Monday, September 13, 2010

What We're Reading: Cathy




The King's Mistress by Emma Campion




This is the story of the infamous Alice Perrers, mistress to King Edward III. We follow her from her roots as a merchant's daughter, a wife, and then her life at court. The king dotes on her, gives her valuable gifts of land and jewels which she sees as building security for herself after he dies (he's over 20 years older than her) and also as dowries for her daughters. Others see her as a money- and power-hungry upstart. When the king dies, she must fight for her daughters, her son, and her life. There is lots of detail about medieval life and the wonderful fabrics and jewels that they wore. Emma Campion also writes medieval mysteries under the name of Candace Robb.

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