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What can I say? Elizabeth Fremantle had me riveted from the first page! Sisters of Treason is a page-turning, heart wrenching, gorgeous gem of a book. An author after my own heart, Fremantle not only delves into the stories of two oft-forgotten ladies of the Tudor Court, but she chooses women who's stories don't have a happy ending. Here, the Grey sisters are deftly crafted in all their humanity. Their interior world is brought to life in vivid detail; each layer is nuanced, yet profound. The portrayals are colored in shades of grey (no pun intended) so, as in real-life, there are no villains or heroes to be found...except, perhaps, Sargent Porter Keyes. Human nature is a complex beast and oftentimes, behavior leaves us with more questions than answers. Such is the case with the Grey sisters and the people that surround them at Court. I was most impressed with the way Mary Grey's physical deformities were addressed. She is clever and beautiful; resourceful and daring. The reader never looks upon her in pity because why should they? Her hunched body is merely a shell for the bright soul it contains. Best of all, Fremantle includes Catherine Carey Knollys and her daughter, Lettice. Extremely important ladies in Elizabeth's Court that are almost always, inexplicably, left out in historical fiction. My heart leapt for joy when my beloved Catherine appeared. To sum things up: Don't Miss This Book!


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Sisters of Treason A Novel Elizabeth Fremantle 9781476703107 Books Reviews

History has shown that the Grey sisters, Lady Catherine and Lady Mary, were subjected to royal disfavor for most of their lives. After all, they were related to Jane Grey who was Queen of England for mere days before she was convicted of treason and executed. Being next in line to the throne, Katherine and Mary, the closest royal cousins to two reigning queens, Mary Tudor and Elizabeth Tudor, their lives were a constant worry of being sent to the Tower to follow the fate of their dear sister Jane.

Much has been written about Catherine Grey--her secret marriage, the birth of her two sons and her imprisonment for defying Queen Elizabeth, but there is scant information about the crooked-back Mary. Ms. Fremantle has taken the facts of history and woven a deeply personal story of two sisters and a family friend, the painter Levina Teerlinc. The author lets us peek inside the minds of these young women to see their fears, their loves and their battle to walk a delicate line in the world of court intrigue. Catherine cannot help herself and falls in love and eventually marries in secret--the beginning of her downfall. Mary is clever and is a favorite of both queens for much of her life, but the cost to her sanity is too much to bear. It is no secret what happens to both women, but the story Ms. Fremantle weaves brings those two ill-fated girls to life. Recommended.
This is a great novel about two young girls and their families during the reigns of Mary Tudor and Elizabeth 1. Although it is fiction, it appears that the author has done a great deal of historical research.
It starts in the reign of Mary Tudor. The terror of her reign is vividly described. You had to act convincingly like you were Catholic, even though you were Calvinist Protestant, otherwise you would be burned at the stake. In addition, you had to be careful who you associated with. If someone that you associated with was suspected of being a Heretic, you could be arrested and executed.
One of the sisters is the middle sister of Jane Grey, one of Henry the VIII's that was beheaded for treason. Because of sister's possible claim to the throne, both Mary and later Elizabeth keep her under close scrutiny.
The book is very interesting and well written
I really enjoyed this fictional account of the lives of Katherine and Mary Grey, younger sisters of Lady Jane Grey; the ill-fated nine day Queen. I tried to read Leanda de Lisle's "The Sisters Who Would Be Queen"--a non-fiction book of the Grey sisters--a few years back but unfortunately I just couldn't get into it for some reason. This novel however truly brought Mary and Katherine's stories to life for me, much in the same way that Alison Weir's "Innocent Traitor" did for Jane. I greatly enjoyed reading it and found it just as well-written as Ms. Fremantle's first novel "Queen's Gambit".
This novel is told from three different perspectives. We have the viewpoint of Katherine Grey, Mary Grey, and then Levina Teerlinc--a Flemish painter who earned her living by painting miniature portraits for members of the English court. Levina's perspective in particular was interesting as it was that of an outsider to the Grey family and the Tudor cirle in which they belonged by right of blood. Furthermore Levina's character allowed the reader to gather a little bit more sense of the common people and how they were affected by the change in monarch and the subsequent changing of religious law. As a follower of the reformed faith Levina takes special interest in Lady Jane Grey's writing, a passion of Jane's that I feel the reader is expected to know about prior to reading this novel. I believe the author expects the reader to have some knowledge of Jane, but perhaps not of Mary or Katherine. This is exactly the boat in which I found myself and therefore I felt as though this novel was perfectly geared towards my knowledge base.
Although I can see how Katherine's character may be the favourite of many--she literally jumps from the page with vibrancy--it was Mary's steadfastness that truly resonated with me. In spite of her physical deformity Mary is quick to feel compassion for others, ignoring her own plight completely. Mary is also intelligent and witty, able to navigate the treacherous waters of court by using either her brain or quick wit to determine what to say, when to say it, and who to say it to. Katherine has none of this and therefore for me it was Mary who I truly felt a connection to. I admired her character greatly.
I look forward to the next novel by this talented author.
What can I say? Elizabeth Fremantle had me riveted from the first page! Sisters of Treason is a page-turning, heart wrenching, gorgeous gem of a book. An author after my own heart, Fremantle not only delves into the stories of two oft-forgotten ladies of the Tudor Court, but she chooses women who's stories don't have a happy ending. Here, the Grey sisters are deftly crafted in all their humanity. Their interior world is brought to life in vivid detail; each layer is nuanced, yet profound. The portrayals are colored in shades of grey (no pun intended) so, as in real-life, there are no villains or heroes to be found...except, perhaps, Sargent Porter Keyes. Human nature is a complex beast and oftentimes, behavior leaves us with more questions than answers. Such is the case with the Grey sisters and the people that surround them at Court. I was most impressed with the way Mary Grey's physical deformities were addressed. She is clever and beautiful; resourceful and daring. The reader never looks upon her in pity because why should they? Her hunched body is merely a shell for the bright soul it contains. Best of all, Fremantle includes Catherine Carey Knollys and her daughter, Lettice. Extremely important ladies in Elizabeth's Court that are almost always, inexplicably, left out in historical fiction. My heart leapt for joy when my beloved Catherine appeared. To sum things up Don't Miss This Book!