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Phillipa Gregory puts an interesting spin on history with lively and brilliant characters, turning the dusty libraries of historical fact into something tangible and alive. Her trail of research is impressive and grants the reader further venues in which to continue the search into the lives of these historic figures. The White Queen is represented as a strong woman with courage and intelligence and strength. Even through there are some fanciful elements to the narrative, she still faces heart ache and treachery. She is an admirable figure, and while the book doesn't take a scientific front on what happened to the two princes in the tower that vanish, the book is satisfying and gives a general understanding of the elements involved concerning the reality. All in all, this was an excellent read.
I must preface this review with, "I did not finish this book". I just couldn't. I was hoping for historical fiction, not a romance novel with historical characters, more Sharon Kay Penman or Conn Iggulden, less Harlequin. I honestly don't know if the book gets better after the first 100 pages. I can't bear to stick with it to find out. Needless to say, this is my first and last Philippa Gregory novel. I'll wait for the second book in Mr. Iggulden's War of the Roses series to be released in the U.S.
Good writing based on sound historical evidence. Very interesting from Queen's perspective.
I love it so far!!!!! LOVE IT!