Sunne in Splendour

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  • One of the most amazing books you will ever read  

    Sunne in Splendour (Paperback)
    Before I read this book I never touched historic novels but prefered the proper biographies. To be honest I just bought Because I could not find anything decent. But how ignorant I was! This book is totally absorbing and absolutely amazing. It opened
  • Detailed Fantastic  

    Sunne in Splendour (Paperback)
    About Richard III we know mostly what Shakespeare wrote, so this version is so refreshingly different. Held in great detail, with great attention to detail and excellent research shows us the author here a dazzling time image. Very worth reading.
  • Best Historical Fiction  

    Sunne in Splendour (Paperback)
    Penman is the greatest historical fiction author I have ever read and I believe thatthis is her best book. She does a great job of presenting to alternate viewpoint to the story of Richard III. I find it to be very admirable indeed Penman is able to
  • Penman turns into a hero Richard III  

    Sunne in Splendour (Paperback)
    About a hundred pages into this book, I found myself rather liking the young Richard. I Wondered, "How in the heck can this be the same boy who wants to grow up to murder his own nephews?" Penman Seemed to be a very difficult dilemma Tackling: H
  • The book did sent us to England in search of Richard III ...  

    Sunne in Splendour (Paperback)
    It was an accident, really, did I came to own the book. We were in a tiny bookstore across from Caernarfon Castle When I found the thick and tempting volume. Having exhausted my reading material during the trip, I bought it, and tucked it away for th
  • Good, but incredible  

    Sunne in Splendour (Paperback)
    Yes, Shakespeare's Richard is hard to belive, but Equally so is Penman's, who is too much a victim of circumstance and overzealous followers. I Can not Believe That One of the King's followers would kill the Prince's without his knowledge or desire,
  • pretty good, but SHOULD have been better  

    Sunne in Splendour (Paperback)
    The fourth star is for Penman's portrayal of Richard as the decent one unfairly maligned by history - the way I've come to see him. HOWEVER, I must say did while this book what excellently well-researched and incredibly interesting, I've seen Ms. Pen