#TheStoneRose #NetGalley. 5 Stars~
"London, 1350. Agnes, daughter of a stonemason, is struggling to keep her father's trade in a city decimated by plague. And then she receives a mysterious message from the disgraced Queen Isabella: mother of King Edward III, and widow of Edward II. Isabella has a task that only Agnes can fulfil. She wants her truth to be told. "
" The third instalment of Carol McGrath's acclaimed She-Wolves Trilogy: the gripping series exploring the tumultuous lives and loves of three queens of England - and of three women who lived in their shadow.
Based on the extraordinary true story of the female stonemason who carved a queen's tomb!"
Huge thanks to Carol McGrath, Headline Accent and NetGalley for this very engrossing historical novel. I really read this one straight through, first time I've done that since 2020, it was positively enthralling. Could NOT put it down!
Actually two stories about the life of Isabella and Edward, as well as the young female stonemason who carves and decorates her tomb with her " stone roses", are intertwined in an almost seamless way, although 30 years or so apart.
There was so very much little known historical data, that I'll be rereading it quite soon to make sure I absorb it all. I need to understand more about all these real persons in this tale. Carol McGrath's historical novels are always impeccably researched and contain vivid characters.
Book #1 The Silken Rose is about Allenore (Eleanor) wife to Henry III
Book # 2 of the She-Wolves Trilogy is The Damask Rose about Eleanor of Castile, wife to Henry II ( the Eleanor Crosses ) I'll go back and get that one now! ) I believe I have anxiously waited for, read and enthusiastically reviewed all of Carol's novels over several years.
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