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White Heart (2012)

by Sherry Jones(Favorite Author)

3.73 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1451683529 (ISBN13: 9781451683523)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Pocket Star

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, All Queens" and also in Sophie Perinot's "Sister Queens". It was a refreshing change to see Blanche 'behind close doors' as it were, rather than through the eyes of her daughter-in-law, Margueritte.In very few pages the author was able to draw a clear portrait of Blanche as a strong Queen, a courageous woman, and a loving mother. I have come to sympathise with her as a mother after reading this story, whereas previously I had regarded her in the guise of a somewhat terrible mother-in-law. Perspect... moreive changes everything.I would love to read more of Blanche of Castille and can only hope that there is a part two in the works somewhere!
review 2: This short novella is a prequel to Sherry Jones' Four Sisters All Queens. It covers Blanche of Castile, who becomes the mother-in-law to Marguerite, one of the Four Sister Queens, who marries her son, Louis and becomes Queen of France. Blanche of Castile is not my favorite character in history. She was kind of a mean person, especially to her daughter-in-law. She was uber religious and took it to quite the extreme and passed that on to her son, Louis.Even though this book did not make me like her anymore, it made me see where she was coming from at least. Jones writes Blanche of Castile in such a way that you understand her motivation and why she was the way that she was. Blanche is just one of those characters that you love to hate!I really liked this prequel and it made me excited to read Four Sisters All Queens. Bottom line: This is a great novella about a great villain! less

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