A dramatic novel of passion, politics and betrayal from the author of The Other Boleyn Girl, in which Mary, Queen of Scots, fights to regain her kingdom whilst under the guard of Queen Elizabeth's trusted accomplice, Bess of Hardwick Mary is Queen of Scotland but she has been forced to flee her land and take refuge in an England that is ruled by her cousin Elizabeth. But England, precarious in its Protestant state, set against the mighty powers of Spain, France and Rome, doesn't need a charismatic Catholic figurehead at large. So Elizabeth's chief advisor, Cecil, devises a plan in which Mary will live under guard with his trusted accomplice: Bess of Hardwick. Bess is a self-made woman, a shrewd survivor. She is newly married to her fourth and most distinguished husband, the Earl of Shrewsbury. But what marriage can withstand the charms of Mary? Or the threat of rebellion that she always carries? Mary must wait in her privileged imprisonment for the return to Scotland and her infant son; but waiting is not the same as doing nothing!With her characteristic combination of superb storytelling and authentic historical background, Philippa Gregory brings to life this period of great change in her final novel in the Tudor series.
發表於2024-11-08
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憋悶瞭好幾年,最後也算解脫瞭。
評分憋悶瞭好幾年,最後也算解脫瞭。
評分雖然從情節上不如《The other Boleyn Girl》那麼緊湊——可能是因為采用瞭從三個主人公的不同視角做詮釋的寫作手法,但也因此讓讀者可以跳開這個已知結局的故事本身,在每一個過程的結點上體會當事人的期待、不捨、彷徨、自負、恐懼...。然後發現,就像李宗盛在他代言的廣告裏說的:“每一步都算數”。這是一本需要慢慢看的書。
評分All hail to Bess!!
評分雖然從情節上不如《The other Boleyn Girl》那麼緊湊——可能是因為采用瞭從三個主人公的不同視角做詮釋的寫作手法,但也因此讓讀者可以跳開這個已知結局的故事本身,在每一個過程的結點上體會當事人的期待、不捨、彷徨、自負、恐懼...。然後發現,就像李宗盛在他代言的廣告裏說的:“每一步都算數”。這是一本需要慢慢看的書。
The Other Queen 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載