Having already read "The Other Boleyn Girl" as part of a bookring, I decided I wanted to read the other historical novels by Phillipa Gregory. Purchased this and "The Virgin's Lover" at Polesden Lacey on 13th August 2005.

UPDATE 5TH JANUARY 2006:

Wow! What a cracking good read!

Hannah is a religious refugee living an undercover life firstly by apparently embracing another faith and secondly by living life as a boy. The story follows her life in service as a holy fool in the days of Mary and Elizabeth Tudor.

This is the third Phillipa Gregory book I have read and the second of hers in a historical setting. She writes such good yarns with obviously meticulous research and so far places women at the heart of her writing.

I would wholeheartedly recommend this to anyone.

RELEASE NOTES:

To be read ...

It's the first historical novel I've read in many years and I found it really engrossing. I loved the protagonist Hannah. I especially enjoyed her development and her observations of the royal court and the royals themselves.

I'm going to pass this onto someone.

RELEASE NOTES:

Passed to someone who states they do intend to make a journal entry for the book. Fingers crossed!