A Want of Kindness

Every time I see the King and the Queen, I am reminded of what it is I have done, and then I am afraid, I am beyond all expression afraid.The wicked, bawdy Restoration court is no place for a child princess Ten year old Anne cuts an odd figure a sickly child, she is drawn towards improper pursuits Cards, sweetmeats, scandal and gossip with her Ladies of the Bedchamber figure large in her life But as King Charles s niece, Anne is also a political pawn, who will be forced to play her part in the troubled Stuart dynasty.As Anne grows to maturity, she is transformed from overlooked Princess to the heiress of England Forced to overcome grief for her lost children, the political manoeuvrings of her sister and her closest friends and her own betrayal of her father, she becomes one of the most complex and fascinating figures of English history. Read A Want of Kindness By Joanne Limburg – kino-fada.fr Thanks to Net Galley for this book in exchange for a fair review There are times when I read reviews and wonder if we read the same book This is one of those books I never really got into to it, found the historical research to be rudimentary and the writing bland Queen Anne was just not that interesting as written by this author I know little about this time period and, frankly, still know little about it I did find out that Queen Anne had trouble with her eyes, ate without limitation, g Thanks to Net Galley for this book in exchange for a fair review There are times when I read reviews and wonder if we read the same book This is one of those books I never really go...Stuart England during the reign of Charles II was rife with keynote figures and was entertaining, to say the least One of these figures, his brother James the Duke and next in line for the throne had his own drama to deal with, made complete by his offspring Mary and Anne Joanne Limburg focuses on Princess Anne in, A Want of Kindness High expectations surround A Want of Kindness as the book jacket summary raves with depth and the subject of Princess Anne is not often explored Sadly, L Stuart England during the reign of Charles II was rife with keynote figures and was entertaining, to say the least One of these figures, his brother James the Duke and next in line for the throne had his own drama to deal with, made complete by his offspring Mary and Anne Joanne Limburg focuses on Princess Anne in, A Want of Kindness High expectations surround A W...This marvellous novel presents the story of Anne, daughter of James II and sister of Mary of William and Mary , until shortly before she became Queen herself in 1702 I knew next to nothing about Anne, or this parti...Why do we read historical novels centered on real people If the answer is to get insight into their interior lives via the license of a novelist to attempt to reconstruct it, this book is not a good choice Queen Anne was deeply shortchanged in life her father, James the turd deliberately educated her as a country squires wife rather than a potential heir to the throne, her bad eyesight made self education difficult, and her status usually meant that she was acted upon rather than a decision m Why do we read his...Joanne Limburg s A Want of Kindness is an intriguing mix of fact and fiction combining to create the very poignant story of the life of Queen Anne, last of the Stuart monarchs We learn of her close friendships and reliance on those who serve her, particularly Sarah Jennings Churchill, who use their position to further the advancement of family and friends often for a price The intrigues of the court and the eventual overthrow of Anne s father, King James 11 because of his Catholic faith, me Joanne Limburg s A Want of Kindness is an intriguing mix of fact and fiction combining to create the very poignant story of the life of Queen Anne, last of the Stuart monarchs We learn of her close friendships and reliance on those who serve her, particularly Sarah Jennings Churchill, who use their position to further the advancement of family and friends often for a price The intrigues of the court and the eventual overthrow of Anne s father, King James 11 because of his Catholic faith, mean that Anne s sister Mary became joint monarch along with her h...A historical novel looking at the life of Queen Anne, before she became the British monarch most of us probably know the least about Born in 1665 as niece to King Charles II she grew up at Court and had to learn to serve whichever King was in power, whether she agreed with their political and religious views or not As she grew older she moved closer to the top of the line of succession while having to deal with illnesses, pregnancies and the intrigues of her Ladies in Waiting and of those who A historical novel looking at the life of Queen Anne, before she became the British monarch most of us probably know the least about Born in 1665 as niece to King Charles II she grew up at Court and had to learn to serve whichever King was in power, whether she agreed with their political and religious views or not As she grew older she moved closer to the top of the line of succession while having to deal with illnesses, pregnancies and the intrigues of her Ladies in Waiting and of those who would take power I enjoy so...A wonderfully readable and well researched historical novel, cleverly interspersed with letters etc written by Anne, so you really get an insight into her personality and into life at the royal court For me and I m sure for a lot of people she seems to have been completely overlooked by history and I know that before reading this book the only thing I could have told you about her was that she gave her name to a style of furniture.I now know that she lived through incredibly turbulent times in A wonderfully readable and well researched historical novel, cleverly interspersed with letters etc written by Anne, so you really get an insight into her personality and into life at the royal court For me and I m sure for a lot of people sh...It started well but ultimately became incredibly repetitious gossip, illness, miscarriage, unkindness, God before ending rather tragically and without much warning I m sure Limburg had good reason for focusing on Anne s life prior to her reign, but honestly I couldn t figure out why the story finished before she became queen It felt unfinished Even her relationship with Sarah Churchill, and her female friendships were a heavy and interesting focus of the novel, is not explored in its entire It started well but ultimately became incredibly repetitious gossip, illness, miscarriage, unkindness, God before ending rather tragically and without much warning I m sure Limburg had good reason for focusing on Anne s life prior to her reign, but honestly I couldn t figure out why the ...I received this book via RealReaders in exchange for an honest review.I absolutely loved this book if you are a fan of Historical Fiction from the likes of Phillipa Gregory Hilary Mantel Alison Weir Livy Michaels etc then this book is for you Celebrating the 350th anniversay of the birth of Queen Anne this book really delves into the life of Queen Anne from child princess in the glittering restoration court to Queen of England Warning this book will take up all of your spare time as it is utterl I received this book via RealReaders in exchange for an honest review.I absolutely loved this book if you are a fan of Historical Fiction from the likes of Phillipa Gregory Hilary Mantel Alison Weir Livy Michaels etc then this book is for you Celebrating the 350th anniversay of the birth of Queen Anne...A Want of Kindness is a historical fiction of Queen Anne s life While it is mostly on firm historical footing, the book relies on the reader s ability to follow a large gathering of characters and rapid firm changes in events In addition, the book has a relentless tone of melancholy, thanks to the real life Anne s horrific history of pregnancy and loss, which makes the text evendifficult to read For a work of historical fiction, I want to be fascinated ...

• English
• 04 July 2017
Joanne Limburg
• Paperback
• 464 pages
• 1782395881
• Joanne Limburg
• A Want of Kindness