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The Duchess Of Cornwall Reveals Her Four Personal Choices For Online "Reading Room"

Posted by karenl on January 15, 2021, 12:40 am

"Camilla was inspired to set up the free initiative as a result of the phenomenal response to two suggested reading lists she published during the first lockdown, as well as research which showed that book sales soared by 400 per cent.

The duchess and her team decided to set up a more permanent platform to celebrate and explore literature from around the world - @duchessofcornwallsreadingroom.

Sources say she has put her 'heart and soul' into the venture, which is a royal first.

Each recommended book will be accompanied by exclusive content from the authors, as well as the duchess herself, to spark conversation and debate."

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9147729/Duchess-Cornwall-reveals-four-personal-picks-new-online-reading-room.html

Re: The Duchess Of Cornwall Reveals Her Four Personal Choices For Online "Reading Room"

Posted by Carolyn on January 15, 2021, 6:16 am, in reply to "The Duchess Of Cornwall Reveals Her Four Personal Choices For Online "Reading Room""

I love reading and was happy to see this. I've ordered Hilary Mantel's "The Mirror and the Light". I've read the author's other two books about Cromwell as this is "my" period of interest.
I have the same birth date as Queen Elizabeth I.

I have visited the spot in the Tower of London where Anne Boleyn was executed. I sensed something sad about it.

Re: The Duchess Of Cornwall Reveals Her Four Personal Choices For Online "Reading Room"

Posted by stephen on January 17, 2021, 12:27 am, in reply to "The Duchess Of Cornwall Reveals Her Four Personal Choices For Online "Reading Room""

Love this!!!!!!!

Re: The Duchess Of Cornwall Reveals Her Four Personal Choices For Online "Reading Room"

Posted by Carolyn on January 23, 2021, 1:26 pm, in reply to "Re: The Duchess Of Cornwall Reveals Her Four Personal Choices For Online "Reading Room""

I received my copy of Hilary Mantel's "The Mirror and The Light" today. I ordered it used, but it is like new. No illustrations, but that is ok. .

Re: The Duchess Of Cornwall Reveals Her Four Personal Choices For Online "Reading Room"

Posted by Martha on January 23, 2021, 2:08 pm, in reply to "Re: The Duchess Of Cornwall Reveals Her Four Personal Choices For Online "Reading Room""

Let us know what you think after a few chapters.

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The Mirror and The Light

Posted by Karen on January 23, 2021, 3:15 pm, in reply to "Re: The Duchess Of Cornwall Reveals Her Four Personal Choices For Online "Reading Room""

Personally I think the first two books in the trilogy are the best. The third loses a bit of steam and does start to feel a bit repetitive. Events covered in the first two books are mentoned so often that I actually skipped bits. The ending is magnificent though.

The Mirror and The Light

Posted by Carolyn on January 24, 2021, 10:36 am, in reply to "The Mirror and The Light"

I'll admit I've been skipping around after the first pages telling of Anne Boleyn's execution. I wanted to see how she handled the first meeting of Henry and Anne of Cleves. It was like a blind date gone bad.

I liked the list of characters at the beginning and her notes at the end that told what happened to most of the people after Henry's death.

I attended a seminar on "Reform and Reformation" when I was in college in the early 80s. (I had returned to college as a mature student.) The professor was an Episcopal priest. I had been raised Lutheran and was interested in the subject. When discussing the break with Rome and Henry's romance with Anne Boleyn one student who was from London spoke up. "I've ever understood what the fuss was about." The professor was speechless.

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