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`A rich piece of historic fiction . . . written with great verve.' --The Bookbag
`A beautifully paced and measured story. 5 stars.' --Books for Keeps
`Doherty paints a very vivid picture ... almost Shardlake for young readers.'
--Susan Elkin, INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
'A beautifully paced and measured story . . . Berlie Doherty manages to involve the reader completely in Will's world.' --Books For Keeps
`Fast and eventful . . . there is danger and fear but we never lose sight of what is truly important.' --Carousel
`A beautifully crafted book, packed with rich detail and a convincing sense of time and place.'
--The School Libraian
'Brimming with detail and rich in wonderful characters.'
--Read Me, Scholastic
`A beautifully paced and measured story. 5 stars.' --Books for Keeps
`Doherty paints a very vivid picture ... almost Shardlake for young readers.'
--Susan Elkin, INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
'A beautifully paced and measured story . . . Berlie Doherty manages to involve the reader completely in Will's world.' --Books For Keeps
`Fast and eventful . . . there is danger and fear but we never lose sight of what is truly important.' --Carousel
`A beautifully crafted book, packed with rich detail and a convincing sense of time and place.'
--The School Libraian
'Brimming with detail and rich in wonderful characters.'
--Read Me, Scholastic
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"Readers will be held by the religious and political history made personal." --Booklist Online
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Format:Paperback
Any new book from Berlie Doherty is a must-read for me. Whenever she puts pen to paper - or more likely these days, fingers to keyboard - the magic flows.
This story is about William Montague, a young lad who is given the job of page to King Henry's son, Prince Edward. This draws attention to him and his family and also makes him some enemies, as the son of one of England's most powerful families wanted the post himself. Religion was a tricky business in Henry's England, as most of us know, and the Montague family worship in the old way, a way that the king had banned. When this becomes known at the court William's father is sent to Newgate and William goes on the run and sets about trying to get him freed.
This book is beautifully written and the story is captivating. I do love historical fiction and this is historical fiction at its best. I would give it 6 stars if I could.
This story is about William Montague, a young lad who is given the job of page to King Henry's son, Prince Edward. This draws attention to him and his family and also makes him some enemies, as the son of one of England's most powerful families wanted the post himself. Religion was a tricky business in Henry's England, as most of us know, and the Montague family worship in the old way, a way that the king had banned. When this becomes known at the court William's father is sent to Newgate and William goes on the run and sets about trying to get him freed.
This book is beautifully written and the story is captivating. I do love historical fiction and this is historical fiction at its best. I would give it 6 stars if I could.
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Will Montague lives with his father and sister at Montague House. They are Catholics at a time when King Henry has just abolished monasteries, divorced Catherine of Aragon and set up his own church and is now wanting allegiance to the Act of Supremacy. After his brother is killed in a swimming accident, to make mends meet and take him away from bad memories, Will's father turns to his brother in law, Lord Carew, who is an aide at the king's court for work. Will is trained up to be a page and ends up as page to Prince Edward and Margery is married off to a nobleman in France. Once at court, life changes dramatically and Will beomes the King's favourite, but not so favourite with the Howards. Until the day his father is caught out when he is found to be harbouring a monk in his house and refuses to swear to the Act of Supremacy. He's thrown in jail and Will then has to leave court in a battle to save his father, taking him a journey into the backstreets of London and off to France. Easy to read, with a few strands in it. I found it enjoyable.
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I just wanted to let other readers out there know how much i enjoyed Berlie Doherty's latest book, "Treason". I've read quite a few of her titles, and it's amazing that (since "A beautiful place for a murder") she's writing about people topping each other off (cleverly "off-camera" though)... it makes for a very exciting read, and always with the same clever use of language and warm style which we love so much. For me, this book brought the time of Henry 8th to life, from the royals in the court to the children living on the streets, more than any history lesson ever did. Without giving too much away, my favourite part of the whole book was when a street urchin in a dragon costume was performing with the musicians, in front of the King, in a room filled with people and commotion. The music suddenly stopped and, to the King's great surprise, the boy pulled out a scroll. This was a crucial point in the story, and the way that this passage was written was incredible, so real, the way that everything swirled crazily around and then suddenly focused in on this one point.... GENIUS!
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