Maura (maura853) - , reviewed on 7/29/2018 + 542 more book reviews

I had to read this for a book club, and I tried. I really really did try to enter into the spirit of this, to appreciate it for it's good points,and not expect it to be flawlessly historically accurate.

And I made it to page 100 before I admitted to myself that Kyle's complete lack of understanding of the attitudes, mores and expectations of early 16th century women just made it impossible to take this bit of nonsense seriously, or to enjoy it. Young ladies of the social class Kyle is writing about did NOT wander around London, using the riverbarges as if they were Uber. Ladies in waiting to the Queen did NOT nip home whenever they pleased, to have a nice cuppa with their foster family.

Ugh.

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