I just read this book and I think it is marvelous. Phillipa Gregory outlines the charactaires very well. Even if the story is pure ficition, the diplomatic ways of the main person Hannah are very interesting. The story of Hannah is well told. The Young womans feelings and thoughts fit into the chosen time and make us understand the old ways. The book shows very softly, Which intrigues there ever havebeen and thatthere is always a way in finding yourself.
If you are interested in a good story, a nice read, an interesting point of view about this historic time (raising Queen Elizabeth I) then this is definitely a book for you!