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The Captive of Kensington Palace (1976)

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0399118519 (ISBN13: 9780399118517)
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The Captive Of Kensington Palace (1976) - Plot & Excerpts

Con detalles históricos y un excelente contexto, Plaidy consigue que entre en un mundo completamente diferente, dándole la realidad necesaria para capturar al lector. Con personajes históricos bien retratados, inicia la historia de una pequeña heredera al trono. Si bien me gustó mucho la narrativa y la manera de llevar la historia, siento que los momentos claves dentro de ésta, incluyendo a Victoria desde su infancia hasta que se convierte en Reina, fue demasiado veloz. Si bien la historia comienza con una Victoria pequeña y finaliza con una mujer de 18 años, siento que faltó consistencia en aquellos momentos históricos donde la joven heredera al trono se vio afectada por la actitud de su madre, controlada por Conroy, así como también de las influencias de su tío Leopold, sin contar Lezhen, quedan retratados sin duda, pero poco pudimos saber de las sensaciones que experimentó Victoria, quizá en los siguientes libros quede evidenciado, ya que la joven Victoria no podía expresar su voluntad puesto que su madre leía su diario y después de todo la época no lo permitía. Aún así me gustó mucho el libro, una manera agradable de conocer más sobre mi Reina británica favorita, aunque siento que poco se le dio importancia a factores fundamentales, el hecho de abarcar todas las visiones de un mismo hecho hizo de este libro un excelente ejemplar. Sin duda compraré los otros tres para terminar la saga de Victoria.

If you want a captivating insight into the history of the monarchy, you must read the books by Jean Plaidy. I can guarantee that once you start one of her books, you'll not put it down!In this novel, the first of three for this monarch, she gives us an insight into the childhood of Queen Victoria. The plottings, conniving, match-making that went on in the Royal Palaces beggars belief. Plaidy being each individual to life in a very effective way, so right from the start I wanted to "boo" every time the Duke of Cumberland entered the scene, and as for John Conway and the Duchess of Kent - they drove me nuts! I love the portrait Plaidy gives of Victoria as being such a saintly person (right from the episode of the doll in the shop up until the end of the book when she reaches her eighteenth birthday). So, to sum up, if you want to brush up on your knowledge of Queen Victoria, you MUST read this book. I'm off to start the sequel now!

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This novel was written in a similar manner to the other Jean Plaidy novel I read. There are multiple points of view going on, even in the same chapter. Once you get used to it you barely notice.I had read only biographies on Queen Victoria in the past, so this is the first novel about Victoria I've read. I was very impressed at the level of research about Victoria that was included, though much of it I think already widely known. The great thing, I think, about writing Victoria is that we have things like her journal to use as a primary source. It really gives it an air of authenticity, despite it being fiction.I enjoyed it, and am looking forward to reading the next in the series.
—Victoria

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