Date read: 3rd November 2023
My rating: 4.5*
Genre I reckon: Historical fiction (which has murder mystery and a hint of romance)
Buy link: Amazon
I actually discovered this book
whilst researching my own novel, and I'm so glad I did.
The author has carefully weaved
threads of real history into this fictional world, as marvellous as one of the
tapestries made in the story.
Joanna Stafford (of the infamous
Stafford family), is a novice nun at Dartford Priory.
Her strong ties to family vie
with her staunch religious beliefs in this tale of woe and mystery.
There is a burning at the stake,
imprisonment in The Tower of London, secret passageways, murder and sleuthing,
Tudor style.
This was clearly very
well-researched. And the characters are all intriguing. Brother Richard and
Geoffrey Scoville are two of my favourites.
I felt immersed in Tudor life
throughout.
A fab historical fiction (which
has murder mystery and a hint of romance).
4.5*
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