Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Queen Hereafter

I think I'm on a little kick of learning about queens. I'm a bit of a bee when it comes to books: give me something pretty to draw my attention to and I'll probably pick it up. Once again, the cover artist needs a pay raise because I was drawn to the book by the cover art.
I wasn't disappointed with the book, either. I don't know much about Scottish history, but this lady surely seems interesting and a worthwhile research project. I can truly relate to her need to be ultra rigid with religious discipline, but hopefully I've found more of a balance than Queen Margaret ever seemed to find.
We have such interesting characters and moments in history and yet unless you are proactive about learning about such things, you would never even know.
I will be looking for Susan Fraser King's other novel Lady MacBeth because Queen Hereafter, a novel following the time period given in Lady MacBeth, was so well written. Historical fiction: YES, please!

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