The Forever Queen (Saxon #2)

Posted on 06 November 2017 by Helen Hollick

What kind of woman becomes the wife of two kings, and the mother of two Saxon England, 1002 Not only is thelred a failure as King, but his young bride, Emma of Normandy, soon discovers he is even worse as a husband When the Danish Vikings, led by Swein Forkbeard and his son, Cnut, cause a maelstrom of chaos, Emma, as Queen, must take control if the Kingdom and her crown are to be salvaged Smarter than history remembers, and stronger than the foreign invaders who threaten England s shores, Emma risks everything on a gamble that could either fulfill her ambitions and dreams or destroy her completely. Emma, the Queen of Saxon England, comes to life through the exquisite writing of Helen Hollick, who shows in this epic tale how one of the most compelling and vivid heroines in English history stood tall through a turbulent fifty year reign of proud determination, tragic despair, and triumph over treachery. New Download The Forever Queen (Saxon #2) by Helen Hollick For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Hmm, well I finished it, which at 600 pages means I must have liked it at least a little It s one of those cases, common with historical fiction, where I liked the story but not the book Little is known of the historic Emma of Normandy s life, but what we do know is jam packed with material for a historical romance She was married to both Ethelred the Unready and his usurper, the viking who the English came to call Canute the Great When it came time for her eldest son to inherit the throne Hmm, well I finished it, which at 600 pages means I must have liked it at least a little It s one of those cases, common with historical fiction, where I liked the story but not the book Little is known of the historic Emma of Normandy s life, but what we do know is jam packed with material for a historical romance She was married to both Ethelred the Unready and his usurper, the viking who the English came to call Canute the Great When it came time for her eldest son to inheri...There is the type of woman you love for your need and the type you need because of your love The two are not the same, and only the fortunate manage to find the second This is my first non philipa gregory kings and queens book, and I really enjoyed it I got a strong sense of what it was like to live in England at that time As this is 11th century history, a lot of interpretation has to happen to build a story based on the known facts I did not agree with all of the author s views for i There is the type of woman you love for your need and the type you need because of your love The two are not the same, and only the fortunate manage to find the second This is my first non philipa gregory kings and queens book, and I really enjoyed it I got a strong sense...English is my first language so I have certain expectations that books written in English might be grammatically correct The grammatical lapses in the book make reading it jarring There is also lots of bad writing For example, some of therisibly memorable items I read aloud to my husband. hung like a stone , the option of choice , a mixture of displeasure This book should have had an editor I remember one sentence Money gives way to prejudice I m pretty sure the author meant P English is my first language so I have certain expectations that books written in English might be grammatically correct The grammatical lapses in the book make reading it jarring There is also lots of bad writing For example, some of therisibly memorable items I read aloud to my husband. hung like a stone , the option of choice , a mixture of displeasure This book should have had an editor I remember one sentence Money gives way to prejudice I m pretty sure the author meant Prejudice gives way to money Or perhaps Money sweeps away prejudice.Grammar and bad writing asid...Frankly, in the end, when all is said and done, I am just glad to have finally finished A Hollow Crown Oh yes Look, I adore historical fiction It s my absolute favorite genre and I m constantly on the prowl for new fascinating novels to whet my interest There s just something so amazing about stepping into a distant world so utterly different and vivid from our own Alas, although the Anglo Saxon world of A Hollow Crown was well drawn and historically accurate, I found Hollick s novel to be Frankly, in the end, when all is said and done, I am ju...The Forever Queen is the story of Emma of Normandy who became Queen Aelfgifu when she was married at age 13 to England s King Aethelred and was given as little choice about her public name as her husband Her story encompasses England s Saxon history through Aethelred s reign, that of his son Edmund, Danish invader Cnut, and two of her own son soh, and there s a bastard usurper in there for a few years as well Having not spend much time reading about this era 1002 1042 , I found this bo The Forever Queen is the story of Emma of Normandy who became Queen Aelfgifu when she was married at age 13 to England s King Aethelred and was given as little choice about her public name as her husband Her story encompasses England s Saxon history through Aethelred s reign, that of his son Edmund, Danish invader Cnut, and two of her own son soh, and there s a bastard usurper in there for a few years as well Having not spend much time reading about this era 1002 1042 , I fou...Plot Emma of Normany married King Aethelred when she was 13 One son would become Edward the Confessor But the Swein Forkbeard of Denmark invaded together with his son Cnut, and all was lost But Emma was one strong woman who after her husband s death married Cnut, and once again reigned as queen of England.My thoughts I loved it, the story was so rich in history and details, and it was exactly like a...I actually read the US version called THE FOREVER QUEEN I am now devoted to Emmawhat a woman Thank you Helen Hollick for introducing me to such an amazing person.I really wanted to love this book, because I adore good historical fiction and find this era of British history fascinating, though I don t know as much about it as the later Middle Ages This book seemed like a great opportunity to learnthrough the eyes of a strong, intriguing female character Unfortunately, the reality of the book did not live up to t...This is my very first read about the Anglo Saxons, having relished dozens of stories from the era of King Henry II and his Plantagenet brood for months I admit I wasn t ready to leave 12th century yet, but then I got intrigued with this book that has been in my e shelf for some time now The Forever Queen is the story of Emma, a Norman noblewoman, who became queen to two kings and mother to two , and who lived in a place where peace was untenable and almost unheard of The narrative covers This is my very first read about the Anglo Saxons, having relished dozens of stories from the era of King Henry II and his Plantagenet brood for months I admit I wasn t ready to leave 12th century yet, but then I got intrigued with this book that has been in my e shelf for some time now The Forever Queen is the story of Emma, a Norman noblewoman, who became queen to two kings and mother to two , and who lived in a place where peace was untenable and almost unheard of The narrative covers forty years of her life, starting from her young marriage to King thelred at a tender age of thirteen, until her fifty third year when she witnesses the sudden death of her most favored son It doesn t usually take me a week to finish a historical read, especially medieval themed stories that I personally find of great interest, but this book took me ten long days to finish and I m still sufferi...Writers such as Helen Hollick really do breathe life into historical fiction, making it a joy for me to experience this previously little read era With a lesser writer this could have been a disaster, but Helen Hollick takes a huge cast of characters and a complex, eventful period in history 1002 1042 and weaves an enthralling tale backed by meticulous research and insightful, convincing embellishmentEmma is the only woman to have been an anointed, crowned and reigning queen to two differ Writers such as Helen Hollick really do breathe life into historical fiction, making it a joy for me to experience this previously little read era With a lesser writer this could have been a disaster, but Helen Hollick takes a huge cast of characters and a complex, eventful period in history 1002 1042 and weaves an enthralling tale backed by meticulous research and insightful, convincing embellishmentEmma is the only woman to have been an anointed, crowned and reigning queen to two different Saxon Kings, yet she is barely known in history . author s note I knew nothing of Emma prior to reading The Forever Queen Daughter of Richard I of Normandy, married to King Aethelred of England at a tender age, re married to Cnut, pronounced K noot who became the Danish King of England after defeating Ed...

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06 November 2017

Helen Hollick