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melstern 's review for:
The Daughter of Time
by Josephine Tey
Very thought provoking!! This book was either exceptionally well - researched or it is the product of a brilliant mind. I'm not sure that there is an in-between on this. I'm leaning toward both. I love books that inspire me to do further research, and this one was definitely one of them!
Could Shakespeare (who was definitely a Tudor sympathizer, for lack of a better word) have gotten more than just the physical appearance of Richard iii wrong (as we now know definitively that Richard did not have a hunchback)? Was Richard innocent of the crime of murdering his nephews, the ill-fated princes in the tower? The hypothesis that the author presents, and the facts (?) that are used to support it strongly suggest that it was Henry vii and NOT Richard that was behind one of history's greatest mysteries, and it would certainly seem that he stood to benefit more from their deaths.
Also intriguing is the whole concept of what our hero, Inspector Grant, comes to universally call "Tonypandy"-the changing of history to fit the needs of the storyteller, regardless of the facts.
This book is an easy read that I could not put down, on top of being immensely thought-provoking and completely enjoyable. If you enjoy a good mystery and/or historical fiction, read this book!!!
Could Shakespeare (who was definitely a Tudor sympathizer, for lack of a better word) have gotten more than just the physical appearance of Richard iii wrong (as we now know definitively that Richard did not have a hunchback)? Was Richard innocent of the crime of murdering his nephews, the ill-fated princes in the tower? The hypothesis that the author presents, and the facts (?) that are used to support it strongly suggest that it was Henry vii and NOT Richard that was behind one of history's greatest mysteries, and it would certainly seem that he stood to benefit more from their deaths.
Also intriguing is the whole concept of what our hero, Inspector Grant, comes to universally call "Tonypandy"-the changing of history to fit the needs of the storyteller, regardless of the facts.
This book is an easy read that I could not put down, on top of being immensely thought-provoking and completely enjoyable. If you enjoy a good mystery and/or historical fiction, read this book!!!