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"Beata
Feb 17, 2019
Beata rated it it was amazing
Some years ago I read about the poisoning affair at James I’s court and I was intrigued by the circumstances. When I found this book, I jumped at reading it, and the novel turned out to be a real page-turner with two narrators, Frances Howard and Robert Carr, telling the stories of their lives and love. The Poison Bed is a historical fiction, very well-researched with regard to the period. Based on actual events, the novel actually aims at providing the answer as to the murderer, and does so splendidly till the very end. Firstly I gave 4 stars but I give now an extra star for continually keeping me interested."
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The Poison Bed 'Gone Girl meets The Miniaturist' 9781405920070 Books Reviews
- I bought this one because the subject and the blurb "Gone Girl meets The Miniaturist" intrigued me.
Two years ago i watched "Gone girl" and it is still one of my favorite movies.
I've also read "The Miniaturist". It was the first book i managed to complete since giving birth last year, and it was a good one.
Also, this is not my first book by E C Fremantle. I've aslo read her book "Queen's Gambit" about Katherine Parr’s marriage to Henry VIII.
So i figured "The Poison Bed" Couldn't fail. In fact, it exeeded my expectations.
I will not explain the structure of the novel, because it will give a spoiler.
I will only say that the story is told from two points of view That of Robert Carr, the king's favorite and that of Frances Howard, a member of the powerfull Howard family.
This book made me work. Meaning, Wikipedia became a constant companion in trying to understand who's who.
The court factions involved in the plot have grudges one with the other going back centuries, and an "active" reading is required.
I knew about the Overbury poisoning from "The Murder in the Tower The Story of Frances, Countess of Essex (A Novel of the Stuarts Book 3)" by Jean Plaidy. That is a good book to understand the complexities of the case, and get a firm grasp of the basic events. That one was written long ago, and is a part of her Stuart novels. Plaidy has written about any English Monarch since William the conqueror, but her books never read like thrillers. The poison Bed does. It really reminded me of Gone Girl in that regard. - This story is chilling. And it hasn’t lost its element of horror for being centuries old and true. Author EC Fremantle has woven a tale of intrigue, deception, and betrayal, told through the minds of the two leads. Frances Howard is presented to us as (a) manipulative and sociopathic; (b) the puppet of her unscrupulous and ambitious uncle (but weren’t all Howard’s of this ilk); or (c) a silly girl woman who dabbled in palm reading (a dangerous pastime in those days). Robert Carr - a mixture of ambition, insecurity, and naïveté - waffles as he punches above his weight. I like to think the other Robert must have thanked his lucky stars that he got off lightly with an annulment and loss of face. The unravelling of the mystery begins from Her perspective, her thoughts. At the start, then, his viewpoint is already secondary. But then, things are not quite what they seem. Or, are they? Thanks to the Pigeonhole for the opportunity to indulge in this great read.
- Beata
Feb 17, 2019
Beata rated it it was amazing
Some years ago I read about the poisoning affair at James I’s court and I was intrigued by the circumstances. When I found this book, I jumped at reading it, and the novel turned out to be a real page-turner with two narrators, Frances Howard and Robert Carr, telling the stories of their lives and love. The Poison Bed is a historical fiction, very well-researched with regard to the period. Based on actual events, the novel actually aims at providing the answer as to the murderer, and does so splendidly till the very end. Firstly I gave 4 stars but I give now an extra star for continually keeping me interested.
