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carmenghia 's review for:
The Daughter of Time
by Josephine Tey
I mistakenly thought this would be in a medieval setting but instead it was told from the almost contemporary point of view of a bedridden 1950s detective with people fetching him books. To say that my mind wandered while reading is to say the least, as I could barely hold my attention to the story at all.
Though I did manage to make it to the end (of a thankfully short novel), I think that the "mystery" of this book was poorly delivered. The historic tale of Richard III, of the Tudor accession, of the murder of the princes (or not) is so much more interesting to me than this telling. However, if you only know of Richard III as a villainous hunchback child murderer, then you might enjoy reading some of the evidence against this reputation for the first time.
Though I did manage to make it to the end (of a thankfully short novel), I think that the "mystery" of this book was poorly delivered. The historic tale of Richard III, of the Tudor accession, of the murder of the princes (or not) is so much more interesting to me than this telling. However, if you only know of Richard III as a villainous hunchback child murderer, then you might enjoy reading some of the evidence against this reputation for the first time.