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Ladataan... The Sunne In Splendour: A Novel of Richard III (alkuperäinen julkaisuvuosi 1982; vuoden 2008 painos)– tekijä: Sharon Kay Penman
Teoksen tarkat tiedotThe Sunne in Splendour (tekijä: Sharon Kay Penman) (1982)
  
Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. I would give this book more stars if I could. Definitely one of the BEST books I have ever read in my life. I have read countless books on Richard III and this is by far the best. All the other books I've read, penned by other authors, seemed to keep key events happening the same way, this book totally flipped them which kept it interesting for me. At 900 pages, I read every word even though I know Richard's history like the back of my hand. LOVED IT! (  ) ChrisCaz | Feb 23, 2021 |  George R.R Martin must have read this 1,600 page historical dramatisation of the War of the Roses before embarking on his own Game Of Thrones. Penman gives a sympathetic portrayal of the long-reviled king, Richard III, as a loving husband and honest man brought down by power-hungry schemers. This period of history has always been vague to me, and Penman brought this volatile time to colourful life. Full of scheming, double-crossing, betrayal & scrambles for power. Fascinating. ( ) LARA335 | Dec 10, 2020 | Borrow thru LACounty to read.  Smoscoso | Nov 4, 2020 | I read this years and years ago, but just recently snagged a copy at a library sale and a series of quiet summer afternoons seemed like a good time to pick it back up again. It was as good a novelization of the Wars of the Roses as I remember it being, and I'm glad I read it again. (  )1  JBD1 | Jul 4, 2020 | This book is way too long, though the first part about the early War of the Roses and Edward's reign are rather interesting the remainder is fluffed out with a saccharine telling Richard and Anne's love story, with flavorless sexual details. Once Edward dies there follow endless descriptions of the personal agonies of guilt and grief of Richard III and Anne. None of the other historical characters does more than fill the crudest outlines recorded for them. Penman is so devoted to a blameless Richard that she ignores that he as well as Anne knew their lives depended on wresting power from Edward's queen and her Woodville family. And, ultimately they failed and were wiped out. (  ) quondame | Jun 15, 2020 | ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
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Richard, last-born son of the Duke of York, was seven months short of his nineteenth birthday when he bloodied himself at the battles of Barnet and Tewkesbury, earning his legendary reputation as a battle commander and ending the Lancastrian line of succession. But Richard was far more than a warrior schooled in combat. He was also a devoted brother, an ardent suitor, a patron of the arts, an indulgent father, a generous friend. Above all, he was a man of fierce loyalties, great courage and firm principles, who was ill at ease among the intrigues of Edward's court. The very codes Richard lived by ultimately betrayed him. But he was betrayed by history too. Leaving no heir, his reputation was at the mercy of his successor, and Henry Tudor had too much at stake to risk mercy. Thus was born the myth of the man who would stop at nothing to gain the throne. Filled with the sights and sounds of battle, the customs and love of daily life, the rigours and dangers of Court politics and the touching concerns of very real men and women, The Sunne in Splendour is a richly coloured tapestry of medieval England. No library descriptions found. |
LibraryThing-kirjailijaSharon Kay Penman on LibraryThing-kirjailija, kirjailija, jonka henkilökohtainen kirjasto on LibraryThingissä. Kirjailija-chattiSharon Kay Penman keskusteli verkossa LibraryThingin jäsenten kanssa Aug 10, 2009 - Aug 21, 2009. Lue keskustelu.
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