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Ladataan... THE VOW ON THE HERON (Plantagenet Saga) (alkuperäinen julkaisuvuosi 1980; vuoden 1984 painos)Tekijä: Jean Plaidy (Tekijä)
TeostiedotThe Vow on the Heron (tekijä: Jean Plaidy) (1980)
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. A terrific riveting book on Edward III and his reign as King of England. What an intriguing family the Plantagenet's are! This book is full of political intrigue, betrayal and love. One of the best in the saga/series so far. A definite read! ( ) This should have been split into two books, perhaps three. What we have instead is a rush job with lots of "telling" and a lack of "showing". For a king who reigned as long as Edward III, there’s great potential for a trilogy, especially when this author covers the lives of nearly everyone else involved during the period. Because of her need to pack everything in, events are rushed over. It’s difficult to become engaged in this type of novel, though scenes here and there did draw me in, hence the three-star rating. It doesn't help that she invariably opts for the passive voice, so you get "the daughter of the king", rather than "the king's daughter", for example. Add to this, we have the usual Plaidy trait of repeating info to an annoying extent, including references to events in previous books in the Plantagenet series. On the whole, a disappointment, especially after the fantastic ending to the previous book, which led me to think real excitement lay in store in “The Vow on the Heron”. näyttää 3/3 ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
Kuuluu näihin sarjoihinPlantagenet Saga (9)
Edward the Second has been barbarously murdered in Berkeley Castle on the orders of his wife, Queen Isabella, and her lover Roger de Mortimer, and fifteen-year-old Edward the Third is now king. Young Edward has already met and fallen in love with Philippa of Hainault and, to prevent him enquiring into the details of his father's death, Isabella allows the marriage to take place. A son is born who goes on to become the famous Black Prince. While some suggest that Edward has a claim on the French throne, he is reluctant to pursue it, aware of the magnitude of such an undertaking. It is only when Robert of Artois arrives, bent on starting a war with France, that the king is provoked into action. When Robert presents Edward with a dead heron and compares him tauntingly to the timid bird, Edward vows to attack France, heralding the beginning of the Hundred Years' War. Here we see Edward in his greatness, victorious in war and leading his country to prosperity, and at his very weakest, fallen from glory and crippled by his scheming mistress. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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