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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. The entrapment of Mary Queen of Scots by Elizabeth under the care and great expense of the Earl of Shrewsbury - George Talbot - and has new wife Bess of Hardwick at Tutbury Castle. The book dragged on with themes of failed plots and escape in the context of a Queen the enchantress who stole hearts but wasn't true to honour and support shown to her. Portrayed Bess of Hardwick and Cecil (Elizabeth's spy-master) in the light of self-made people in it for money and estate. Having enjoyed other Philippa Gregory novels I was disappointed to find this one often repetitive and lacking in substance. To me it felt as if she didn't have enough material and so had the characters constantly repeating the same thoughts. The book is written from the point of view of three characters; Bess, her husband George and Mary. The characters have chapters in turn and they are written from their point of view as an internal monologue or a diary. This worked well, you always knew who was talking to you and if it wasn't for the repetition I would have enjoyed this. The story is, of course, fascinating and, as usual Philippa Gregory does an excellent job of trying to put herself in the characters shoes and imagine how they would think. no reviews | add a review
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This dazzling novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory presents a new and unique view of one of history's most intriguing, romantic, and maddening heroines. Biographers often neglect the captive years of Mary, Queen of Scots, who trusted Queen Elizabeth's promise of sanctuary when she fled from rebels in Scotland and then found herself imprisoned as the guest of George Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, and his indomitable wife, Bess of Hardwick. The newly married couple welcome the doomed queen into their home, certain that serving as her hosts and jailers will bring them an advantage in the cutthroat world of the Elizabethan court. To their horror, they find that the task will bankrupt them, and as their home becomes the epicenter of intrigue and rebellion against Elizabeth, their loyalty to each other and to their sovereign comes into question. If Mary succeeds in seducing the earl into her own web of treachery and treason, or if the great spymaster William Cecil links them to the growing conspiracy to free Mary from her illegal imprisonment, they will all face the headsman. No library descriptions found. |
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