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Cecily: 'a STARTLING HEROINE' Sarah Moss | Annie Garthwaite

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Garthwaite has put Cecily in the room! Her voice is loud her influence deep and her intelligence instrumental in shaping the royal succession. She‘s bold, creative and daring. She suffers loss and her heart is wounded but her ambition maintains constant. This is a fab creation of her fictional life - the lens through which we should view all history - one where the woman are key players

Emilymdxn I‘m so excited to read this! 2y

rubyslippersreads @Emilymdxn Me too! 2y

Mitch @Emilymdxn I really enjoyed it! 2y

TrishB Great review Mitch 👍🏻 2y

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TrishB

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Loved it. Exactly how I imagined Cecily. What a woman.
I also loved that the author wrote this in her 50s after having a very different career path. Her love of history and the stories and characters shines through.

squirrelbrain Great review Trish! 2y

Leftcoastzen Wow , sounds interesting! 2y

Mitch I‘m reading this too! My little local bookstore is hosting her in the village church next month as Cecily has links to the village! 2y

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TrishB @squirrelbrain @Leftcoastzen 👍🏻 really enjoyed it. 2y

TrishB @Mitch that‘s amazing and sounds like a brilliant event. Photos please! 2y

Cortg Sounds so good! 2y

LeahBergen This sounds like my cup of tea! 2y

Cathythoughts Stacked 👍🏻❤️ 2y

TrishB @Cortg definitely 👍🏻 2y

TrishB @LeahBergen I think so too 👍🏻 2y

TrishB @Cathythoughts good stuff 👍🏻 2y

CarolynM Sounds good. Stacked🙂 2y

TrishB @CarolynM 👍🏻 2y

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Mitch

Cecily: 'a STARTLING HEROINE' Sarah Moss | Annie Garthwaite

First afternoon of the year that I‘ve sat on the patio and read - #nearlysummer !

MicheleinPhilly What a gorgeous space! 2y

TrishB I‘m reading this too 😁 2y

Cupcake12 It‘s been lovely weather today x hope you enjoyed your reading time outside ☀️ 📖 2y

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DGRachel That looks perfect! 2y

AlaMich Someone else is pretty happy about the patio, I see! 🐶 2y

Mitch @MicheleinPhilly thank you. We moved in recently so haven‘t quite made it cosy enough yet - but we‘re getting there! 2y

Mitch @Cupcake12 it was lovely! 2y

Mitch @AlaMich he struggles to sleep outside - too much for him to play with! 2y

Mitch @DGRachel ♥️ 2y

LeahBergen Ahh, lovely! 2y

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TrishB

Cecily: 'a STARTLING HEROINE' Sarah Moss | Annie Garthwaite

#quicklunchtimeread
Have come out the other side of the office move chaos. On different bit of campus now with new eating places ? Qd for this salad(I know doesn‘t like very salad like!).
Really enjoying book, just not much reading time this week.

Caroline2 Oh I‘ve seen this book come up a few times now. Be interesting to hear what you think when you‘ve finished. (I‘m still working my way through Sunne. 👍) 2y

TrishB @Caroline2 I really enjoyed it 👍🏻 2y

Caroline2 Good to know. 😉 stacked! 2y

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JillR

Cecily: 'a STARTLING HEROINE' Sarah Moss | Annie Garthwaite

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In parts a case of “it‘s not you, it‘s me” with this one; I‘ve read a lot around this time in history and I think I wanted something fresher and more modern.
That said it is an engagingly told story of Cecily Neville and the power and political struggles she engages in, as well as her husband. In the final third you are completely absorbed by her as she rises up; furious, proud and determined to protect her children at all costs.

TrishB I‘m intrigued! Love this historical period too. 2y

JillR @trishb this to me felt very Philippa Gregory which is not a complaint but I feel I‘ve exhausted that style, and for some reason I was expecting something different from this, perhaps because I‘d seen it reviewed by people and stocked in shops where perhaps I‘d not expect to see Philippa Gregory, does that make sense? Really interesting woman though and sent me off on various internet searches for more! 2y

TrishB Thanks 👍🏻 she is a really interesting woman. I don‘t like PG books though so I‘ll probably give it a miss, but at least I know! 2y

JillR @trishb I‘ve enjoyed them in the past but haven‘t actively sought any out more recently if you know what I mean. I have read reviews raving about this book and the writing but tbh I couldn‘t see it went beyond PG… 2y

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emmaturi

Cecily: 'a STARTLING HEROINE' Sarah Moss | Annie Garthwaite

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This was a fantastic historical fiction read, about Cecily Neville. This part of English history I find read fascinating. I hadn't read much about Cecily Neville, it's usually about her sons Edward Vl and Henry. It shows Cecily Neville as a strong woman for the times.

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Cecily: 'a STARTLING HEROINE' Sarah Moss | Annie Garthwaite