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What Is the Cost of Love and Beauty?

Marget Barnardsen has always been fortunate. She was born with the face of an angel. Her father is a knight, and a small fortune has been lavished upon her. And now she is to be married to an earl. Her security is fixed, her destiny guaranteed. At least, she hopes.

The Earl of Lytham has already been married once. But the beautiful woman...more

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Published October 1st 2008 by Bethany House

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Sep 27, 2008 Margaret rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: someone wanting to read some harsh history

Shelves: christianfiction, historical, bethany-house, arc-galley, tudor-hf

I give this book three out of five stars, but in a split manner. If I were to rate the book solely upon my enjoyment and escape into it's historical aspects, it would be two stars; yet if I were to rate this book on the detail and descriptions of this historical journey at hand it would four stars. Thus, I settle at three. Starting out reading this book, I was quite distraught and not at all drawn in. The cover is gorgeous and the summary sounds interesting, but in the reading I was just not the...more I give this book three out of five stars, but in a split manner. If I were to rate the book solely upon my enjoyment and escape into it's historical aspects, it would be two stars; yet if I were to rate this book on the detail and descriptions of this historical journey at hand it would four stars. Thus, I settle at three. Starting out reading this book, I was quite distraught and not at all drawn in. The cover is gorgeous and the summary sounds interesting, but in the reading I was just not there. I searched the internet for some reviews to find what others might have thought and was shocked to find all but poor reviews, minus one that only praised the author and said nothing about the book.

It is my understanding that this is the first historical from this author and although I hear her chick-lit is to die for her historical is lacking. That is not all together necessarily a full fact. The entire novel is full to the brim of historical details and facts that are painted in an array of images that could show any reader what the years of the mid-sixteenth century would appear to be. The descriptions of the clothes, the places, the people all are fascinating and plenty enough true to fact. I would highly suggest this book as a supplemental reading to be added to someone studying the Elizabethan age and wanting to find a further glance in the era.

Where I do not find my joy is in the personalities and partially the writing. The story is two from two different characters' POV and switches back and forth quite drastically without any warning and sometimes it is difficult to interpret who speaks. Other than that it is the personalities of the characters that are quite drab. I kept thinking to myself of the grey skies of London, and that is quite how I felt about this story. The idea is good and could be a fabulous book if made longer with more depth to the persons involved. But reading this story was quite painful. There was no joy only sadness and I felt it with every turn of the page. I could not interpret or assume how things would turn out and in that way they were quite a mystery. Yet in the context of day by day happens I felt quite like screaming at the insolence and blindness by how these characters lived.

Some have said that this was a very thinly veiled attempt at criticizing and lecturing people of today's society with beauty attempts, and although I can see that opinion in a manner, I would not call this a poor attempt. The story can relate and does bring to light some great value on the harsh truths that are known of women living in such a stage devoted to such a cause that is beyond their owns well-being. Yet it does it in an elegant and educational manner.

With all that said. I would not suggest this book as a light heart-ed Christian Historical Fiction to escape into the lives of those in a courtier of Elizabeth I. It is just not quite in that category. By most standards it is not a Christian Fiction as God is not mentioned in much reverence or detail nor is his role at all hinted to more than any secular novel. However, as a book for historical and educational value, I could easily suggest and see this being read and used for vast discussions and open minds and curiosity to know more about British history. So as confusing as this must sound, it solely depends upon why you wish to read this story as to whether or not you would enjoy it. That is up to you.

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Mar 08, 2009 Debbie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: christian, historical, romance

I think this is supposed to be a Christian historical fiction with a strong romance theme, but all it really shines at is giving a comprehensive historical look at court life under Queen Elizabeth I.

The main characters occasionally make a vague reference to God, but that's about it. God certainly doesn't impact their lives at all.

As for the romance, the 'hero' is self-centered, childish, ambitious, cruel, emotionally abusive of his wife, and a few other unflattering things. I was rooting for him...more I think this is supposed to be a Christian historical fiction with a strong romance theme, but all it really shines at is giving a comprehensive historical look at court life under Queen Elizabeth I.

The main characters occasionally make a vague reference to God, but that's about it. God certainly doesn't impact their lives at all.

As for the romance, the 'hero' is self-centered, childish, ambitious, cruel, emotionally abusive of his wife, and a few other unflattering things. I was rooting for him to die, not for him to win the heroine's heart. His wife, the heroine, does act consistent to her age and upbringing, but eventually her gullibility and willingness to destroy herself for her husband was too much for me to stay sympathetic to her.

Also, there wasn't much depth to their relationship. One moment, husband and wife were hating and/or fearing the other. In the next, they were madly "in love" (though the hero was mainly falling in lust with her in the "but I just can't resist her even though reason says I shouldn't" fashion). Despite being madly "in love," they'd have a simple misunderstanding and immediately be back to square one. They fluctuated back and forth like this for years without building any trust or belief in the other.

An additional problem was that both character viewpoints were written in first person. There was very little indication when the viewpoint had switched, so I was often confused by the switch.

The book gives an excellent look at what life was like at the time, but this focus on the historical detail slows the pace of the story. There were many scenes that seemed to have been put in solely to illustrate something the author learned about the time period. These scenes didn't move the story forward and could have been cut without harming our understanding of what was going on in the story.

If you'd like to see what life was like at the time without reading a textbook, this book is a very good way to do that. However, while the writing itself was fine, I felt the book's characters, pacing, and plot could have been much stronger.

There is no explicit sex, and I don't recall any cussing. Overall, this book was "clean reading."(less)

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Jan 12, 2011 Linnette rated it 4 of 5 stars

I almost think one needs a constant heart to finish "A Constant Heart" - not because it's poorly written but because it's so well written and there is so much angst that it was hard for me to read it straight through. The characters were so believable that you could feel their pain, their struggle, their demise, there frustrations... I wish the end had been extended a bit so we could see a bit more happiness without the constant struggles of the court they escaped. Just one more short little cha...more

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Sep 12, 2010 Kristy rated it 2 of 5 stars

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Aug 11, 2009 Linds rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 1500-s, christianity, england, historical-fiction

Started out strong, but then sputtered out. There was not much of a plot or character arc. I didn't see much reason why the characters fell in love. It's very meh all around. Only read this if you are a freak for Elizabethan court historical fiction.

Read Kissing Adrien instead. It's by the same author but you would never guess it. It's not historical fiction but it's a much better romance and a much better read in general.

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Feb 10, 2011 Lyndi rated it 2 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. The beginning of this story was intriguing. It had the Other Boleyn Girl mixed with Pride and Prejudice versus Anna Karenina thing going on, then all of the sudden just started really being depressing. Her losing so many babies, the flood, the queen, the effects of the "painting" with mercury & lead, and of course the diseases and epidemic breakouts. I questioned why Marget was doing all of this for Lytham and not even asking him about if what she was doing would help or hinder his career as...more The beginning of this story was intriguing. It had the Other Boleyn Girl mixed with Pride and Prejudice versus Anna Karenina thing going on, then all of the sudden just started really being depressing. Her losing so many babies, the flood, the queen, the effects of the "painting" with mercury & lead, and of course the diseases and epidemic breakouts. I questioned why Marget was doing all of this for Lytham and not even asking him about if what she was doing would help or hinder his career as a courtier. One would have thought that might have been the first thing to do. I like Mitchells writing style, it was the content that I had issues with. She seems to be consistent and knowledgeable about this time period, and that I appreciate to the point that you really felt like you were there. She did her homework. But I have never heard of people only allowed to be in love with the queen and cannot have an actual relationship other than child producing for a marriage. What a sad world to be a part of. None of them had jobs, they sat around knitting, gossiping, eating, drinking, dancing and the like. God was not a part of these peoples worlds, He was mentioned in a passing sort of way. Not having a personal relationship with Him. He was treated as a genie or Santa Clause type. The details about Lytham’s child with Elnior was also not finished. Was this the heir that was to be? Or were Marget and Lytham going to have their own child? As I didn’t feel that we ever really knew if this was a child produced by the affairs that de Winter “made” Elinor have. Like I said, the beginning was so good, I just really wanted this to get better and it just keeps getting worse! I don’t think I would recommend this to anyone, unless you need some more misery in your life. I read to get away from my life, not read about it! The only thing I would like to do is have someone just read it, me not tainting their view and corrupting their feelings. Really glad I got from the library and not wasted my money on purchasing. As I don’t think I would ever read it again, it was just that miserable!(less)

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Jun 05, 2010 Bluerose's Heart rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: christian, romance

Marget has trained to be a countess for twelve years, and her chance has come to put into practice all she has learned. She is to be married to the Earl of Lytham, who is a courtier to Queen Elizabeth. Marget saves her best friend, Joan, from an unwanted marriage and brings her to be a maid.
Lytham’s first marriage was annulled due to infidelity, so he automatically distrusts Marget, and acts as if he hates her. When Lytham brings her to meet the Queen, she is so jealous of her beauty that she ca...more

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Jan 12, 2013 Stacey rated it 3 of 5 stars

There is no doubt that this book is well-written. In fact, both of the novels I've read by Siri Mitchell are filled with historical details that are fascinating and really made me feel like I was stepping into history. The thing I didn't enjoy about it was a personal preference...the story was just down right depressing! I was hoping for a strong love story, but there was just a little bit of that...the focus was of the way a person's life can be ruined by trying to please an earthly queen as op...more

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Feb 23, 2010 Casey rated it 5 of 5 stars

I love a pure and endearing love story. And call me strange, but I love a love story where two people are thrust into a marriage they don’t want and falling in love despite that fact.
I was skeptical about A Constant Heart when I started it. I wasn’t sure if the premise could hold up a 380 page book. Love and beauty being a curse? Would it drag? I am so thrilled to say, I was blown away! This novel evoked so many different emotions in me. Fear, love, anger, sympathy. I learned so much about 16th...more

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Jul 04, 2012 Cassondra rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-christian

Elizabethan England is a marvelous place to set a story! This one paints quite a different view of Elizabeth than the " Good Queen Bess" we always hear about. My favorite part of the story was that it showed readers that the world system was and has always been corrupt and unrighteousness, lest we, in looking at the past and history through the rose-colored glasses of one who never lived it, think that somehow there was ever a time when the evils of the world system (Babylon) were not seeking th...more

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Mar 15, 2013 Martha rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is my second book by Siri Mitchell. I am surprised at how much I enjoyed it. The main reason I didn't give it a 5 is because the way the point of view changes from Marget to Lytham was confusing at times. Usually authors start a new chapter with a new person's perspective and include the name at the beginning of the chapter. Sometimes I had to read a few sentences before I knew who's perspective I was reading.I enjoyed that it wasn't predictable and it wasn't like a typical love story. The...more

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Jun 20, 2012 Erin rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: christian-fiction

The earl of Lytham wants nothing more than to please the Queen and earn a good place in her court. But in 1590, Queen Elizabeth is not a woman whose favor is easily granted. Deciding to marry in order to use the dowry for improvements on his property, Lytham hopes for nothing more than that his new wife is homely and will not divide his attention away from the queen. On his wedding day he meets his bride and is beyond dismayed that she is a beautiful young thing, too much like his treacherous fi...more

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Sep 10, 2010 Tiffany rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: christian-historical-fiction

Trapped...that's how I felt the whole time I was reading this book. I didn't like the place this book took me: Queen Elizabeth's time and her court where it was all about lying, trickery, appearances, being obsessed with pleasing the queen, etc. I also didn't have any patience for the continual "he loves me, he loves me not, is she cheating on me, is she faithful" drama. When I finally resurfaced after reading it, I looked around me at my life and uttered a sigh of relief. The only part that I r...more

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Jul 26, 2009 Chicgeekgirl21 rated it 2 of 5 stars

I picked up A Constant Heart because I loved Siri Mitchell's more recent novel, Love's Pursuit, so much. However, I can not recommend this book. I can't really judge the book 100% because I didn't finish it--but I gave it a good, sporting chance and read to about page 220. With 150 pages left to go, I felt like reading the rest would be a painful waste of time.

Where Love's Pursuit, which took place in a Puritan community in 17th century Massachusetts, was a very moving story of love and faith,...more I picked up A Constant Heart because I loved Siri Mitchell's more recent novel, Love's Pursuit, so much. However, I can not recommend this book. I can't really judge the book 100% because I didn't finish it--but I gave it a good, sporting chance and read to about page 220. With 150 pages left to go, I felt like reading the rest would be a painful waste of time.

Where Love's Pursuit, which took place in a Puritan community in 17th century Massachusetts, was a very moving story of love and faith, A Constant Heart, set in the court of Queen Elizabeth, was not very interesting or compelling. The book fell prey to a number of romance novel cliches, like the fact that the main characters, stuck in an arranged marriage, absolutely can't stand each other...but end up falling in LURVE. Yeah, right. Also, the portrayal of Queen Elizabeth as a petty tyrant who would execute those courtiers who didn't live up to her ridiculous standard seemed phony and one-sided. Even a little biased, given the author's religious beliefs. Queen Elizabeth may have been a bit of a tyrant, but she was also one of the greatest and most powerful women in world history. To reduce her to a vain, needy woman concerned more about beauty than the good of England is not only false, but insulting.

And unfortunately the main characters were total bores and not much better than the vain queen. The Earl of Lytham's hatred of female beauty (because his previous wife, a very beautiful woman, cheated on him) seems ludicrous. And even though he constantly insults her and treats her like a child, Marget is doggedly devoted to him. Given the book's historical setting, the character's motives may be considered realistic, but that doesn't excuse the fact that Mitchell fails to flesh out the characters enough so that the reader can at least sympathize with them. Instead, I found myself not caring about them at all.

Hopefully, Mitchell's next historical novel will be more along the lines of Love's Pursuit rather than A Constant Heart.(less)

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Jul 23, 2012 Beth Burr rated it 3 of 5 stars

Well, I am definitely interested in the historical aspect of this book. I have never heard of the "court" under Queen Elizabeth the 1st. I was surprised by the lengths people would go for her and the lies and betrayals. I struggles sometimes with Lord Lytham. he wasn't very endearing. I understand his trust issues made it hard for him to love with wife immediately, but he was rude and insensitive. He didn't seem to care anything for her until she completely changed her look? Not a great love sto...more

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Oct 17, 2010 Shelli rated it 3 of 5 stars

In the Provo City Library, Constant Heart is found under the Romance section of the library. It's a forbidden area of the library, at least...it's supposed to be, and yet I've probably checked more books out from that section than anywhere else. Mostly because Provo's library doesn't require much to be considered a romance. I would have never put Constant Heart in the romance section... It is more general, historical fiction.

My main problem with the book isn't really fair. I wanted Marget to be...more

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Nov 19, 2008 Holly rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Historical fans

Recommended to Holly by: BOOKreviews magazine

Shelves: romance, historical-fiction, real-life

I'm not exactly sure where A Constant Heart fits into the book spectrum. It seemed to be as much about the fear-hate to love-love relationship Marget has with Lytham as it was about the historical events of Queen Elizabeth's court. It was extremely factual, which I liked, and it included everyone against their love, which I didn't like. It was so hard to like Marget when here entire relationship with Lytham seemed to be in the hands of Lady de Winter. I couldn't stand it how Marget didn't seem t...more

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Oct 19, 2008 Shesten rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: owned

At first it was difficult to discern which narrator I was reading as I am used to the breaks in text being time passed instead of a switch in narration. But, once I got used to the switch, I kind of looked forward to it.

Overall, the story was quite intriguing, and I have to say that for a modern book, this one was rather clean - it didn't have foul language and it didn't have raunchy scenes that I had to skim over.

It felt real and I appreciated the switches in narration for perspective's sake....more

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Oct 08, 2008 Stormi (Lightning Book Promotions) rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: everyone

Mitchell's book was a different sort of read for me. I like historical fiction, but usually they have more of a romantic theme in them. Mitchell's book to me was just historical fiction with a bit of romance.

A Constant Heart was about the courtier's during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Marget is a beautiful woman in a world where beauty is not allowed. She marries a courtier, Lytham, who thinks that beauty is a curse not a blessing and despises his wife for her looks. Marget encouraged by her...more

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Oct 10, 2008 Michelle rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: christianfiction, blog-tour-book, historicalfiction, forpleasure

About the book:

Born with the face of an angel, Marget Barnardsen is blessed. Her father is a knight and now she is to be married to the Earl of Lytham. Her destiny is guaranteed...at least, it would seem so. But when her introduction to court goes awry and Queen Elizabeth despises her, Marget fears she's lost her husband forever. Desperate to win him back, she'll do whatever it takes to discover how she failed and capture the love of a man bound to the queen.

My review:

First, let me say that the...more About the book:

Born with the face of an angel, Marget Barnardsen is blessed. Her father is a knight and now she is to be married to the Earl of Lytham. Her destiny is guaranteed...at least, it would seem so. But when her introduction to court goes awry and Queen Elizabeth despises her, Marget fears she's lost her husband forever. Desperate to win him back, she'll do whatever it takes to discover how she failed and capture the love of a man bound to the queen.

My review:

First, let me say that the cover is the most beautiful historical fiction cover I have ever seen. Second, I don't recommend reading this book if there are a lot of distractions. To get the full effect of the author's voice and the setting you need to be in a place where your concentration is not easily broken. Do this and you'll get sucked right in. I had to set aside blocks of time read to this book because it's not the kind where you can just read a page here and there. Once I got a chance to really read it, I became distressed that I had to wait to finish it. But life gets busy. At any rate, this book kept calling me to read it and that rarely happens to me with books, which is why I gave it five + stars.

Siri writes real thoughts and real life. The ugliness of that time...black plague, people being quartered and beheaded, etc. was not glossed over, nor was it written for shock value. It was simply told truthfully and that made the setting feel more real to me. Someone mentioned there being less content about God and faith than in secular novels. I disagree. I saw more content with a spiritual thread than is even found in some CBA fiction. However, the content was limited to the era and thus constrained by the culture. To write a viewpoint much different from how Siri wrote it, well, that would not have worked and would have blow the author's credibility. She had to show the way it really was.

I found this story very romantic as well. At first I wanted to smack Lytham around, but Siri redeemed him well. He became quite the hero, but was still flawed. Some of the marital conflict was hilarious and overall quite entertaining. I could feel their emotion and it was fabulously written. The love scenes were realistic, too, but tastefully done.

I despised the older woman who was continually advising Marget. And what happened with Lytham's former wife was simply tragic. Marget was innocent and the advice given nearly ruined her. The grieving she experienced was so real to me that I cried for Marget several times. It wasn't a heavy, lingering feeling from her pain, though, because I had not experienced the same thing. But I could identify with her. And like in the story about the Titanic, where you know the ship will sink, I kept reading with the anxious feeling of knowing that the cosmetics were poisoning her and I couldn't stop her from returning to court. I totally bought into the tension in this story.

Siri always makes me think about our culture and other cultures when she writes. I could see how women over the centuries have done just about anything to look beautiful. I found that concept fascinating and told many people about this story because of it. What a great premise! I'd always wondered why courtiers had such a high rate of infertility. If you wanted to be a mother, chances were better if you stayed far away from the queen and her court.

I also found the portrayal of Queen Elizabeth to be very well done. There was so much richness and depth to this story, I could go on for hours. But in short, the definition of love and faithfulness is explored in detail in A Constant Heart, and the way the author showed the many different perspectives was nothing short of brilliant. If you love realistic historical fiction that is honest and contains some edgy content, you'll want to devour this book!”(less)

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Jun 16, 2011 Devony rated it 2 of 5 stars

This was a very detailed story of Elizabethan England. The historical part was wonderful. I love that at the end of Siri Mitchell's books she includes information about what is actually true. I like her characters, her love stories, and the cleanliness of her books. I've read some of her other books, but I didn't enjoy this one as much. It was interesting but I found myself skipping a lot of the in between stuff because it was so detailed and there was SO much of it.

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Oct 09, 2012 Carlie Causey rated it 4 of 5 stars

A Constant Heart was a book that took a while to get into. I'm only a teenager, so it took me some time to really get the hang of the dialogue used by the characters. I love hearing about kings and queens and the English court so it was nice to hear a fictional side of the courtiers life and yet it seemed so true. I recommend this if you like just a tad bit of history but you enjoy more of a love story that forms slowly. I really enjoyed the book.

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Oct 29, 2012 Jacqueline rated it 1 of 5 stars

this book was a total dissapointment. The characters were weak, 2-dimensional, and it was painful to read about them. I kept trying to finish this book, telling myself that it would get better, but it got to the point where their lives were so miserable i could't finish the book and so i skipped about 75 pages to the end. big surprise, it got a little bit better but their lives still sucked. I regret the time i wasted reading this book.

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Dec 22, 2012 Gaile rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 16th-century, historical-romance, tudor, emery-s-2012-challenge-gaile-kenne, rhfl-2012-challenge

After annulling his marriage for his wife's inconstancy, Lord Lytham contracts a new one for a knight's daughter, sight unseen. He is enraged when he discovers Marget looks exactly like the wife he has just set aside! Bewildered, Marget doesn't know what she has done. Failing to please the aged and jealous queen, she is desperate for any remedy she can find. Enter Lady De Winter.
Lord Lytham meanwhile has used Marget's dowry to purchase back the lost family estate, Now he needs new sources for i...more

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Feb 19, 2009 Dara rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-fiction, christian-fiction, unfinished

I desperately wanted to read this book. I love the setting (Elizabethan England) and what I read, it was described very well.

However, I couldn't connect with the characters. It's done from two POVs but each POV is done in first person, and it often got confusing who was talking. I thought after each chapter or chapter break it would be the next person talking, and would often assume such...and then I'd get a paragraph in and find out it was the other. I didn't think that the characters were fles...more

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Jun 10, 2012 Mary rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-romance, books-i-own, historical-fiction, books-ive-reviewed

Siri Mitchell is one of those spectacular authors with well-written, well-researched stories. For the historical information, I love her books... She captures what it was like to live in whatever period of time she is writing about. As in A Constant Heart, I learned what it was like in Queen Elizabeth's court... and was completely appalled. I can't believe women would paint their faces white and friz their hair (in other words, destroy their beauty) to fit in with the court!
This story was very...more

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Jan 12, 2013 Kelly Heslip rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was the first book I read by Siri Mitchell. Although this story is (SPOILER) a sad one, it was a very interesting read. Set during Queen Elizabeth I reign, it shed light on true historical factors that affected women during that time. I typically love the happy endings, and this sorta has one, but I really enjoyed reading it.

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Mar 08, 2012 Kimberly rated it 4 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this book. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because it is sometimes a bit difficult to read. Taking place in the sixteenth century, there are several words that I really didn't know what they were. I don't like having to have a dictionary nearby in order to read a novel. Otherwise the story was great.

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Jul 05, 2012 gertt rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, historical, romance

I enjoyed A Constant Heart because it wasn't a fall in love, happy ever after book. This is the story of two people, during the time of the Tudor Court, marrying without ever meeting, changing to become the person the other wants, only to come to love who they really are.

Well written, historical, and well worth reading.

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Dec 20, 2010 Cindy rated it 2 of 5 stars

This book had good qualities definetly a historical fiction on make-up, it just seemed slow. went on and on about the bad side of bing in court with the queen, but not in a light way. The point of the book seemed to be how all the women wore make up that was killing them and their unborn children. I thought it was depressing!

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Siri Mitchell graduated from the University of Washington with a business degree and worked in various levels of government. As a military spouse, she has lived all over the world, including Paris and Tokyo. Siri enjoys observing and learning from different cultures. She is fluent in French and loves sushi.

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