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A Dangerous Inheritance: A Novel Of Tudor Rivals And The Secret Of The Tower (2012)

by Alison Weir(Favorite Author)

3.71 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0091926238 (ISBN13: 9780091926236)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Hutchinson

review 1: Alison Wier has written an historical novel about the lives of Katherine Grey, sister of Lady Jane Grey, and Katherine Pantagenet, illegitimate daughter of Richard III. The two Katherines are peripheral players in greater historical dramas- the controverial rise and brief reigns of Lady Jane and Richard III.Weir links the ladies by having Katherine Grey stumble upon artifacts belonging to Katherine Plantagenet and trying to learn her story. She parallels the lives of the two Katherines- the rise in fortunes, discovery of true love and the subsequent fall from grace happening at the same time in the storyline. I enjoyed the book, but couldn't get lost in it because there was quite a bit of back-tracking and re-reading to keep the stories straight. Not totally the fault ... moreof Weir, but the fault of English history. Much recycling of names, and the same familial houses caught up in the political intrigue. But with the book flipping between the two storylines every chapter, I kept getting a little confused.
review 2: As a big fan of Alison Weir's books and someone with an interest in this Plantagenet-Tudor period of history I was really looking forward to reading this. Whilst I did find this enjoyable I felt that there was something missing that is usually in her books. A Dangerous Inheritance was very slow to get going and I really struggled to get into it, something that does not normally happen either. Although there are family trees at the beginning of the book I think that some knowledge of this period of history is required because of the alternating chapters it would be quite easy to get confused as to who belongs in what period. The central idea of the book is the mystery of the two Princes in the tower during Richard III's reign but the two women 'investigating' their disappearance does not really come into play until the last 100 pages which is not what I expected from reading the blurb. An aspect that I did really enjoy on this book was the use of the character Katherine Plantagenet as not much is known about her so Alison Weir does make educated guesses as to her life which are plausible and interesting to read. Overall this is an enjoyable and absorbing read where I found I could get lost in the history however this is just not my favourite one of hers but still worth a read. less

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