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The Devil's Mark
The Devil's Mark by Joanna Makepeace released on Aug 15, 2014 is available now for purchase.
- GenresRomance
288 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1995
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About the author
Joanna Makepeace
34 books3 followersAlso writes under the pseudonyms Margaret Abbey and Elizabeth York.
Joanna was born in a Leicester of working class parents who were keenly intelligent and supportive and loving throughout her childhood. Unfortunately, she was born with a dislocation of the hip joint, which meant she spent a great deal of early childhood in and out of hospitals. However, they did have a hospital school and she learned to read early, so that she was devouring Dickens, Dumas, and Sabatini at seven and attempting to scribble stories (novels even) at about 11 years old.
Joanna was born in a Leicester of working class parents who were keenly intelligent and supportive and loving throughout her childhood. Unfortunately, she was born with a dislocation of the hip joint, which meant she spent a great deal of early childhood in and out of hospitals. However, they did have a hospital school and she learned to read early, so that she was devouring Dickens, Dumas, and Sabatini at seven and attempting to scribble stories (novels even) at about 11 years old.
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December 27, 2022
Once again Joanna Makepeace shows her knowledge of the turbulent period of Plantagenet and Tudor England. As with her other books, this story is mired in the political machinations surrounding the King's court with all it's secrets, scandals and jealousies. I liked that Bertrand is a landless knight who must travel about and hire his services as a warrior. Apart from this lack of fortune he does bear all the virtues of a knight and is an attractive and worthy hero. Janeta is young and convent-reared so is completely unprepared for the outside world - especially when it comes to recognizing who is to be trusted and who is not. I felt that this made her a bit "wishy-washy" and I struggled to see her as an equal mate for Bertrand - I felt a bit uneasy about the adult-child relationship they have.
Once again, their romance is almost secondary to the action happening in the book and did not seem quite convincing and lacked passion. Still an entertaining read as an historical novel.
Once again, their romance is almost secondary to the action happening in the book and did not seem quite convincing and lacked passion. Still an entertaining read as an historical novel.
September 5, 2025
DNF @ p. 87.
I tried, but this book is screamingly dull. A girl running away from a nunnery and hooking up with a knight on his way to the tourny should be so much fun, and yet, Makepeace manages to make every page slow, dull, dry and tedious. I've pushed through some right shitters in my time, but what I won't tolerate is boredom. Farewell book, I shall not finish you.
I tried, but this book is screamingly dull. A girl running away from a nunnery and hooking up with a knight on his way to the tourny should be so much fun, and yet, Makepeace manages to make every page slow, dull, dry and tedious. I've pushed through some right shitters in my time, but what I won't tolerate is boredom. Farewell book, I shall not finish you.
December 24, 2021
A great historical read, explained the era from different view points great simple plot, good characters
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