The Queen's Sorrow Summary and Reviews

The Queen's Sorrow
by Suzannah Dunn

The Queen's Sorrow
List Price: $17.75
Our Price: $2.50
You Save: $15.25 (86%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $0.01 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions


or

Book Summary Information

Author: Suzannah Dunn
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-01
ISBN: 0007258283
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Harper Perennial

Book Reviews of The Queen's Sorrow

Book Review: The Book Cover is Very Misleading
Summary: 2 Stars

"A Love Denied For Which a Country Must Suffer". That's on the front. In reading the back cover, one could get the impression that it was Mary Tudor's story, and Rafael was a close friend, or lover. Nothing could be furthur from the way the book plays out. Rafael comes to England with Phillip of Spain, to work on a sundial. He expects to only be there 6 weeks, but ends up staying over a year, because Phillip is kept in England. There is almost no dialogue; it is mostly Rafael's impressions of England and the English people. The book is slow moving and very over-written. Pages go on and on, with no movement forward in the story. Rafael and Queen Mary meet a few times, briefly, and they are like ships in the night-- no friendship develops other than their interest in children. The "great love" in the story is Rafael's love for his 4 year old son back in Spain. He has a fling with Cecily, the housekeeper where he is staying, and in the end betrays her, unknowingly. I would have enjoyed the book more if I had not felt mislead-- if it had been called "Rafael Goes To London", I would not have kept expecting something to happen between him and Mary. But it was so dull and drawn out that by the end I just wanted to get it finished.

Historical Books

Book Subjects
Most talked about in Historical Books
Pirate Latitudes: A Novel ImagePirate Latitudes: A Novel
by Michael Crichton
Harper; Published: 2009-11-24; Roughcut; Book
Best price: $2.44
Price in other shops: $27.99
The Master Butchers Singing Club: A Novel ImageThe Master Butchers Singing Club: A Novel
by Louise Erdrich
Harper Perennial; Published: 2004-02; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.83
Price in other shops: $13.95
The Last Witchfinder: A Novel ImageThe Last Witchfinder: A Novel
by James Morrow
William Morrow; Published: 2006-03-14; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $4.00
Price in other shops: $25.95
Zorro ImageZorro
by Isabel Allende
HarperAudio; Published: 2005-05-03; Audio CD; Book
Best price: $3.07
Price in other shops: $39.95
The Hot Kid: A Novel ImageThe Hot Kid: A Novel
by Elmore Leonard
William Morrow; Published: 2005-05-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $2.89
Price in other shops: $25.95
The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Chronicles Series #1) ImageThe Last Kingdom (The Saxon Chronicles Series #1)
Mass Market Paperback; Book
Bones of the Hills (Conqueror, Book 3) ImageBones of the Hills (Conqueror, Book 3)
by Conn Iggulden
Harper Collins Canada; Published: 2008; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $44.70
March ImageMarch
by Geraldine Brooks
Penguin Books; Published: 2006; Paperback; Book
Emperor (Emperor 1) ImageEmperor (Emperor 1)
by Conn Iggulden
Harpercollins Pb; Published: 2003-06-07; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.80
Girl With a Pearl Earring ImageGirl With a Pearl Earring
by Tracy Chevalier
Harper Collins Audio; Published: 2002-06-17; Audio Cassette; Book
Best price: $86.82
Similar books summaries and other product reviews
The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn (Random House Reader's Circle) ImageThe Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn (Random House Reader's Circle)
by Alison Weir
Ballantine Books; Published: 2010-12-21; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.32
Price in other shops: $17.00
Lady of the Roses: A Novel of the Wars of the Roses ImageLady of the Roses: A Novel of the Wars of the Roses
by Sandra Worth
Berkley Trade; Published: 2008-01-02; Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.34
Price in other shops: $14.00
The Concubine: A Novel ImageThe Concubine: A Novel
by Norah Lofts
Touchstone; Published: 2008-06-10; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.12
Price in other shops: $15.00
The Queen's Mistake: In the Court of Henry VIII ImageThe Queen's Mistake: In the Court of Henry VIII
by Diane Haeger
NAL Trade; Published: 2009-10-06; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.88
Price in other shops: $15.00
The Virgin's Daughters: In the Court of Elizabeth I ImageThe Virgin's Daughters: In the Court of Elizabeth I
by Jeane Westin
NAL Trade; Published: 2009-08-04; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.88
Price in other shops: $16.00
The Countess and the King: A Novel of the Countess of Dorchester and King James II ImageThe Countess and the King: A Novel of the Countess of Dorchester and King James II
by Susan Holloway Scott
NAL Trade; Published: 2010-09-07; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.12
Price in other shops: $15.00
The Confession of Katherine Howard ImageThe Confession of Katherine Howard
by Suzannah Dunn
William Morrow Paperbacks; Published: 2011-04-05; Paperback; Book
Best price: $1.16
Price in other shops: $14.99
The Queen of Subtleties: A Novel of Anne Boleyn ImageThe Queen of Subtleties: A Novel of Anne Boleyn
by Suzannah Dunn
Unknown; Published: 2005-11-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $1.75
Price in other shops: $13.95
Her Mother's Daughter: A Novel of Queen Mary Tudor ImageHer Mother's Daughter: A Novel of Queen Mary Tudor
by Julianne Lee
Berkley Trade; Published: 2009-12-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.68
Price in other shops: $15.00
The Sixth Wife: A Novel ImageThe Sixth Wife: A Novel
by Suzannah Dunn
Harper Paperbacks; Published: 2008-01-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $1.37
Price in other shops: $13.95