passion and revenge. No library descriptions found. |
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