Fast paced, complex plot that will keep your mind racing to the final chapter. Set in the form of a Three Act Theatrical Play, the cast enter and exit exquisitely, leaving the audience (reader) breathless.
From a low-ceiling crowded parlour to the courts of the Queen Elizabeth 1, Doyle takes the reader on a rumbustious ride in his latest Y. A novel, Tudor Rose. Set in fictional Gordonsrod and London, UK 1565 - 1566. One year of mystery, intriguing symbols and signs along with mystery men keep Rose on her toes. Surrounded by fascinating characters such as the effervescent Aunt Clarence, with a personality as large as her figure. Then there is best friend, Sybille. Together they determine to move upwards on the style and money ladder, preferably in London, where their goal is aimed. Everybody knows the rules of culture and everybody breaks them as plans ebb and flow towards the ultimate goal - (no spoilers)
The story is filled with beautifully crafted expressions, some hilarious, …”Avis rolled over to find her breakfast tray too far away on the bedside table… (p 33)
Original:
“…It was the support a cold brick might give another in holding up a wall.” (p54)
Speaking pictures:
“…but their eyes ere constantly flicking to the queen like moths trying to reach the sun.” (p66)
Context:
Rose is fast becoming a friend of the fashionable as she reaches for her ultimate goal…to reach royalty and their palace. Mingling with maids and attendants, her cute smile, kind words and generosity (of stolen goods) and Sybille’s close encounters yield much excitement and even their priceless goals! Filled with intrigue, dancing, royal masques, monasteries and mysterious creatures, this story will take you to another time and place when life was more of a stage and all the creatures merely players.
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