Lady of the English

I love the cover, well both of them - the green UK and the red US - as I feel that it truly portrays Empress Matilda. Again as I'm finding with all Elizabeth Chadwick it is a portion of history that I have never really known and want to delve further in and I find that these fiction novels are just the way to do it for me. I love how she really goes for most likely accurate portrayals. Her novels bring it all alive. I can really see what she's drawing an imagery of and even hear things such as the wind flapping the walls of the tents.

I do have to admit that as a person I did not quite like Matilda, but then that's not really the point. I could visualize her and follow her story and that I did love. I cannot wait for more from Chadwick in the future.

Thanks to Sourcebooks for providing a copy for review.



Originally posted: http://creativemadnessmama.com/blog/2011/09/30/lady-of-the-english-by-elizabeth-chadwick/