tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post5841673121091453271..comments2024-03-27T22:25:42.129-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: The Godmother's Secret by Elizabeth St.John presents a new angle to the Princes in the Tower storySarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-29413430009937733842022-11-29T10:02:42.798-06:002022-11-29T10:02:42.798-06:00Josephine Tey's The Daughter of Time is a clas...Josephine Tey's The Daughter of Time is a classic. I agree it's challenging to keep up with who's related to who. The Lydiard Chronicles are excellent!Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-57256535744314311192022-11-29T04:56:31.334-06:002022-11-29T04:56:31.334-06:00This sounds very good and I'll take a look at ...This sounds very good and I'll take a look at St John's Lydiard Chronicles also. Those princes crop up in so many books - Josephine Tey's "The Daughter of Time" comes to mind and I've been reading some of Nancy Bilyeau's Joanna Stafford books too. All so interesting and sometimes bewildering to keep track of all the blood connections. Thanks!Katharine Otthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01392487226330656489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-14369159705149045322022-11-28T13:26:41.070-06:002022-11-28T13:26:41.070-06:00It was a pleasure to read! "Alison Scrope&qu...It was a pleasure to read! "Alison Scrope" does ring a bell, now that you mention it... and in looking through the text on Google Books, Sharon Penman says she changed her name for that reason. I loved that book as well but haven't read it since it first came out.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-62651516830907528002022-11-28T12:34:00.345-06:002022-11-28T12:34:00.345-06:00Thanks for the lovely review Sarah, and I'm so...Thanks for the lovely review Sarah, and I'm so glad you enjoyed meeting Elysabeth. So often these secondary characters that witnessed history are forgotten, and it was a joy to discover her and think of the story from a woman's perspective. So often it is the men that are the lense of history - especially when women didn't have the sovereynte that Elysabeth was seeking. Lady Scrope does make an appearance in The Sunne in Splendor, but you may not recognise her - Ms Penman called her "Alison Scrope" probably to distinguish her from other Elizabeths in the novel. Elizabeth St.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303791694870516981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-45893614112815767162022-11-28T10:36:30.996-06:002022-11-28T10:36:30.996-06:00Yes, this story was an eye-opener - especially to ...Yes, this story was an eye-opener - especially to someone like me who loves browsing through family trees. Elysabeth may have been a minor character in other Wars of the Roses novels I've read, but if so, I don't recall it, and her role and family relationships weren't highlighted.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-74279899802973076562022-11-28T09:43:43.902-06:002022-11-28T09:43:43.902-06:00Wow, I thought the Wars of the Roses had been thor...Wow, I thought the Wars of the Roses had been thoroughly covered, but this looks great! Looking forward to reading it.Kris McDermotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17130207535367861167noreply@blogger.com