Portrait of an Unknown Woman (Audiobook)

from EvelynBernard

When I read the book, the expression 'You can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear' repeatedly came to my thoughts. This book is basically a Harlequin romance set in the time of Sir Thomas More and Tudor England. It is the story of Thomas More's ward, Meg Giggs - her education, her interest in me...

from VhartPowers

Meg Giggs lost her mother at birth and then her father at nine. She goes to live with Thomas More's family. She feels like an outsider. She's the last of the More daughters to be married; and she marries John Clement. (his story is just as interesting.)Hans Holbein is hired by More to paint a fam...

from bridgetmarkwood

What a great book! First, it is well written- easy to get lost in. Second, history has never been more alive. I learned a lot about medicine, family, art and other issues of the day. Well researched. Third, the author had great fun playing with some of the mysteries surrounding the royals and the...

from maryreinert

In order for historical fiction to be really good, it must ring true which this certainly does. There is enough "fictionalization" to make it really interesting (yes, the premise of the two princes in the Tower may be a stretch)while at the same time leading the reader down an accurate historical...

from Jaelle

Engrossing literary fiction with lots of accurate historical detail. If you like historical fiction and Jane Austen's depictions of family and social life, you will probably enjoy this novel.