Books from the Backlog, hosted by Carole's Random Life in Books, is a fun way to feature some of those neglected books sitting on your shelf unread.
I am featuring books in the order that they were added to my Goodreads To-Read shelf, so sometimes there will be a couple weeks in a row of books on the same topic.
Neglected Book of the Week
Why did I add Catherine Howard to my TBR?
Because this was long before Gareth Russell wrote what I consider to be the Bible of Catherine Howard. I feel a deep sense of pity for this Catherine, just as I do the first one, despite their very different circumstances. I am cautious in my interest in this one, because most historians are not kind to this child who had no idea what she was getting herself into, and was used as a pawn by her power-hungry family.
Have you read this book, or is it somewhere on your TBR? If you've read it, would you recommend it to others?
Hmm... looks interesting!
ReplyDeleteI've not read much of his work yet though, so I am unsure of his approach to the queens. Some historians let their bias show rather sharply. I am hoping for a fair portrait, but not sure I will get it.
DeleteI really don't know too much about her. Sounds like an interesting book. I hope you enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteIf you want to get to know her, I absolutely recommend the Gareth Russell book I mentioned, called 'Young and Damned and Fair'. It is one of the best biographies I have ever read, and doubly great given the fact that it shows who I think Catherine truly was - a child who was silly about her business and paid for those mistakes with her life. I feel such sympathy for her.
DeleteI just started reading A Kind of Freedom by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton. It has been on my TBR for two years. Three generations of a Creole family from New Orleans, WWII to post-Katrina.
ReplyDeleteThat will be a great perspective. I look forward to your review!
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