Chris's review
For My Ladys Heart
by Laura Kinsale
Chris's review
For My Ladys Heart by Laura Kinsale
Chris's review
rating:
bookshelves:
romance
Old RRA-L review:
I liked FOR MY LADY'S HEART a great deal, and I generally don't like what passes for medieval. I read it on the recommendation of someone whose opinion on books I respect, and it is what got me to read medieval romances (and Laura Kinsale in general). Most medieval romances have modern stories dressed up and in a castle. A book I otherwise enjoyed ruined the ending by having the heroine marry her dead twin sister's widower--sorry, but in the Middle Ages that was incest, not a tidy solution at all. FMLH was true to the period, including the great "bob and wheel" form of the dragon story--just like "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight."
Of course, I did my B.A. in Medieval Studies and did my thesis on the portrayal of marriage in 12th century French romances, so I may not represent the general population here. :)
I liked FOR MY LADY'S HEART a great deal, and I generally don't like what passes for medieval. I read it on the recommendation of someone whose opinion on books I respect, and it is what got me to read medieval romances (and Laura Kinsale in general). Most medieval romances have modern stories dressed up and in a castle. A book I otherwise enjoyed ruined the ending by having the heroine marry her dead twin sister's widower--sorry, but in the Middle Ages that was incest, not a tidy solution at all. FMLH was true to the period, including the great "bob and wheel" form of the dragon story--just like "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight."
Of course, I did my B.A. in Medieval Studies and did my thesis on the portrayal of marriage in 12th century French romances, so I may not represent the general population here. :)
