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It is by no-means in-depth and spends more time describing the antiques that Colter decorated her buildings with than with her life. Colter was a fascinating woman and I would have liked to learn more about her than this book provided.
Being as how Colter isn't exactly someone you're likely to read more than one book about, I would recommend purchasing something with more pictures and information than this one, which is more just a basic outline.
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Criticism aside, Frasier delievers a rich narrative of the life of Mary, including her life in France before her personal rule, a side of the queen we rarely hear about. She also displays an impressive understanding of the Scottish court and the Elizabeth's England's relationship to Scotland. She manages to keep her ponderings about Mary's private feelings to a minimum. Although there is some attempts to explain Mary's psychological state, its only done when absolutely needed (after all, if you're reading this there's going to be times when you're mind is screaming "why?" when you read over some of the yutz stuff Mary seems to do).
All in all, "Mary Queen of Scots" is a good read and more importantly, good history.
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on 4 yrs. in the White House!!
GO FIGURE!!!!! I am SO SORRY I had my daughter get this book for me for Mother's DAY!
She gave some insightfll thoughts about Mary and Abraham that was quite a treat to read.
to have written other books.
The author adopts an unusual construction for her narrative. It might be called chronology in reverse. Instead of tracing the development of a relationship between husband and wife over a period of twenty-four years, Miss Howard begins in the present and reverts, stage by stage, to the time of the first meeting.
No novelist known to me is as skilled as Miss Howard at dissecting and displaying the myriad flickerings and quiverings of people's thought and emotions in dialogue with themselves and in interaction with each other. Admiration of this skill is more likely to command your attention in this book than are the appeals of suspense, plot development and setting.
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It is not clear to me what the author is trying to say in this book. Is it that it's okay to be overweight, and that you can still be content? If so, there is no commentary on the crass behavior and shallowness of the world of show business. Young children 5 and under don't usually have the framework to judge the behavior of characters in books, and may instead simply imitate that behavior.
Another complaint I had is that the appearance of the chocolate covered cherries every night is not explained. Mary H. E. is not old enough to pull that off without help, and what is to be said of someone who would enter into that kind of arrangement with this child? Perhaps this is too literal, but the road to eating disorders is paved with good intentions.
The art and surface story are pleasant enough, and I appreciate the message of accepting yourself as you are, but I was not inspired by this book.
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In those twenty-two years, England would have two kings, two queens, major shifts in religion and politics, five royal marriages, royal scandals beyond counting, births, deaths, literally hundreds of executions for heresy and treason, and in the middle of it all, a Princess fearing for her life, locked up in stone towers and seduced by a dashing rogue.
And it's all true!
(And what was so wrong with the Courtney information that one reviewer felt compelled to disclaim it twice?)