Martin
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Jane Steen:
Goodafternoon Jane: I have just picked up your pretty negative impressions of Philippa Gregory's "Kingmaker's Daughter" and I feel much the same way. I have reached the stillbirth of Isabel's son, and the preceding storm-at-sea writing was grossly over-the-top. I can't finish it. You seem to know Gregory's writings. Is her book about Elizabeth Woodville any good or would you recommend another reliable author?
Jane Steen
Hi Martin! I know I read The White Queen, which is about Elizabeth Woodville, back in 2010 because Goodreads tells me so--but for some reason I didn't write a review. So my memories are kind of vague, but I probably felt the same way as I did about the Kingmaker book. I gave up reading Gregory a while ago because I decided her writing style just wasn't for me.
I tend to read (and write) about the Victorian era so I'm probably not the best person to recommend books about the Plantagenets. Fortunately, Goodreads has a nice little list of popular Woodville books at https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
As I would expect, the top rated one seems to be The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman. Sharon is beloved by fans for her historical accuracy and dialogue that manages to feel medieval and yet is very readable, so you should definitely give that one a try. Elizabeth Chadwick is another writer of medieval fiction who's loved by fans, but I don't know if she's written directly about Elizabeth Woodville.
One of the best ways to find related books is yasiv.com. Just type in "Elizabeth Woodville" (or anything else you think of) and watch what happens :D
I tend to read (and write) about the Victorian era so I'm probably not the best person to recommend books about the Plantagenets. Fortunately, Goodreads has a nice little list of popular Woodville books at https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
As I would expect, the top rated one seems to be The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman. Sharon is beloved by fans for her historical accuracy and dialogue that manages to feel medieval and yet is very readable, so you should definitely give that one a try. Elizabeth Chadwick is another writer of medieval fiction who's loved by fans, but I don't know if she's written directly about Elizabeth Woodville.
One of the best ways to find related books is yasiv.com. Just type in "Elizabeth Woodville" (or anything else you think of) and watch what happens :D
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