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So how does Green's novel stack up with what is known about both Lovell and Richard III? Richard was well liked in the North, and this fictional account based on Lovell's first-hand views are not very balanced. Richard is portrayed as something akin to Shakepseare's Macbeth wherein he is dominated by his scheming wife, with Lovell as the loyal Banquo as depicted by Holinshed in his Chronicles (from which Shakespeare borrowed copiously). As a high-profile Yorkist, the Lovell presented here is rat
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An *interesting* take on Richard III, from the perspective of one of his henchmen.
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My ARC courtesy of NetGalley - many thanks. ...more
For a further review: http://susannag.booklikes.com/post/88... .
My ARC courtesy of NetGalley - many thanks. ...more
Richard III through the eyes of his friend Francis Lovell. I struggled through the first half of the book as it covered Lovell's early years in the North. The story really came into its own when Edward IV died and the political machinations really took off. The Anne Neville presented here is very different to what I have encountered in other novels, and as the history about her is in fact very patchy, this strong and astute woman was a refreshing change. I look forward to following Lovell throug
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May 12, 2014
Darkpool
marked it as not-to-read
Jan 07, 2015
Rabbit {Paint me like one of your 19th century gothic heroines!}
marked it as to-read
Feb 20, 2016
Abby Rose
marked it as to-read
