A Place Beyond Courage

by Elizabeth Chadwick | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 1402271085 Global Overview for this book
Registered by HoserLauren of Burlington, Ontario Canada on 5/9/2013
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Journal Entry 1 by HoserLauren from Burlington, Ontario Canada on Thursday, May 9, 2013
Received as a RABCK from terra57, unregistered.

From Chapters:
The early twelfth century is a time for ambitious men to prosper, and royal servant John FitzGilbert is one of them. But when the old king dies and his successor is appointed, John faces a terrible choice: he must join the rival faction-his enemies- or risk losing everything. His new wife helps him carry his burden, but his final choice will seal not only her fate, but those of his young children.

As the fight for England''s crown enters a new phase, Johnmay be forced to make a terrible sacrifice...

Journal Entry 2 by HoserLauren at Mississauga, Ontario Canada on Tuesday, July 28, 2015
In the era of King Henry II, John FitzGilbert is the King's Marshal. He's earned his way there though trial by combat and does a good job with the sums. However when King Henry II dies, John must choose a side as two groups battle for the crown.

From a historical fiction point, I found this novel interesting. Most of the English historical fiction I've read takes place later than this so I didn't know a lot about the reign of King Henry II and directly following him. The book does a good job of describing what happened during that time and how much turmoil there was during that time when two families were battling for the crown.

From a story telling point, this book had some pretty boring parts. John is an interesting character but his first wife has less personality than a rock. This doesn't help move the story along much.

This book just plods along, which doesn't make it all too exciting. You want to find out what happens to John but there isn't a whole lot of action or cliff hangers along the way.

I was reading an advance copy so I hope everything had been fixed by the time that the book went for final publishing but there were major problems with placements of quotes. It was difficult to tell when someone was speaking because it was just as likely as not that when the character continued speaking, there would be nothing to indicate this.

Journal Entry 3 by HoserLauren at Mississauga, Ontario Canada on Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Released 8 yrs ago (9/23/2015 UTC) at Mississauga, Ontario Canada

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Journal Entry 4 by terra57 at Claremont, New Hampshire USA on Monday, October 19, 2015
Thanks for the book back Lauren. This is one that I sent to you.

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