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The Secret History · Tartt
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The Accursed Kings · Book 5 of 7
Maurice Druon
2014 · 428 pages
Charles IV is now king of France and his sister is Edward II of England's Queen. Having been imprisoned by Edward as leader of the rebellious English barons, Roger Mortimer escapes to France, where he joins the war against the English Aquitaine. But it is his love affair with Isabella, the 'she-wolf of France', who has come seemingly to negotiate a treaty of peace that seals his fate ...
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Quiet, observational, and lightly philosophical — the prose is the point. Best for readers who already enjoy literary fiction and aren't reading for plot. Frustrates anyone expecting clear stakes.
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