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The Needle in the Blood

by Sarah Bower

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His life becomes entangled with the women who embroider his hanging, especially Gytha-ha

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Paperback, 530 pages

Published March 1st 2012 by Sourcebooks Landmark (first published April 1st 2007)

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Mar 23, 2012 Isis rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Norman Conquest lovers

Shelves: medieval-age-1000-to-1400ce-fiction

For those Norman Conquest afficianados, enjoy this prelude to my review (not made by me but some other excellent, talented people!): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtGoBZ...

What on earth is it about Sarah Bower’s books that I find so enjoyable and yet so frustrating?! This is the second book of Bower’s that I’ve felt this way about, and whilst with Sins of the House of Borgia I loved the thoughtful writing style, the richly detailed setting, and the complex secondary characters, but found the pa...more

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May 13, 2013 Triskele Books rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

To celebrate William the Conqueror’s conquest of Britain, Bishop of Bayeux, Odo, commissions a wall hanging. This embroidered cloth, on permanent exhibition in Bayeux, Normandy, became known as the Bayeux Tapestry, one of the most well-known and enigmatic medieval artifacts.

Armed with Sarah Bower’s wonderfully descriptive language, The Needle in the Blood gripped me from the beginning. I felt as if I’d been hurled into the midst of the Battle of Hastings, as Odo, half-brother of William the Conq...more

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Sep 14, 2012 Jade rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is a really beautifully-written book, which I ended up enjoying a lot more than I expected to. The use of the present tense took a little getting used to, especially in a historical fiction novel, but it did give the narrative an immediacy which might otherwise have been lacking. The plot itself - inspired by an unexplained panel in the Bayeux Tapestry - is well-constructed and compelling, and the author does an excellent job of bringing the period to life, bar a few minor historical inaccu...more

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Jul 31, 2012 Liza Perrat rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Jun 10, 2012 Tyra rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

After reading Goodreads' reviews, I found I wasn't the only one who was captivated by this novel, yet frustrated by it as well. If you'll read the description of the book here, you'll get a grasp of what the novel is about, which is a better description than the one on the back of the book from Barnes and Nobles. This is an historical fiction piece, (who knew?) about the Norman Conquest, the emergence of England, and the Bayeux Tapestry. Some of the characters were also real, such as Odo of Baye...more After reading Goodreads' reviews, I found I wasn't the only one who was captivated by this novel, yet frustrated by it as well. If you'll read the description of the book here, you'll get a grasp of what the novel is about, which is a better description than the one on the back of the book from Barnes and Nobles. This is an historical fiction piece, (who knew?) about the Norman Conquest, the emergence of England, and the Bayeux Tapestry. Some of the characters were also real, such as Odo of Bayeux and Lanfranc of Bec.

I have never read a piece like this, but love the era of knights and castles, and have enjoyed stories of this kind in movies. So there I was, in B & N and picked up this 530 page opus by the unknown author,Sarah Bower. Somewhat confused by the true direction of the piece, after reading the back cover, I decided to give it a try. The cover (not the one above) was compelling and I'm a sucker for a good cover. I began the story and that's where it all fell apart, was rebuilt again, fell apart, was rebuilt again...you get the idea.

The author chose a omnipresent point of view, so I not only learned the thoughts and feelings of the main character, Gytha, but of nearly every character in the story. Also, I love adjectives and prepositional phrases as much as the next guy, but the descriptions in this story left me scratching my head. Here is an example: "Odo awakens from a sleep that has descended like a gauze over his brain, fuzzing but not quite cutting out the remorseless round of arguments between the sprite in the cobwebs and the body on the bed, to find himself looking, not at the bed canopy but up into the face of this sister" and THAT was a easy one. Also, as mentioned in by another reviewer, the author would start in the present, take the reader to another place and time, then return to the present sometimes before the end of the sentence. She would also use old English terms and Latin utterances without a glossary or translation. In other words, this author breaks ALL the rules of good writing and apparently gets away with it by becoming and "International Best-Seller."

In spite of it limping along, like a three-legged dog, The Needle in the Blood was a good read. I'm tempted to read it a second time to understand it better or perhaps I'll pick up her next novel, Sins of the House of Borgia.

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Apr 09, 2012 Deborah rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: a-favorite-writer, art-influenced, english-setting, historical-novel, latest-reads, netgalley-read, new-author-for-me

Hearken all art historians, needlewomen and readers of historical fiction: this is an

expansive, comprehensive, beautifully conceived novel that will make you want to hold it

close to your heart long after you read the last lines. The Bayeux Tapestry comes to life!

The fine art of needlework and honor due to the craft is inspiring. Passions of war,

religion, and romance leaps from these pages. The lovers entwined and inhibited by the

history of the Normans and Saxons will capture your imaginatio...more

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Feb 20, 2012 Judy & Marianne from Long and Short Reviews rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical, non-erotic

Originally posted at: http://longandshortreviews.blogspot.c...

The Needle in the Blood is a medieval adventure rife with danger, romance, and rich, historical detail. Reading this book brought the world of mid-eleventh century, Britain to life. The nitty-gritty, down-to-earth particulars of this brutal era are engrossing and educational at the same time.

It was a fascinating time, the end of Anglo-Saxon England, when William the Conqueror took control of the English throne. William had a half-brot...more Originally posted at: http://longandshortreviews.blogspot.c...

The Needle in the Blood is a medieval adventure rife with danger, romance, and rich, historical detail. Reading this book brought the world of mid-eleventh century, Britain to life. The nitty-gritty, down-to-earth particulars of this brutal era are engrossing and educational at the same time.

It was a fascinating time, the end of Anglo-Saxon England, when William the Conqueror took control of the English throne. William had a half-brother, a bishop named Odo. Odo makes a great hero in this story. He's charming and driven; a political man from the word go.

Gytha is Saxon and hates the Normans. She’s tough, and does what she must to survive in a world turned upside down. She is practical and not romantic. This story, among other things, is about character.

Gytha wants to kill Odo, as revenge for taking away her mistress. She gets the chance to meet the powerful but lonely Odo, who is plagued by nightmares. Something unexpected happens during this meeting. From then on, her contradicting feelings battle each other. She calls Odo her enemy but still lusts for him. He’s tender with her as no man has ever been. Odo grows to love her, but she pulls away at first, creating great tension. She wonders if she’ll fade into the mass of treasures he owns.

The Needle in the Blood is based off of true events in British history. The tapestry central to this story actually exists and depicts the events that lead to Norman control. One particular scene woven into the tapestry shows the Bishop Odo caressing the face of his mistress. Quite possibly this was the inspiration for this work of fiction.

The writing is intelligent and engaging. Be forewarned though, this is not a light read. It's obvious Ms. Bower spent time researching historical events and the time period for accuracy. Besides forbidden love, it’s also a tale of survival and politics of the era. One just doesn’t know what will happen next during the reading.

The Needle in the Blood is for fans of serious historical fiction who appreciate a good romance; it’s an enjoyable book.(less)

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Mar 14, 2012 Patty rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

There is nothing like a historical re-imagining in the hands of a talented author. In The Needle in the Blood Sarah Bower gives the reader her imagination's take on the creation of what has come to be called the Bayeux Tapestry. It's not a true tapestry as it is not woven but embroidered but it is a magnificent piece of art.

In this tale Bishop Odo, also known as the Earl of Kent is William the Conqueror's half brother (he did exist and he was William's half brother in fact). After the Battle of...more There is nothing like a historical re-imagining in the hands of a talented author. In The Needle in the Blood Sarah Bower gives the reader her imagination's take on the creation of what has come to be called the Bayeux Tapestry. It's not a true tapestry as it is not woven but embroidered but it is a magnificent piece of art.

In this tale Bishop Odo, also known as the Earl of Kent is William the Conqueror's half brother (he did exist and he was William's half brother in fact). After the Battle of Hastings Odo decides to commemorate the battle and William's victory with an artistic rendering. He calls upon his sister Agatha, a nun with some talent to gather the greatest embroiderers to mimic a hanging he has seen. (In reality it is not completely known how the Bayeux Tapestry came to be or who made it.)

One of the women that Agatha recruits, Gytha was in the household of King Harold's common law wife, Edith and was present when William and Odo rode into Winchester in triumph. Gytha watched as Edith was sent away with nothing and she saw Odo's arrogance. She lost everything and was forced into prostitution to survive. It was only her talent with a needle and Agatha searching her out that saves her but her hatred for Odo is what makes her take the job.

But there is a fine line between hate and love and Odo and Gytha end up falling in love in spite of his being a bishop. The story that follows shows their love and how it distracts Odo from worshiping William.

While the bulk of this book was pure imagination it was a fascinating read. I only got bored during the long, wordy sex scenes when Odo and Gytha first start their relationship. I know! One would think these would be, well, exciting but they just weren't. Too much talking, a bit too much vulgarity of all things and not enough of a scene that read true. But beyond that I found myself involved in a story that I did truly enjoy. (I was reading an advanced copy and this might have been changed for the final version. I have no idea....)

The details of the how the tapestry came into being from the drawings to its being pieced together was very fascinating. Ms. Bower's chosen explanations for various scenes that appear in the real tapestry have me now wanting to research further and find a book on the piece. THAT to me is a good book.

So pick up The Needle in the Blood for a good love story (when they are out of bed), a wonderful lesson on embroidery prior to machines and post Battle of Hastings England.
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Jun 13, 2012 Richard Abbott rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction

I ended up enjoying this book, and thought the closing chapters were a magnificent finish. Hence my positive review, and my overall rating.

I did feel that the narrative flagged a little in the middle - for one thing the will-they-won't-they of Odo and Gytha seemed to carry on for too long, and for another there seemed to be a part of the book just full of random journeys! For me, the character of Tom was an unconvincing side issue, but perhaps others would feel differently. Once the story refoc...more

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Jul 02, 2008 Cenoura do Lado rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: all, 2008

Só para não me esquecer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDaB-N...
http://www.bayeuxtapestry.org.uk/
http://hastings1066.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayeux_T...

Leitura conjunta com a Ana O., Ana T. e Oriana, agendada para o fim de Maio.

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Sep 05, 2012 Angela Young rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Another first novel that reads as if its author has covered reams and reams of paper writing several novels before this one, and yet she hasn't. It's set just after Harold's death at the Battle of Hastings and Gytha - who was employed by Edith, King Harold's common-law wife and now finds herself unemployed and longing to take some kind of revenge for Harold's death - gets herself a job as a needlewoman for the Bayeux Tapestry which has just been commissioned by Bishop Odo, half-brother to Willia...more

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Feb 15, 2013 Alyssa rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is one of those books I really wanted to love, but I ended up leaving it and coming back to it several times because I found it hard to get through. It was very well written; just very dense and with a lot of characters and political machinations that were at times tough to keep track of. The relationship between Gytha and the Bishop was as compelling as I could have hoped, however, and I wish more focus had been placed on that, though no doubt some readers will have preferred the broader s...more

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Mar 30, 2013 Kristen rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2013, historical-fiction, medievalism

I would have given this more stars if it had not been full of historical inaccuracies. I do not even know a ton about the time period, beyond the brief overview I got of the politics of the Norman Conquest in a class once, but even I recognized a lot of errors. Add to that the fact that the author herself admitted in the AN that she knew there were errors, and some were deliberate, I lost respect for the story, which I had rather enjoyed up to that point. I know there are some things all histori...more

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May 04, 2013 Sheu rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mind-boggling, just-barely

I have finally finished reading the book that took me possibly more than two months to complete. It could have been earlier but let me just share a few reasons why I took so long to finish reading something that normally takes me a month to complete.

The book started off in a promising manner, with hopes of a plot that would keep me occupied for the next few nights and weekends. I could tell something was going somewhere, not sure which direction it would take, but at least I thought I knew I cou...more

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Jun 13, 2012 Stephanie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: for-review, gift-from-author, historical-fiction

I was captivated by this story and The Needle in the Blood is the first historical fiction novel I have read about the Bayeux Tapestry. It has left me wanting to know more of it's history. I enjoyed the characters in Sarah's story and felt she did a wonderful job with the character building. I also felt her secondary characters really helped support this story and I enjoyed reading about their lives. I have to admit I'm not fond of reading a story in the present tense, but I feel Sarah pulled th...more

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Feb 17, 2012 Paula Lofting rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

When charismatic bishop Odo of Bayeux decides to comission a wall hanging to celebrate his role in the conquest of Britain, he becomes embroiled in the lives of the women who make it, especially Gytha - handmaiden to the mistress of the fallen King Harold. Against their intentions they fall passionately in love and in doing so, Odo comes into conflict with his brother the king and God and Gytha with his enemies who mistrust her powerful hold over such a powerful man. Nothing in life or in the ha...more When charismatic bishop Odo of Bayeux decides to comission a wall hanging to celebrate his role in the conquest of Britain, he becomes embroiled in the lives of the women who make it, especially Gytha - handmaiden to the mistress of the fallen King Harold. Against their intentions they fall passionately in love and in doing so, Odo comes into conflict with his brother the king and God and Gytha with his enemies who mistrust her powerful hold over such a powerful man. Nothing in life or in the hanging is what it seems.

When I picked up this book I believed it to be presented as historical fiction but as I read it, I realised it had less to do with history than it had with fiction. The author obviously has some knowledge of events of the time of 1067, it was after all quite well documented and she has managed to intergrate her fictional tale into the known factual accounts. However, her interpretation of how the hanging was made was entirely from her imagination and the author's creation was quite plausible. For those who care about authenticity, there was little of that, especially in the achronictical use of names such as Trudy, Meg, Margaret, Tom, Walter and Judith, which were used for English characters. I understand that the author used these more modern names for easy reading for those of her readers, however for me it was thoroughly annoying to read these names next to some authentically English names which jarred me. Some of the other authenticity points i picked up on were to do with descriptions of buildings or clothing and some major facts that were left out, however these were not that important in the grand scheme of things.

In the end, i read it for what I believe it was intended, as a work of fiction and I enjoyed it immensely. The bits I really liked were; the author's style of writing in the present tense, making it feel as if you are in the middle of the scene as the tale unfolds. The creative descriptions and use of adjectives was amazing and I have to say that there is no other author I have read that has done this quite as well as Sarah Bower. The story was a beautiful love story, the type you only ever read about and Sarah wrote this aspect of her book so well that even I fell in love with both of the characters! I particularly liked the ending where the reader is met with a nice little twist that so fits in with the story of the conquest. To conclude, this was an absorbing book I would recommened to anyone as long as you read it for a fictional work rather than a historical fiction novel.

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May 17, 2013 Sorcha rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2010

January 1067. Charismatic bishop Odo of Bayeux commissions a wall hanging, on a scale never seen before, to celebrate the conquest of Britain by his brother, William, Duke of Normandy. What he cannot anticipate is how utterly this will change his life-even more than the invasion itself.

I have to admit I struggled a bit with this book and it took me a lot longer than a book of this length should have. There is nothing per se "wrong" with it, I just had difficulty completing it. Not a book for tho...more

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Nov 07, 2010 Mrsgaskell rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 8-star, bookcrossing, british

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This historical novel opens in 1066 with the Battle of Hastings and King Harold’s defeat by William the Conqueror. This battle and events leading up to it were commemorated in the Bayeux Tapestry, an embroidery worked in wool yarn on linen panels stitched together and measuring 230 feet long. It’s a fascinating piece of work and there is much speculation about its origins. French legend claimed that the tapestry was created by Queen Matilda, William the Conqueror’s wife, but it is now believed t...more This historical novel opens in 1066 with the Battle of Hastings and King Harold’s defeat by William the Conqueror. This battle and events leading up to it were commemorated in the Bayeux Tapestry, an embroidery worked in wool yarn on linen panels stitched together and measuring 230 feet long. It’s a fascinating piece of work and there is much speculation about its origins. French legend claimed that the tapestry was created by Queen Matilda, William the Conqueror’s wife, but it is now believed that it was probably commissioned by Bishop Odo of Bayeux, William’s half-brother. Mystery also surrounds some of the panels including that portraying Harold’s death, and a panel depicting a clergyman touching a woman’s face. Questions also arise about interpretation and historical accuracy. The author has successfully woven fact and fiction into a fascinating tale. Inspired by an embroidery he saw in England, Bishop Odo removes his sister Agatha from her convent in France and commissions her to design a tapestry from his account of events. He has been appointed Earl of Kent by his brother and now spends most of his time in England. He sets up an atelier in Canterbury while Agatha searches the country for skilled Anglo-Saxon embroiderers who will work under her supervision. Among them is Gytha, former handmaid to Edith Swan-Neck, King Harold’s mistress. After the
Conquest and subsequent to Edith being turned out of her home by Bishop Odo, Gytha turned to prostitution. But she is also a skilled embroiderer and agrees to work on the tapestry but only because she is set on revenge. However passion overrides her will and she falls in love with Odo.
This was an engrossing read set in a cruel and harsh time. It’s not a period of history I’m very familiar with and I was a bit confused after reading the first 15-20 pages. I did a bit of googling, confirmed that Godwinson and King Harold were one and the same, differentiated between Lady Edith and Queen Edith, and between Gytha and Countess Gytha. Then I started over and was on my way. I can’t say I liked Odo very much, a bishop who took part in battle, profited from the spoils of conquest, and openly kept a mistress, a man who enjoyed power and wealth much more than the God he professed to serve. My favourite part of the novel was the details of the tapestry and the stories of the women in the atelier. The pace of the novel slowed down considerably when Odo and Gytha first fall in love but it picked up again and the last parts were quite gripping. I always enjoy historical fiction that entices me into reading more about the period, and during the course of this novel I frequently turned to the internet for more of the history as well as images of the tapestry.
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Jan 15, 2009 Ana T. rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: medieval-challenge, medieval, read-in-2009, traded

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http://www.bayeuxtapestry.org....
http://hastings1066.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B...

Although I overall enjoyed my reading of The Needle In The Blood when I started it I was hoping for a book on the Bayeux Tapestry and now that I've finished it it feels the tapestry was just a small part of this story. In that sense I was a bit disappointed. It's not even a story about the weavers but more the story of...more

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May 08, 2012 Miranda rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: 21st-century, fiction, historical-fiction, magic, romance, books-i-abandoned

Melodramatic, mystical, near-pornagraphic historical fiction centering around the embroidering of the Bayeux Tapestry.

Not that it was badly written, aside from a certain fixation on pronouns that made some of the longer sentences hard to understand. I read the first two hundred and thirty pages, then the last twenty-five. I just wasn't in the mood.

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Apr 21, 2012 Jennifer rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A story about a story? This imagining of the creation of the Bayeaux Tapestry -- which tells the tale of the 1066 Norman conquest -- was most interesting when it told of the actual artwork. The parts imagining the making of the tapestry were OK. The remainder of this too-long book was disjointed and rambling. I would have cut about half of it.

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Dec 09, 2010 V C rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical, fiction

I am not an avid reader of historical fiction although I have read a few books from this genre. I did enjoy this book despite it having a slight high brow bodice ripper feel to it. I found it hard to put down and it really made me interested in this period of history.

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Jun 19, 2008 Florbela rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction

My feelings towards this book are divided. Although I did enjoyed the book after (around) the one hundred page, especially the romance between Odo and Gytha, I was expecting a lot more. I found the first pages a bit boring because the author writes a lot of unnecessary details, I think. I was also expecting the story to develop more around the making of the Bayeux Tapestry, something like what happens in The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracey Chevalier, but it wasn't so. The tapestry is just a small...more

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Aug 18, 2012 Susan rated it 4 of 5 stars

The Norman Conquest of England was one of the pivotal events of the Middle Ages. In 1066, William the Conqueror and his brother, Bishop Odo, defeated King Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings. England was brought under Norman rule. The story was commemorated in the phenomenal Bayeux Tapestry. Sarah Bower uses the embroidery (and the embroiderers) as the focal point for her passionate account of the conquest, The Needle in the Blood.

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Mar 06, 2012 Misfit marked it as abandoned · review of another edition

I actually tried this about 2-3 years ago and never made it very far. Only popped up on my radar after reading Harriet's review with the unintentionally hilarious typo :D

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Mar 04, 2012 Barbara Clements rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Compelling historical fiction, which managed to bring the past to life in vivid detail

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May 13, 2012 Marissaveronica rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book is beautifully imagined and written, and the historical references fascinating. It is a good choice for fans of historical fiction. Unfortunately, However, I found the erotic scenes, which some reviewers found to be overly explicit, a near-total failure.

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Apr 26, 2011 Christina rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction

This book combines two of my interests: British history and needlework.

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May 17, 2012 Elan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Really cool interpretation of the history of the bayeux tapestry

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Aug 11, 2011 Fleur rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This books takes some time for you to get used to, but once you've started it, you can't put it down. Amazing read.

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Sarah was born and brought up in Yorkshire but now lives in Suffolk with her husband and two grown-up sons, not to mention the two golden retrievers, three chickens and an elderly, obese cat. She works for Creative Arts East, an arts development agency in Norfolk, managing projects to promote reading and creative writing. She also teaches creative writing at the University of East Anglia, where sh...more

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“Agatha surveys the garden, its rows of crinkled spring cabbages and beanstalks entwining bowers of hawthorn and hazel. The rosemary is dotted with pale blue stars of blossom and chives nod heads of tousled purple. New sage leaves sprout silver green among the brittle, frost-browned remains of last year's growth. Lily of the valley, she thinks, that will be out in the cloister garden at Saint Justina's by now.” — 1 person liked it

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