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Painted Lady
London 1642, the eve of the Enlish Civil War...
Lady Mary Villiers, beautiful ward of King Charles I and daughter of his father's favourite, is the pampered darling of the doomed royal court. Prince Rupert of the Rhine, the King's charismatic nephew, is a brilliant soldier and man of science.
Against the turbulent background of a nation at war with itself, is their a relationship made in heaven or a romance as ill-fated as the King himself?
Lady Mary Villiers, beautiful ward of King Charles I and daughter of his father's favourite, is the pampered darling of the doomed royal court. Prince Rupert of the Rhine, the King's charismatic nephew, is a brilliant soldier and man of science.
Against the turbulent background of a nation at war with itself, is their a relationship made in heaven or a romance as ill-fated as the King himself?
434 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 20, 2013
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December 7, 2017
Slow moving cosy history
I enjoyed the novel well past midway , but it has an atmosphere of history within a history .The writing style and the behaviour of the characters seem antiquated and may reflect thought patterns of seventeenth century nobility , though I suspect it represents more the moral views of the author .
The long long and often unnecessary conversations which drag down the second part of the novel are tedious
I enjoyed the novel well past midway , but it has an atmosphere of history within a history .The writing style and the behaviour of the characters seem antiquated and may reflect thought patterns of seventeenth century nobility , though I suspect it represents more the moral views of the author .
The long long and often unnecessary conversations which drag down the second part of the novel are tedious
February 28, 2017
Melodramatic history
Book could benefit from more editing. Changes in the story timeline were not smooth; on occasion this reader had to backtrack and reread preceding paragraphs to determine if a change of time/location had occurred.
Two stars because of overly wrought, melodramatic relationship between Mary and Rupert.
Book could benefit from more editing. Changes in the story timeline were not smooth; on occasion this reader had to backtrack and reread preceding paragraphs to determine if a change of time/location had occurred.
Two stars because of overly wrought, melodramatic relationship between Mary and Rupert.
November 4, 2013
A traditional historical novel of the highest quality: meticulous research, immaculate prose and a gripping story told without any intrusive editorialising. Highly recommended.
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