A review by sfcohen
The Fool's Tale by Nicole Galland

2.0

Too long. This is Galland's first novel; I loved one of her later books, [b:I, Iago|12875172|I, Iago|Nicole Galland|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1408338604s/12875172.jpg|18027978] - a retelling of Othello from Iago's perspective. Fool's Tale is an odd mix of things. It's kind of a retelling of the Arthur/Guinevere/Lancelot trope. As the author's note makes clear, she did not set out to write a historical novel, and in that she succeeded. From time to time there's an oddly modern sensibility that surfaces in the middle of a story set in 12th Century Wales. Had she made use of that contrast it could have been an interesting device, but it just seemed to intrude instead.