tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post8215676516097305015..comments2024-03-27T22:25:42.129-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: Elizabeth Fremantle's The Girl in the Glass Tower: Arbella Stuart's courageous and tragic storySarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-56778040703759536882016-06-13T18:53:22.904-05:002016-06-13T18:53:22.904-05:00Thanks, Sarah, will check it out.Thanks, Sarah, will check it out.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01939944184376868559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-73538303019793231912016-06-13T18:52:32.592-05:002016-06-13T18:52:32.592-05:00I read Sally O'Reilly's book last fall. In...I read Sally O'Reilly's book last fall. Interesting story, didn't know anything about Aemilia, liked it overall, although I remember a few parts I didn't care for.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01939944184376868559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-79374083985408685902016-06-13T16:56:52.035-05:002016-06-13T16:56:52.035-05:00An email I received from the author's publicis...An email I received from the author's publicist said that she was signed for another four books. An interview over at the Lady Jane Grey reference guide has more info on her next release, a psychological thriller about the Overbury affair <a href="http://www.ladyjanegrey.info/?p=11095" rel="nofollow">see last question on this page</a>).Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-45174387974198416112016-06-13T16:52:55.790-05:002016-06-13T16:52:55.790-05:00Sally O'Reilly's Dark Aemilia (which I hav...Sally O'Reilly's Dark Aemilia (which I haven't read yet) and Mary Sharratt's The Dark Lady's Mask (which was very good). Girl in the Glass Tower focuses on Aemilia after her husband's death, a part of her life which isn't really covered in Dark Lady's Mask.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-684129987079330742016-06-13T16:50:02.788-05:002016-06-13T16:50:02.788-05:00Thanks, I'll look into Gristwood's bio. Fr...Thanks, I'll look into Gristwood's bio. Fremantle mentions it in her bibliography, I believe. I read Molly Costain Haycraft's biographical novels when I was younger, though unfortunately don't remember much about them now.<br /><br />Arbella has a Facebook page of interest, which I find fascinating!<br /><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheRoyalCousin/" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/TheRoyalCousin/</a>Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-69785092023008970432016-06-13T16:11:12.024-05:002016-06-13T16:11:12.024-05:00The author seems to be going more "recent&quo...The author seems to be going more "recent" with each book - I wonder what her next one will be about. Something re James I and court?<br /><br />Sarah OLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-38207233091643461302016-06-13T16:05:58.247-05:002016-06-13T16:05:58.247-05:00Aemilia is the subject of two novels within the pa...Aemilia is the subject of two novels within the past few years, I believe. <br /><br />Sarah OLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-56700168557711842522016-06-13T15:54:23.954-05:002016-06-13T15:54:23.954-05:00Learned about her story many years ago from a nove...Learned about her story many years ago from a novel, Too Near The Throne, by Molly Costain Haycraft. Sad tale, another tragic Tudor pawn denied happiness, first by Elizabeth, then by James. If you want a good biography, I'd recommend Sarah Gristwood's Arbella: England's Lost Queen.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01939944184376868559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-18699382655817060052016-06-12T22:48:14.416-05:002016-06-12T22:48:14.416-05:00The title will make even more sense after you read...The title will make even more sense after you read the beginning of the book - Arbella looking out a tower window, pondering escape but knowing she can't. <br /><br />I had known the basics about her life but not the full story, and am glad I read the book.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-67407700798009336882016-06-12T20:25:26.922-05:002016-06-12T20:25:26.922-05:00Poor Arabella Stuart, another tragic figure manipu...Poor Arabella Stuart, another tragic figure manipulated by others. I'm looking forward to reading more about her relationship with Bess of Hardwick so will definitely add this book to my TBR pile.<br /><br />I was trying to make sense of the title of this book so thanks for the snippet of information about Hardwick House being more glass than wall. It now falls into place. <br /><br />Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12797472921494448162noreply@blogger.com