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'More Tudor gusto and verve than David Starkey' VICKI WOODS, The Telegraph 'One of Britain's most accomplished historical novelists. Her love and respect for the past shines through every page' SARAH DUNANT, author of In the Company of the Courtesan 'Vivid and psychologically brilliant. This spirited novel enriches the imagination' Times Literary Supplement 'Margaret Irwin's books have an unsurpassed colour and gusto' The Times
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'Margaret Irwin's books have an unsurpassed colour and gusto'
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Young Bess is the first in a trilogy Margaret Irwin wrote on the life of Elizabeth Tudor and begins towards the end of Henry VIII's life during his marriage to Catherine Parr. Upon Henry's death Bess goes to live with the widowed Catherine who soon marries the new King's uncle Tom Seymour - but was Catherine really Tom's first choice for a bride or would he have preferred to marry the young princess to further his own ambitions? Bess is barely on the cusp of womanhood and Tom's *flirtations* begin to appear most inappropriate and Catherine must step to nip it in the bud and separate the two.
The book continues through the reign of her brother Edward as Bess and Tom face the consequences for their reckless actions. The trilogy continues in ELIZABETH, CAPTIVE PRINCESS and ELIZABETH AND THE PRINCE OF SPAIN. While I did enjoy this novel a great deal and Irwin's writing is top-notch this book didn't bring any new knowledge to *the table* either. I believe this was written for the YA market and would do very nicely for today's younger readers new to the period as well as for those who do enjoy a YA book on occasion. Readers looking for a heavier going read should look elsewhere, and I highly recommend Susan Kay's Legacy (which BTW is being reissued by Sourcebooks in 2010).
The book continues through the reign of her brother Edward as Bess and Tom face the consequences for their reckless actions. The trilogy continues in ELIZABETH, CAPTIVE PRINCESS and ELIZABETH AND THE PRINCE OF SPAIN. While I did enjoy this novel a great deal and Irwin's writing is top-notch this book didn't bring any new knowledge to *the table* either. I believe this was written for the YA market and would do very nicely for today's younger readers new to the period as well as for those who do enjoy a YA book on occasion. Readers looking for a heavier going read should look elsewhere, and I highly recommend Susan Kay's Legacy (which BTW is being reissued by Sourcebooks in 2010).
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I adored this book from start to finish! It's an easy-to-read book with a flow of words that makes it extremely enjoyable. It definately made me want to get the other two in this series. Believe me they are well worth buying,not just ordering from the library!
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Much better than most of the Tudor industry tripe. Her prose is beautiful, perfect and strangely evocative. Read this when I was a wee bairn. It stands up twenty years later. Read the whole trilogy, you won't regret it!
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