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CrystalE02
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I got this book a long time ago from a Librarything Early Member Giveaway. I decided to do a reread of this book. I lowered the original rating of the book. I felt that the story was rushed, I still enjoyed the book. I rated this book a 3 out of 5 stars.

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TiredLibrarian
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An interesting novel centered around a meeting between Queen Elizabeth I and Grace O'Malley, Irish pirate queen. There's also a lot about Elizabeth's late-in-life favorite, Essex, and the wars and clashes in 16th century Ireland. The structure is odd - much of it is a monologue by O'Malley- but I enjoyed learning about the period. #HistoricalFiction #Ireland #Tudors

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CrowCAH
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Susanita I heard an interview with the author. It sounds like a fun book! 4y
Eggs Beautiful ❣️ 4y
Deifio I'm sorry, but she's having a really bad hair day isn't she? 😅 4y
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CrowCAH @Susanita is there a recording of the interview out there still? 4y
CrowCAH @Eggs perfect piratical inspiration on St. Patrick‘s Day! 4y
CrowCAH @Deifio 😂 it does kinda look that way. Maybe it‘s just windswept... 4y
Susanita The library‘s last pre-pandemic podcast 😕 https://overcast.fm/+HPUbCVusw 4y
CrowCAH @Susanita thanks for the link! 4y
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i.z.booknook
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Beautiful poems and songs at the end of this book! One of my favourite parts:

She had strongholds on her headlands
And brave galleys on the sea
And no warlike chief or Viking
E‘er had bolder heart than she
[...]
The armies of Elizabeth
Invaded her on land
Her warships followed on her track
And watched by many a stand
But she swept her foes before her
On the land and on the sea
And the flag of Grace O‘Malley
Waved defiant, proud and free

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i.z.booknook
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Pickpick

Another Grace O‘Malley read also by Anne Chambers but this one is more substantial than her other, shorter one.
Whilst this did have some grammatical errors, I loved the detail and honesty of sources and it was nice to be able to delve deeper into Grace‘s story.

AvidReader25 I‘ve always been fascinated by her story but haven‘t read a full biography of her. I may have to check this out! 4y
i.z.booknook @AvidReader25 it‘s very good! There‘s not a lot recorded about her because she was kept out of history for so long as someone who didn‘t quite fit a narrative and only survived in folklore and songs so it‘s nice that someone has connected the dots and told her story because it is incredible and unbelievable ❤️ 4y
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i.z.booknook
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Pickpick

Another reread of a very quick book I haven‘t read for a few years! I love Grace O‘Malley‘s story so much and it was lovely to read again some of the incredible things she did which I had forgotten!

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Owls31092
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I may not be into the stories from later in Elizabeth‘s life, but I definitely thought this book was extremely boring. It was definitely hard to get through.

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Owls31092

“But we will not be broken. And sooner or later the dreamer will awaken and there will be hell to pay!”__ Grace O‘Malley

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