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 Here Be Dragons - Sharon Kay Penman
Newest Review: ... young welshman who unites Wales against the English, and John's sworn enemy. And most of all Joanna, the beloved and rather ... more  ... spoilt daughter of John, who finds herself married off to Llewelyn to form a fragile link between the two countries and their leaders at the tender age of twelve.
The characters are at the heart of this novel, and are tied inextricably to the historical events in which they are caught up. Simplistically, Llewelyn is Wales, John is England, and Joanna is the mess of prejudices, contracts and relationships which push them together and pull them apart over the course of the story. However, this story of this long and si...more |
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Here Be Dragons - Sharon Kay Penman: Historical political romantic dramatic saga (371 words)
by - written on 28/10/08 (Very useful, 34 readings)
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I first read Here be Dragons when I was twelve years old. I laughed, I cried, I learned a great deal about history and relationships - not all of it true! The narrative centres around the three main characters: John, the landless brother of Richard the Lionheart, doomed to skulk forever in his brother's shadow, always a little less talented, less fortunate, always coming last in his mother's heart. Llewelyn the Great, a determined and charismatic young welshman who unites Wales against the English, and John's sworn enemy. And most of all Joanna, the beloved and rather spoilt daughter of John, who finds herself married off to ... Read the complete review
"Here be dragons" A beautifully written look at 13th century ... (1042 words)
by - written on 17/10/08 (Very useful, 74 readings)
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Author- Sharon Kay Penman. Genre- Historical fiction. Published- 1985. Sharon Kay Penman is an American writer, born in 1945. Penman is famous for her historical fiction novels. Other books by Sharon Kay Penman include; Welsh Princes series. ~~~~~ -Here be Dragons-1985. -Falls the Shadow-1988. -The Reckoning-1991. The Plantagenets series. ~~~~~ -When Christ and his saints slept-1995. -Time and chance-2002. -The devils brood-2008. Justin de Quincy, mystery series. ~~~~~ -The Queens man-1996. -Cruel as the grave-1998. -Dragons lair-2003. -Prince ... Read the complete review
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