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A review by theliterateleprechaun
The Mapmaker's Daughter by Clare Marchant
4.0
Extensively researched and exquisitely authentic, Clare Marchant’s newest novel is one historical fiction lovers will want to source and secure immediately!
United by a map, Marchant’s dual timeline features a plot led by Frieda Ortelius, a female cartographer, set in 1580 and a plot led by Robyn Willoughby set in 2022. Robyn finds a hidden map in her father’s stock and the mystery about its owner unravels, linking the two women.
I was drawn to this story because of the unique perspectives; a female cartographer and the Spanish Inquisition. It’s not often I get a chance to read a novel set in Elizabethan England, either. I was glued to the pages, smiling like I’d won the lottery, as I read about Sir Francis Drake, John Dee, and Queen Elizabeth I. I loved the wide sweep of Marchant’s research and enjoyed the fine attention to detail. Her exploration of second chances and the strength/influence of women was outstanding. As I turned the last page, I had a desperate desire to time travel to Tudor England and experience the era for myself!
Although this one didn’t measure up to the high standard of The Queen’s Spy in my eyes, it was enjoyable and I’d heartily recommend it to fellow historical fiction enthusiasts.
I was gifted this advanced copy by Avon Books UK and NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review.
United by a map, Marchant’s dual timeline features a plot led by Frieda Ortelius, a female cartographer, set in 1580 and a plot led by Robyn Willoughby set in 2022. Robyn finds a hidden map in her father’s stock and the mystery about its owner unravels, linking the two women.
I was drawn to this story because of the unique perspectives; a female cartographer and the Spanish Inquisition. It’s not often I get a chance to read a novel set in Elizabethan England, either. I was glued to the pages, smiling like I’d won the lottery, as I read about Sir Francis Drake, John Dee, and Queen Elizabeth I. I loved the wide sweep of Marchant’s research and enjoyed the fine attention to detail. Her exploration of second chances and the strength/influence of women was outstanding. As I turned the last page, I had a desperate desire to time travel to Tudor England and experience the era for myself!
Although this one didn’t measure up to the high standard of The Queen’s Spy in my eyes, it was enjoyable and I’d heartily recommend it to fellow historical fiction enthusiasts.
I was gifted this advanced copy by Avon Books UK and NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review.