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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781904492788
ISBN: 1904492789
Label: Bewrite Books
Manufacturer: Bewrite Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 206
Publication Date: February 28, 2005
Publisher: Bewrite Books
Studio: Bewrite Books
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If you're looking for a little levity, you can't go wrong in spending an afternoon with Alianore, who is not your typical 15th century waiting woman - she's a saucy, savvy, sexy little spy for her cousin, King Edward IV, employed in the household of her other cousin, Richard, Duke of Gloucester. At times she is biased and unreliable - she's got some fanciful stories about certain events that take place during Richard's reign - but she's always entertaining. Alianore finds herself in one jam after ... Read More
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Very amusing, I found myself laughing out loud several times. This is one of those books that can't be compared to serious historical fiction, it's in a different category. This is funny and silly, while at the same time obviously has the historical facts all in order. It should be read after the serious stuff otherwise you won't get as much of the humor.
It says in the 'About the Author' that Brian Wainwright is working on a book about Richard III, Francis Lovel and the Mowbray family. ... Read More
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"Alianore Audley" is a clever parody of historical romance, set during the second half of the fifteenth century. The eponymous narrator is astute, clever and mercilessly witty, and part of the fun of the novel is the fact that the writing is deliberately anachronistic (dialogue and narrative as well as specific references).
The novel effectively skewers several of the clichés that abound in historical romance: for example, the desirability of featuring a heroine with "special powers"; the ... Read More
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I couldn't help myself from laughing out loud at this incredibly witty piece of historical fiction. I loved it.
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I read this book based on Elizabeth Chadwick's glowing review of it in her list of 10 favorite works of historial fiction. Chadwick's opinion bears weight with me as she herself is an accomplished author in that genre. Her thumb's up vote was bolstered by the wild cheering from other reviewers on this site. Just goes to show that one man's hilarious is another man's ho-hum.
The narrator is a wise-cracking "damosel" whose snide observations pertaining to the life and times of England during ... Read More
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