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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Fourth Book in the Joliffe Series This is the first book that I have read by Margaret Frazer but I was so impressed by the attention to historical detail that I will now be on the lookout for any others that I can lay my hands on. It is very refreshing at a time when a lot of the historical novels being churned out at the moment are mediocre in the extreme to find an author who loves her subject and is prepared to take the time to research it. Many authors think that the research time is better used by churning out another book. Some... more info
Convincing, entertaining, highly-recommended every word counts towards a picture of medieval London which is as crisp and well-observed - and above all, as convincing - as if it were happening today. The plot is excellent, the historical narrative is effortlessly informative [I know far more now about the interconnectedness, and therefore the reasons for all the plottings, among the noble families] and the story carries you along at a fast trot. I really like the characters, their profession is real, not an excuse for the story, and they are... more info
