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Title: It was okay
Review: I guess I've just been spoiled by reading Sharon Kaye Penman. Although the subject is fascinating and it was well-researched, I just wasn't mesmerized as I have been reading Penman's historical novels. The editing was pretty appalling in places. On page 135, she states "She was an invertebrate receiver of gossip..." and there were other similar gaffs that I found very distracting (although amusing). Even better was on page 448 when "Hugh le Despenser and William la Zouche had allowed their horses to slow down so that the ladies were astride them." My, my. I guess it kind of works, if you use the definition of "astride" as "on either side of"; but it's a little startling when you first read it. Would I read it again? No. Would I recommend it? Well, if Sharon Kaye Penman writes a book about Edward II, that's the one I'd recommend.
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