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Book Review
Mar. 18th, 2004 12:14 pmYes, I read a lot.
The Wind from Hastings, by Morgan Llewelyn
This book provided me with a short, quick, yet satisfying read. I've read several of Morgan Llewelyn's other books, and I've generally enjoyed them. She mostly concerns herself with medieval and pre-medieval Ireland. However, this book is about Edith, the wife of Harold Godwine, who is the English King William the Conquerer conquered. The book tells the tale of Edith's life until shortly after the Battle of Hastings, when she and her children disappeared. Llewelyn's theory is that Edith went back to Wales (her first husband was Griffith, Prince of Wales) to live in obscurity, having had enough of war and maneuverings for power. I liked this book for two reasons. First, it contains loving descriptions of northern Wales, which I went to on my honeymoon and absolutely adored. Second, this book is one of the few historical novels I have found that deals with Saxon England. Most historical novelists seem infatuated with the Plantagenet rulers, and I've had a hard time finding anything set in pre-Conquest England.
The Wind from Hastings, by Morgan Llewelyn
This book provided me with a short, quick, yet satisfying read. I've read several of Morgan Llewelyn's other books, and I've generally enjoyed them. She mostly concerns herself with medieval and pre-medieval Ireland. However, this book is about Edith, the wife of Harold Godwine, who is the English King William the Conquerer conquered. The book tells the tale of Edith's life until shortly after the Battle of Hastings, when she and her children disappeared. Llewelyn's theory is that Edith went back to Wales (her first husband was Griffith, Prince of Wales) to live in obscurity, having had enough of war and maneuverings for power. I liked this book for two reasons. First, it contains loving descriptions of northern Wales, which I went to on my honeymoon and absolutely adored. Second, this book is one of the few historical novels I have found that deals with Saxon England. Most historical novelists seem infatuated with the Plantagenet rulers, and I've had a hard time finding anything set in pre-Conquest England.
