Tag: Sharon Kay Penman
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Book review: Devil’s Brood by Sharon Kay Penman
Devil’s Brood by Sharon Kay Penman My rating: 5 of 5 stars Sharon Penman is one of my favorite authors (she ranks up there with Jane Austen and J.R.R. Tolkien) and certainly my favorite author of historical fiction. Devil’s Brood describes the internecine warfare and deteriorating family relationships of the sons of Henry II and…
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Book review: Time and Chance by Sharon Kay Penman
Time and Chance by Sharon Kay Penman My rating: 5 of 5 stars I rarely give 5 star ratings, but Sharon Penman’s novel on Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitane, and Thomas Becket deserves the rating and more. This is the second in the author’s Angevin series. And while I think no writer or historian can…