Monday, April 21

Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir: I confess to be sorely lacking in my history knowledge, so from that standpoint, I found this story of Lady Jane Grey to be quite interesting. But as a novel, it didn't completely pull together. It's told from multiple perspectives, including Lady Jane at the age of four. I'm sorry--I've got a four year old. I'm sure Lady Jane was an incredibly gifted child, but please! I can't believe she was that articulate and had such coherent intricate thoughts. And the language didn't feel true to the era. Finally, the ending was too sentimental. That said, I'd be interested in reading some of Weir's nonfiction, because she seems to know her stuff.

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