Ellen Jones (1)
Auteur de The Fatal Crown
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The Fatal Crown par Ellen Jones
How often do you read a historical novel set in the 12th Century and have the pleasure of stumbling across an author who tells her story true to its period but writing for the contemporary reader—what a splendid example of an author's true innate talent? As a storyteller, Ms. Jones has shown her " bona sides."
Fun read that added cool facts about the lives of Eleanor of Aquitaine, King Henry, and their kids. Much of it is speculation, as are many historical fiction books, but the basic outline of their lives was there. I wish the author had a better epilogue telling which parts were actually true to life. Glad I read it.
Historical fiction at its semi-best. It covers Empress Maud's life, focusing on the Englich Civil War between her and Stephen. Adding a pretext that could never be uncovered by archeology was a good idea (Maud and Stephen being the requisite lovers). The author actually carried it off quite well for the first third of the book. The middle third was average for the genre. The last third I was pushing myself through because I couldn't remember how that war ended (Stephen won, though the crown went to Maud's son and not Stephen's). It didn't put me to sleep, and I only skimmed occasionally. That's pretty good for this type of book. I did notice a few things that marked this as the author's first book, so I can overlook a lot. It was decent enough that I would go for her second publication and see how the writing improves.… (plus d'informations)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 5
- Membres
- 378
- Popularité
- #63,851
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 3
- ISBN
- 37
- Langues
- 4