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Captive Queen

a Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine
snowbird922
Mar 08, 2012snowbird922 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
For a first time reader of historical fiction I could not put this book down. Having however read some of the reviews on Amazon however have given me quite a surprise and in fact I thought some of them were rather harsh. Some readers seemed to have a problem with how Weir dealt with Eleanor's sexuality they think her writing made the Queen seem a bit of a floosy. I however did not take in the story that way I believe there was an immense passion she shared with her husband what wife doesn’t. And yes sorry but women do use their sex to get there way and I don’t only mean by giving it up. I found this story to have me quite enraptured with Eleanor and her strength as a woman trying to keep her family together and indeed I think she must have been a force to be reckoned with. In fact I can’t wait to read some more about her. I think Weir did an excellent job and I am looking forward to reading another book by her.