Sarah Mac’s Reviews > Isabel the Fair > Status Update

“The people in East Anglia are beginning to have more sense. They know that our wool is the best in the world & are setting up their own looms. But even when I tackled those numskulls in Parliament about it only Aymer de Valence of Pembroke had the wit to see or the honesty to admit that that is why Norfolk & Suffolk are becoming the richest counties in England.” ….And lo, I don’t give a flying fuck. 🤭

—“The time seemed so long. I thought my father would never die.”
—“It was not so much more than two months really,” mused Gaveston. “The poor old king died almost directly & you were able to summon me home again. And during all that summer of thirteen hundred & seven your people were coming from London to Paris so that I was always able to keep in touch with you.”

…The whole book is like this. 😑

Not my favorite medieval era, but that cover is vintage perfection. Please take a moment to admire the unusual color scheme & beautiful lines. 💛💜 There’s no signature, but Edward’s shadowed scowl & the swirling diagonal lines lead me to suspect it’s Tom Hall.