Time and Chance, (Paperback)

from LisaMaria_C

At her best (Sunne in Splendour, Here Be Dragons) Penman is numbered among my favorite authors. Those favorites greatly moved me and are memorable years afterwards. There's only one book of hers I've read I ever found tedious--and that's her recent novel "Lionheart" about Richard the I of England...

from japaul22

This is the second book in Penman's historical fiction series about Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. This book covers the first half or so of their marriage and the birth of their many children and historical events through the murder of Thomas Becket. As always, I enjoy Penman's brand of histo...

from maryreinert

This is another great Penman novel -- historically accurate, well developed characters, and good job of making complicated politics come alive. I gave it a four rather than a five simply because I did think it was a bit harder to follow than some of her other works, but that is probably because t...

from gbelik

This second volume of Penman's trilogy about Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine covers about 15years and includes Thomas Becket elevation to Archbishop of Canterbury and the feud between Henry and Thomas leading to Thomas's murder in the Cathedral. Henry and Eleanor also grow apart during these ye...

from sensitivemuse

It's greatly recommended - no actually you SHOULD read When Christ and his Saints Slept. Not only does it give you the background, an introduction to some characters that are featured in this book, and a lot of history, Time and Chance is a continuation of previously mentioned novel. There's just...