Friday, September 02, 2005

The Lion In Glory by Shannon Drake

Anyone who loves historical novels will love anything by Shannon Drake. She stays very true to the history of the British Isles. She always puts in a chronology at the end of the book so that we can see what really happened in the time period before and after the setting for her book. By interweaving real characters like Robert Bruce (the lion of Scotland) and William Wallace with the characters of her story, you can't help but learn history while enjoying the intrigue, excitement and the towering love stories she depicts. This book tells the story of Jamie Graham and Christina of Hamstead Heath. This story is about trust and what happens when we don't have it, it is the story of the damage done by a woman scorned, it is also about war and political maneuvering, but in the end it is a glorious love story with the background being the glory days of Robert Bruce. It is satisfying and engrossing to the last page.

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