Books
by Ann Wroe
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A Fool and his Money: Life in a Partitioned Medieval Town |
Wroe, a historian, almost by chance started researching the French town of Rodez during the 14th century, where she unearthed the story of a merchant who couldn't remember where he had hidden his pot of gold. Following this thin thread of story, Wroe recreates the intense life of a town divided between two masters: intrigue, scandal and ordinary goings-on. Not a word is quoted that wasn't actually spoken. A truly wondrous piece of research.
(Annabel Bedini - bwl 70 Autumn 2013) |
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Perkin: a story of deception |
Perkin Warbeck has never been quite dismissed as an imposter, nor quite accepted as the younger of the 'Princes in the Tower'. Did he escape, was he murdered with his brother, and by whom? This real whodunit has never been satisfactorily solved. New is the reconstruction of his life in regard to the political need for such a deception at the highest echelon in a world conscious but fearful of change. Interesting at all levels.
(Kathie Somerwil Ayrton - bwl 55 Winter 2010) |
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