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The Virgin Widow
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bookshelves: get-it-from-the-library, historical-romance, book-cover-deja-vu
Mar 05, 2010
bookshelves: get-it-from-the-library, historical-romance, book-cover-deja-vu
More romance than historical. Full review here,
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Reading Progress
March 5, 2010
– Shelved
December 20, 2010
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Started Reading
December 20, 2010
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6.6%
"OK, so we have young Anne and Richard meeting at Middleham and having a big long conversation about how his father died, they lived in exile, etc. etc. Shouldn't Anne already know all this stuff? Are we having a conversation just to educate the reader on back-history?"
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27
December 20, 2010
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13.45%
"Papa Warwick has just secretly betrothed his daughters to Clarence and Richard. The boys have been instructed not to tell older brother Edward. Can't let those grasping Woodvilles find out."
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55
December 20, 2010
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21.03%
""I wanted his heart as well as his hand. It was not enojugh that he should wed me because his brother ordered him to do so. If I loved him, I would have his reciporcation. I set out to woo Richard Plantagenet, whether he liked it or not." [image error]"
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86
December 20, 2010
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22.49%
""Face so pale, eyes wide, even her lips white, the Countess had difficulty in answering me. It must be the Earl!"
Ummm, unless I missed the boat again the Countess and Earl Anne are referring to in her narrative are her PARENTS."
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92
Ummm, unless I missed the boat again the Countess and Earl Anne are referring to in her narrative are her PARENTS."
December 20, 2010
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41.56%
"In her thoughts Anne refers to her mother and father as Earl and Countess, Edward of Lancaster is The Prince, yet Margaret of Anjou is not the Queen - she is simply Margaret in her mind."
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170
December 20, 2010
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51.34%
"Glad to know historical events will soon relieve us of Margaret and Edward."
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210
December 20, 2010
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74.08%
"I think I should have picked up some spackle for the walls today..."
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303
December 21, 2010
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76.28%
"How do we recognize the bad guys? By their "feral" smiles. Over and over and over and over again. Margaret and Eddie had them. Now Clarence does and I'm guessing Isabel might develop one as well :/"
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312
December 21, 2010
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77.02%
"Clarence to Anne, "I deserve recognition for the victory I brought to Edward at Barnet when I gave my troops to the king's use."
I need an expert please."
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315
I need an expert please."
December 21, 2010
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80.44%
"Will Richard be able to rescue Anne from the evil Clarence and life as a kitchen maid? 
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329
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December 21, 2010
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84.11%
"Glad to know there's still a prince charming to come to the rescue."
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344
December 21, 2010
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90.22%
"SPOILER WARNING!!!!
Ummmm, so Anne's in sanctuary with her uncle the Archbishop and Richard can spends hours and hours in her room whilst they make woopee over and over again?"
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Ummmm, so Anne's in sanctuary with her uncle the Archbishop and Richard can spends hours and hours in her room whilst they make woopee over and over again?"
December 21, 2010
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Finished Reading
December 22, 2010
– Shelved as:
get-it-from-the-library
December 22, 2010
– Shelved as:
historical-romance
March 7, 2013
– Shelved as:
book-cover-deja-vu
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No, I highly doubt it. I'm more curious than anything.
I read it in manuscript, and it's a fairly typical good-guy portrait of Richard. It's Edward of Lancaster who comes out quite badly, as is usually the case in Ricardian novels. He's portrayed as having an incestuous relationship with his mother.
Susan wrote: "I read it in manuscript, and it's a fairly typical good-guy portrait of Richard. It's Edward of Lancaster who comes out quite badly, as is usually the case in Ricardian novels. He's portrayed as ha..."I recall you mentioning that before. I'll look at it if I win and/or library gets it only.
What is it with books these days and incest? Yech.
MAP wrote: "What is it with books these days and incest? Yech."A sloppy, lazy way to make us dumb readers realize how truly bad the bad guy is?
I would have liked it well enough if it hadn't been for the portrayal of Edward--among other things, he snaps the necks of Anne's birds in a fit of pique. I do give the author points for not portraying Anne as a sickly, sighing wimp--she actually has spirit here.
That's good to know. How was R3 in this one, another Richard-Sue?
No, not really. He was sympathetic, but not saintly. (It helps that the novel ends in the 1470's.)
This one is on my list. Can't wait for your final review.
MAP wrote: "What is it with books these days and incest? Yech."I agree Map! NOT for me..double "Yech"
Rio wrote: "This one is on my list. Can't wait for your final review."I should finish tonight but might not get review written right away. This is definitely for the romance set.
I think one of the problems is this group of readers probably knows more than most non specialist authors about this period and we have very high standards about what is likely and incest was not.
Claire wrote: "I think one of the problems is this group of readers probably knows more than most non specialist authors about this period and we have very high standards about what is likely and incest was not."I agree. Sharon set the bar rather high on this period.
My copy of this gem landed today. Something to look forward to..lol.
Jemidar wrote: "My copy of this gem landed today. Something to look forward to..lol."Goodie, I can't wait to hear what you think. Any R3 experts out there can tell me whether it was appropriate for Anne to be addressed as princess after her marriage to Eddie? And not while in France, I'm talking about after he's dead and buried and she's living in England.
Misfit wrote: "Goodie, I can't wait to hear what you think. Any R3 experts out there can tell me whether it was appropriat..."
Technically, I think she would have been the dowager Princess of Wales, but then that probably depended on what side you were on, and I'm sure when they were in France any Lancastrian title would have been emphasized. But, she wasn't a Princess in her own right, only through marriage, so she would have been correctly addressed as Princess Edward of Wales or Anne, Princess of Wales. She was NOT Princess Anne.
But if they were just calling her princess, as in "would you like a drink, princess?" that is completely wrong as I'm pretty sure all noble ladies were referred to back then either by their titles or as My Lady. I am willing to stand corrected though if someone else knows better :-).
As to when I'll read this...I'm not really sure, as we have to move house soon (or a soon as we find somewhere suitable to move to!) and my special project over Christmas is to sort out and pack up my books, so it could just be going from it post package straight into a box :-(.
"But if they were just calling her princess, as in "would you like a drink, princess?" that is completely wrong as I'm pretty sure all noble ladies were referred to back then either by their titles or as My Lady"That's what was happening, and even by Richard on occasion.
Let me know if you want to *buddy* it and I can start a thread here at the R3 group.
Thanks! By the sound of it I may need some support to get through it...lol.
sheesh! maybe not.....I can't be doing with these historical/hysterical inventions. Incest and improper titular use.....tsk!
Deborah wrote: "sheesh! maybe not.....I can't be doing with these historical/hysterical inventions. Incest and improper titular use.....tsk!"Don't waste your time.
Misfit to the rescue again! *feral smile*
Deborah wrote: "Misfit to the rescue again! *feral smile*" I do try, despite my reading slump. Following the Bundy trials is just too addicting.
I don't think this is going to be one for Ricardians.