![]() ![]() not for the young or the too easily offended. ![]() Some of the story (especially in the first half, before she comes mistress) is. At near 400 pages, it's good not to be bogged down with unnecessary prose over unhelpful or uninteresting plot lines. ![]() As a mistress not living in the palace she (and therefore we) often hear things second hand, and that is dealt with fine - I've read enough historical/Royal fiction recently to be a little jaded of all the backstabbing and manipulation found in some other in-palace stories.Įspecially later, the story can jump months at a time, which is not a bad thing, as the story moves along at an appropriate pace. This is Nell's story, so there is little court intrigue beyond jockeying for position with the other mistresses (and the Queen), and the right of succession when the matter of Charles' health comes under threat. This was an enjoyable and easy read, introducing us to a 10 year old Nell Gwynn, just as she is starting out in the local brothel and gives a view of her progressing through society until she becomes one of King Charles II's mistresses. ![]() Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing.Copy received from the publishers as part of Librarything's August Early Reviewer batch. ![]()
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