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Liked It “One-sided love hurts everybody.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “This book is well written but was a slow and long read. I really couldn't get into this one. I struggled thought the story.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“I prefer Philippa Gregory's books about an actual person from history.”
Patrice E wrote this review 9 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“One-sided love hurts everybody.”
Kaye Lin K wrote this review Monday, October 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Gregory takes on a male character and makes him touching, convincing and a bit hard to love. If you enjoy other historical fiction by Gregory, you should enjoy this one. But those readers who seek out this author for her female characters may be slightly disappointed. I thought it was worthwhile.”
Kelly D wrote this review Monday, September 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I truly enjoyed this book about a gardener in 1600's England. Lots of political intrigue, fascinating characters, specially Sir Robert Cecil.”
Jacqueline G wrote this review Monday, July 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“moral, talented gardener swept into the ugliness of the roraly life”
Barbara G wrote this review Monday, June 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“my version of beach/light reading, except i am not on the beach. takes place just after the death of queen elizabeth first & centers around a gardener in the royal court. very detailed re gardening & it didn't bore me !(i don't garden). I did think the turn of events with the gardener & Lord Buckingham was a little unlikely given John the gardener's personality but oh well, an entertaining read overall”
elspbeth wrote this review Thursday, June 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I liked it..a bit different from the Henry VIII series...(the other boleyn girl, etc..) but still good.”
Cindy B wrote this review Thursday, May 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Book one -- gardening and kings and politics of 1600 England. good with lots of garden talk.”
Ginger K wrote this review Monday, November 24 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This book is well written but was a slow and long read. I really couldn't get into this one. I struggled thought the story.”
Chrissy B wrote this review Friday, November 7 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Philippa Gregory took me to a slightly different English historical period with this novel. After Elizabeth I and on to Kings James and Charles. I found the slightly different time a nice twist, and I feel I learned from it. I also very much enjoyed that the novel centered on an English gardener; I know next to nothing about gardening or plants and felt this was a learning experience. As always, I was fascinated by Ms. Gregory's depth of knowledge of the time period and her ability to fully transplant the reader to that era and set of places. This novel has a sequel, VIRGIN EARTH, also incredible.”
Alethea wrote this review Thursday, October 2 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
