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The King's Concubine: A Novel Of Alice Perrers (2012)

by Anne O'Brien(Favorite Author)

3.87 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0451236807 (ISBN13: 9780451236807)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

New American Library

review 1: IT SHOULD'VE BEEN MORE FUN THAN IT WAS! I DON'T UNDERSTAND! Loved the characterisation of Alice and enjoyed the story enough that I did read up on the history afterward, so it obviously done quite a bit right, but I can't put my finger on what was missing here for me. Could've been more exciting than it turned out to be. Needed a harsher editor as well, there's no way all 600 pages were essential here. Womp. :(
review 2: I liked this much more than I expected to. O'Brien's Alice Perrers is sympathetic and human, neither a Mary Sue nor a true villainess. Her emotions and motivations are complicated, as are her relationships. What O'Brien does well with this book is show that love can take many forms. The relationship that Edward has with Philippa is different fr... moreom what he has with Alice which in turn is different from what she has with her husband. No one relationship is clearly better, no partner more beloved than the other. It is a refreshing take for a genre that is not known for realism when it comes to love. less

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