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Praise for Barbara Taylor Bradford:
‘The storyteller of substance’ The Times
'Queen of the genre' Sunday Times
‘Few novelists are as consummate as Barbara Taylor Bradford at keeping the reader turning the page. She is one of the world’s best at spinning yarns’ Guardian
‘Memorable and moving…a sure-fire winner’ Express
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Praise for Barbara Taylor Bradford: 'The storyteller of substance' The Times 'Queen of the genre' Sunday Times 'Few novelists are as consummate as Barbara Taylor Bradford at keeping the reader turning the page. She is one of the world's best at spinning yarns' Guardian 'Memorable and moving!a sure-fire winner' Express
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32 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have loved all Barbara Taylor Bradford's book and have been impatient to read each new one. Being Elizabeth was a great disappointment. This last book in the Ravenscar trilogy (the full story synopsis can be found in product information) felt to me as if the author had rather given up, did not have her heart in the story and had only written the book because she was under contract to complete three books in the series.
Dull and uninteresting characters in the main and I found the use of slightly changed names from the real history of Queen Elizabeth I very contrived.
I really hope Barbara Taylor Bradford will do better with her next book or else she will lose her place among my favorite authors.
Dull and uninteresting characters in the main and I found the use of slightly changed names from the real history of Queen Elizabeth I very contrived.
I really hope Barbara Taylor Bradford will do better with her next book or else she will lose her place among my favorite authors.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have read everything written by Barbara Taylor Bradford but if this is the standard of her future books, then I have just signed off.In fact I found it hard to believe that she had written this book at all.Nothing happened in it , it was boring. But what really drove me mad was the continuous parallels to the Tudors, where did that come from?I have never read a book which was so contrived and farcical to the extreme. It was as though she had become tired with the characters and writing in general and to publish this book was an insult to the loyal readership who spent their hard earned cash on it. Don't waste your cash on it!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have read a lot of Barbara Taylor-Bradford and particularly enjoyed the Harte series. The first Ravenscar book was promising, but they have gone down rapidly since. The story was very weak and disjointed, and the parallel with the Tudor dynasty made the storyline very predictable and contrived. Not one of her best offerings, very disappointed.
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Being Elizabeth
This is the last book in the Ravenscar trilogy and again I was disappointed.I enjoyed the first book, which prompted me to buy the other two. Total waste of money.
Published 3 days ago by avid reader
Being Elizabeth--awful
One of the worst books I have ever read and absolutely the worst of Bradford's books. The genealogy in this book was very repetitious and boring! Read more
Published 9 months ago by gramma
So disappointing
Sadly, I have to agree with the majority of reviewers. Being Elizabeth is so disappointing - contrived, predictable, easy to put down and forget about. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Lou
Being Elizabeth
This was a very interesting book being the third part of the ravenscar dynasty triology.
I had looked out for this book to finish the dynasty and it was extremely well... Read more
I had looked out for this book to finish the dynasty and it was extremely well... Read more
Published 21 months ago by toots56
being elizabeth
Loved this book. I read all three Ravenscar dynasty books. I loved the historic influence. It gave an insight into how people lived. Read more
Published on 27 April 2010 by Mrs. Lesley Hutchings
Happy with product - content was slightly dissapointing.
After having read some of the other comments on this book, I still decided to give it a go...it was a comfortable read, nothing too exciting happened as far as I was concerned, it... Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2009 by K. Goodridge
Awful
Appallingly written, dreadful story. Annoying being treated as though you are stupid and everything being repeated ad nauseam. Read more
Published on 20 Aug 2009 by HB
Cannot believe Barbara Taylor Bradford wrote this
Being Elizabeth
The writing was repetitious, the story boring and the writer treated the readers like they were stupid and unable to retain the simplest facts (Though... Read more
The writing was repetitious, the story boring and the writer treated the readers like they were stupid and unable to retain the simplest facts (Though... Read more
Published on 3 Aug 2009 by Sheba's Mam
Fabulous Retelling Of Elizabeth Tudor
As a big fan of English history, I couldn't wait to read Being Elizabeth. This novel by Barbara Taylor Bradford promised to re-tell the story of Elizabeth Tudor, only reinvented as... Read more
Published on 24 Jun 2009 by Hallie Stewart
The last of the Ravenscar Triology
The last of the Ravenscar Triology.
Yet again a well written book from Barbara Taylor Bradford. Read more
Yet again a well written book from Barbara Taylor Bradford. Read more
Published on 5 Jun 2009 by Mrs. A. Clarke
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