You many judge for yourself her consummate skill in storytelling and her ability to re-create an era in a way that makes the thirteenth century seem as immediate as the twentieth century.” “Penman…takes real people and real events, and she creates a book that is as compelling as a bestseller…. In this mission, Penman has succeeded admirably.” They give warning or cheer to the present. Good historical novels-and good histories, too-do not isolate the past. One of the many pleasures of Penman’s novel is that while she shows how different and difficult life was then, it is still, in its fundamentals, recognizable to us today…. “A wonderfully constructed story…sure to please fans of Penman and those unfamiliar with her work…as fine a love story as any set in modern times.” Penman does justice with her vivid and realistic novel.” While most history books only scratch the surface of this time period, Ms. “Falls the Shadow has that rare ability to simultaneously entertain and instruct…. As usual, she illuminates the events of individual lives as well as the political and cultural forces that characterized this tumultuous era, in a thoroughly engrossing book.” “Penman brilliantly evokes the medieval world…. Praise for Sharon Kay Penman and Falls the Shadow
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