While Beauty Slept by Elizabeth Blackwell
First off, I would like to share how excited I was to get a tweet response from this author after tweeting how much I was enjoying her book! I love twitter for this reason! It is always so exciting to be able to connect with someone you respect or whose work you admire. Okay, on to the review.
While Beauty Slept
A retelling of the classic Sleeping Beauty
fairy tale, While Beauty Slept gives the reader a chance to
delve into a more humanistic and historical side of the tale. The main
character is Elise Darliss, who goes from being a simple farm girl to the
trusted servant of the Queen. Through Elise's trials and tribulations,
the reader is exposed to the inner workings of castle and court life as well as
that of the royal family. She forms an
extremely close bond with both the Queen and Princess and plays a pivotal role in
their lives. Plenty of romance and
intrigue to please those looking for a fun read as well as a detailed
description of historical aspects for fans of historical fiction. For fans of Deborah Harkness’s A
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