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Title: Legacy by Susan Kay ISBN: 0-380-70322-X Publisher: Harper Mass Market Paperbacks (Mm) Pub. Date: 01 April, 1987 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (16 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Well worth the effort of an out-of-print book search
Comment: If you, like me, have a penchant for historical fiction, and just can't get enough of the written word about Queen Elizabeth I, than you owe it to yourself to get your hands on a copy of this book. There is a bibliography in the back to show Susan Kay's historical accuracy on certain factual events, but it is her attention to emotional details that makes this book what it is. We can talk for days about Elizabeth's accomplishments; indeed, she is the undisputable master of business strategy (check out the book "Elizabeth I, CEO"), but it is her human side we rarely read about. "Legacy" takes us from the beginning of her life- when her mother, Anne Boleyn, is beheaded on false treason charges, and Elizabeth is left in the dust. Her father King Henry VIII wants nothing to do with her, and she has been made illegitmate according to English law (which disqualifies her for ever inheriting the throne). The story continues through Elizabeth's teen years, during her imprisonment in the Tower by her jealous sister Mary Tudor, to her triumphant Coronation as Queen of England. But she begins to realize that as fiercely as she fought for her position as rightful heir to the throne, certain emotional sacrafices would have to continue to be made.
It is said that Elizabeth, never wanting to marry to avoid having a man take over her kingdom, played the "marriage game" with expert skill. She maneuvered and manipulated countries and monarchs alike, all to rule her beloved England for it's benefit. The story continues all the way to her death at an older age than anyone expected her to survive to. Kay brings this alive in ficticious detail, incorrporating fact whenever possible, which is why this novel is so intriguing. If you're not sure whether or not you want to go through the trouble of locating your own copy, go to your local library and read it first. I guarantee you'll want your personal copy.
Rating: 5
Summary: The definitive novel on the life and character of Elizabeth
Comment: After reading Susan Kay's Phantom, which is the most beautiful and moving novel about my favorite character in all of literature, I decided that I loved her eloquent and interesting writing style and the emotion and insight she put into the novel. Therefore, I knew had to find her other novel, Legacy. After many patience weeks of searching and annoying librarians, I had it and in this book I discovered the most human characterization of one of the world's most compelling and intriquing historical figures. Susan Kay captured the life and spirit in Elizabeth Tudor and expressed it as beautifully as she did that of Erik. The lives of Elizabeth, Robin, Cecil, and all the others become real again. Her book inspired me to learn more about these people and this time period, and I have yet to find a more real, compelling, and moving novel about Elizabeth.
Rating: 5
Summary: EXCELLENT!!
Comment: I have to agree with one of the other reviewers that this is absolutely ONE OF THE BEST books I have ever read. It's a shame that this is out of print. I had gotten my copy a couple of years ago - I'm going to reread it again.
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Title: Phantom by Susan Kay ISBN: 0440211697 Publisher: Dell Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 January, 1993 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Queen's Fool : A Novel by Philippa Gregory ISBN: 0743246071 Publisher: Touchstone Pub. Date: 04 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Time Traveler's Wife (Today Show Book Club #15) by Audrey Niffenegger ISBN: 1931561648 Publisher: MacAdam/Cage Publishing Pub. Date: 17 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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