

it is an uncommonly fine novel, one that brings a far-off time to brilliant life." -"Chattanooga Daily Times"Ī painstakingly drawn picture of royal medieval England from bedchamber to battleground. Penman's novel, rich in detail and research, attempts to set the record straight. There is a vengeful quality to her insistence that is appealing it makes for a good story." -"The New York Times Book Review" He's an altogether nice man, a romantic hero as suitable to our late twentieth-century standards.


"Those who know Richard III from Shakespeare will find that Sharon Kay Penman presents a contrasting view of the English monarch. "The reader is left with the haunting sensation that perhaps the good a man does can live after him-especially in the hands of a dedicated historian." -"The San Diego Union" "A painstakingly drawn picture of royal medieval England from bedchamber to battleground." -"Los Angeles Times Book Review" it is an uncommonly fine novel, one that brings a far-off time to brilliant life.” Penman’s novel, rich in detail and research, attempts to set the record straight. There is a vengeful quality to her insistence that is appealing it makes for a good story.” He’s an altogether nice man, a romantic hero as suitable to our late twentieth-century standards. “Those who know Richard III from Shakespeare will find that Sharon Kay Penman presents a contrasting view of the English monarch. “The reader is left with the haunting sensation that perhaps the good a man does can live after him-especially in the hands of a dedicated historian.” “A painstakingly drawn picture of royal medieval England from bedchamber to battleground.” it is an uncommonly fine novel, one that brings a far-off time to brilliant life."

There is a vengeful quality to her insistence that is appealing it makes for a good story." "The reader is left with the haunting sensation that perhaps the good a man does can live after him-especially in the hands of a dedicated historian." "A painstakingly drawn picture of royal medieval England from bedchamber to battleground."
