Title: Bland Book, Disappointing Effort from Author
Product review: What a pity that Ms. Gregory had such a rich field to mine as the early life of Elizabeth I and in the end unearthed such an uninspiring book. After reading The Other Boleyn Girl I wanted to devour books about the period. This is definately my stopping point.The Virgin's Lover does not in any way do justice to the times in which it is set and seems, in fact, to be written for someone who has no knowledge of Fifteen century history. The main characters are poorly imagined, one dimensional people. The reader has a hard time imagining that this Elizabeth had one of the most successful reigns in British history. Why on earth would she have chosen such a transparently ambitious and ruthless lover and why would such a man inspire such devotion from an emotionally abused wife. In the end I couldn't find pity or compassion for any of the characters. But I did pity myself for expecting much more of this author.This was a most disappointing effort.
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