Books by Sherry Jones
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review 1: Four Sisters, All Queens what a novel! The trials and tribulations these sisters have to insure. The roles of women have not truly changed with the exception of having more control of ones destiny. Sherry Jones definitely has the skills as a historical writer to draw you into the...
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review 1: This is the first book that I have read by this author and I have to say that I really enjoyed it. I have not heard Heloise and Abelard's story before so this was something new for me to read and learn about while while enjoying this book. This was the telling of a timeless love ...
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review 1: Hmmmm. Told from the point if view of a child bride to the prophet Muhammed. Yet again, first person POV ruins what might have been a very good story. The first and last seventy-five pages or so seem to hint at real depth in the characters, but everything in between is pretty fla...
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review 1: Out of the four sisters, I grew attached to Marguerite and Beatrice for a number of reasons.Marguerite's been portrayed as the tragic queen. The one whose husband ignores her for her mother-in-law who abuses her. She made me feel sympathetic and I could understand why she turned ...
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review 1: When A’isha is nine and Islam in its infancy, she marries the prophet Muhammad and would go on to become one of the great women in Islamic history. Despite her youth, A’isha finds herself the favored wife, advising and supporting her husband, while simultaneously doing her own ma...
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review 1: Aisha una niña de unos 5 a 6 años quien es obligada a casarse con el profeta de Ala - Mahoma, ella en un principio solo lo quería como un amigo, ya que siempre jugaba con ella, pero al ir creciendo, se enamoró de él pero no soportaba compartirlo con las demás esposas.En este libr...
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review 1: This book had the potential to be great. Unfortunately, the characters are very two dimensional. One of the more puzzling characters is Mohammed. He seems to possess none of the wisdom or charisma I expected. I also didn't feel like there was enough historical context for those o...
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review 1: This book came to my hands unexpectedly on a promotion.Usually I don't read translated books from English speaking authors for I always think something must get lost in translation, however the blurb intrigued me so much that I felt compelled to start reading it right away. LOVED...
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review 1: This was a great short story about Blanche of Castille; grand-daughter to Eleanor of Aquitaine and just as remarkable a woman. I found it very interesting to read words that were penned as if from Blanche's perspective, as she was portrated as a bit of a villian in "Four Sisters,...