I was really pleased with my October reading as I actually managed to read one book off my planned TBR which is a big improvement on previous months. I also managed to read 5 books which is a good month for me.
In her highly praised The Six Wives of Henry VIII and its sequel, Children of England, Alison Weir examined the private lives of the early Tudor kings and queens, and chronicled the childhood and youth of one of England’s most successful monarchs, Elizabeth I.
This book begins as the young Elizabeth ascends the throne in the wake of her sister Mary’s disastrous reign. Elizabeth is portrayed as both a woman and a queen, an extraordinary phenomenon in a patriarchal age. Alison Weir writes of Elizabeth’s intriguing, long-standing affair with Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, of her dealings – sometimes comical, sometimes poignant – with her many suitors, of her rivalry with Mary, Queen of Scots, and of her bizarre relationship with the Earl of Essex, thirty years her junior.
Rich in detail, vivid and colourful, this book comes as close as we shall ever get to knowing what Elizabeth I was like as a person.
I hope everyone is having a good weekend so far. I have had a lovely day of reading and making up Etsy orders. I didn’t do very well with my blogging in October so I am hoping to improve in November and catch up with my book reviews.
I read Northanger Abbey quite a few years ago so it is really nice to return to it again. I am throughly enjoying the descriptions of Bath. Jane Austen’s Bookshelf is proving really interesting so far.
Stacking The Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Marlene of Reading Reality. It is all about sharing the books that you have recently added to your bookshelves. These books can be physical books, ebooks and of course audiobooks.
Hello!
I hope everyone is having a good weekend so far. I have had a lovely day of reading today which is just what I needed.
I received another book as a birthday present this week and it is quite intriguing as it is by an author I have never come across before.
One Day by David Nicholls
This isn’t my usual choice of book but I am looking forward to reading it and discovering a new author.
Lady Book Dragon 