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Watch the Lady
Watch the Lady: A Novel | Elizabeth Fremantle
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From “a brilliant new player in the court of royal fiction” (People), comes the mesmerizing story of Lady Penelope Devereux—the daring young beauty in the Tudor court, who inspired Sir Philip Sidney’s famous sonnets even while she plotted against Queen Elizabeth. Penelope Devereux arrives at Queen Elizabeth’s court where she and her brother, the Earl of Essex, are drawn into the aging Queen’s favor. Young and naïve, Penelope, though promised elsewhere, falls in love with Philip Sidney who pours his heartbreak into the now classic sonnet series Astrophil and Stella. But Penelope is soon married off to a man who loathes her. Never fainthearted, she chooses her moment and strikes a deal with her husband: after she gives birth to two sons, she will be free to live as she chooses, with whom she chooses. But she is to discover that the course of true love is never smooth. Meanwhile Robert Cecil, ever loyal to Elizabeth, has his eye on Penelope and her brother. Although it seems the Earl of Essex can do no wrong in the eyes of the Queen, as his influence grows, so his enemies gather. Penelope must draw on all her political savvy to save her brother from his own ballooning ambition and Cecil’s trap, while daring to plan for an event it is treason even to think about. Unfolding over the course of two decades and told from the perspectives of Penelope and her greatest enemy, the devious politician Cecil, Watch the Lady chronicles the last gasps of Elizabeth’s reign, and the deadly scramble for power in a dying dynasty.
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SaraBeth_RN
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Book #25 of 2021 was another great one by Elizabeth Fremantle & I loved it!! Yes this is fiction, but even in historical records, it‘s clear that Penelope Devereaux was a force to be reckoned with!

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aliasNayNay
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And just like that the weekend is over!
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Today‘s forecast is 60% chance of rain...perfect reading weather.

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Jessieleah
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Book number 2 for this year‘s challenge -picked it up for 5$ at Indigo. Who doesn‘t love a bargain? 👀#historicalfiction

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Birdsong28
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Very good. Enjoyed it start to finish. The only issue I had with this book was how the author did some flashbacks as it sometimes it wasn't made clear so I had to re-read some paragraphs a couple of times to realise that it was a memory. Recommend📖📚

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sparrowssavvy
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Wonderful historical fiction! I am always into history and historical fiction, and this didn't disappoint. The author stayed away from excessive drama and got a very accurate representation of the actual events. I haven't read an account of the Essex and Elizabeth relationship and its subsequent demise from the viewpoint of Penelope Devereux. Penelope was a fantastic lead character, especially contrasted with the opposing views from Cecil.