Description: Jacquetta, daughter of the Count of Luxembourg and kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe, was married to the great Englishman John, Duke of Bedford, uncle to Henry VI. Widowed at the age of 19, she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her household for love, and then carved out a new life for herself.
Genre: Historical Fiction, Romance, Fiction, European Literature
My Rating: 4/5
Jacquetta is the descendant of water Goddess Melusina and has a foreseeing future (well only sometimes), the dower Dutchess, The Lady of Rivers, and the White Queen Elizabeth's real-life mother.
The author's opening note showed a young girl Joan chained and held as a prisoner who claimed to be following the orders by God. Her powers were termed unfeminine and since she was not a man and was powerful she was declared a witch and burned. I wish there was more about Joan in the book, nevertheless, her part was to make clear that women were either weak or witch to men in that era.
John, Duke of Beuford however had other intentions for Jacquetta and her Sporadic powers. After she was widowed at the young age of 19 she found and married the love of her life Richard Woodville a gentleman from her household, a Squire. Their love story and their love throughout the book were engaging, convincing, and true to life.
The most fascinating bit of her story was how they kept reproducing babies in almost every other chapter (exaggeration alert)!!
My Rating: 4/5
Jacquetta is the descendant of water Goddess Melusina and has a foreseeing future (well only sometimes), the dower Dutchess, The Lady of Rivers, and the White Queen Elizabeth's real-life mother.
The author's opening note showed a young girl Joan chained and held as a prisoner who claimed to be following the orders by God. Her powers were termed unfeminine and since she was not a man and was powerful she was declared a witch and burned. I wish there was more about Joan in the book, nevertheless, her part was to make clear that women were either weak or witch to men in that era.
John, Duke of Beuford however had other intentions for Jacquetta and her Sporadic powers. After she was widowed at the young age of 19 she found and married the love of her life Richard Woodville a gentleman from her household, a Squire. Their love story and their love throughout the book were engaging, convincing, and true to life.
The most fascinating bit of her story was how they kept reproducing babies in almost every other chapter (exaggeration alert)!!
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