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A review by savvyliterate
To Defy a King by Elizabeth Chadwick
5.0
This book dropped in price on Amazon, and the thread carried a lot of recommendations. All of them were worth it, as I stayed up until 7 a.m. devouring the book. I greatly enjoyed the fictionalized version of the life of Mahelt Marshal, daughter of the infamous William, and her first husband, Hugh. I had not read all that much into the lives of the Marshals before, therefore I was dismayed - but not surprised - to read the afterword of the book and find that Hugh only survived a few years beyond the end of the book and Mahelt went on to marry again.
Elizabeth Chadwick did such a good job in creating believable personalities and a grand marriage between Mahelt and Hugh that you forget that these are actual historic figures. But, the backdrop of their time is exquisite, and you know Chadwick spent a great deal of time researching the era. It's part of a historic series that I want to seek out now.
Elizabeth Chadwick did such a good job in creating believable personalities and a grand marriage between Mahelt and Hugh that you forget that these are actual historic figures. But, the backdrop of their time is exquisite, and you know Chadwick spent a great deal of time researching the era. It's part of a historic series that I want to seek out now.