Reading this book has been like sitting on a cosy sofa chatting to your friends.
I like how there are speech bubbles as you can see who is talking as it comes from them.
Forget dusty biographies – Clare Hunter's "Embroidering Her Truth" threads Mary, Queen of Scots' story with captivating textile insights, revealing a hidden language of power and defiance.
If you’re interested in witchcraft, the Gunpowder plot, Jacobean society, and of course Shakespeare, then you’ve just found your next read.
Miranda Kaufman’s book gives a fascinating insight into the Tudor period , and the frequently inaccurate ideas we have had about the role of black people within this society .
The Lives of Tudor Women is a fascinating tour through Tudor history through the female lens, and primarily focusing on the female experience.
Everybody dies, (*spoiler alert*) but in Shakespeare’s day it was a normal part of life.
This book was not what I expected. I must admit that I did judge this book by its cover and it very much surprised me when I read it.
This definitely isn't an English textbook. It’s a great book to have for reference, I will definitely be using it the next time I’d like to find out more about a play before seeing it.
I found myself eagerly turning the page to discover how she would approach the next play.
I would highly recommend this to fellow Shakespeare lovers.
I read the book in 24 hours and loved it; I want to read a lot more Shakespeare books now!
The book was quite comical and fascinating, there were times I couldn’t put it down!
The book is a fascinating look at some astonishing works of art (lots of lovely pictures!) and their deeper meanings, as well as an eye-opening re-examination of the relationships between a group of powerful connected women.
This book is a tangled web of crazy from start to finish and you just can’t stop reading until you figure out how it will turn out.
From the first page, I felt myself completely transported.
‘Hamnet’ takes the reader on a journey from two alternate timeline perspectives, with such ease and precision.
Catherine Arnold’s wonderful historical book ‘Globe: Life in Shakespeare’s London’ offers a thoughtful and imaginative glimpse into the story of the Globe Theatre from 1599 to the present day.
“Yes, it’s a man with a donkey head, and yes, it makes perfect sense”.