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"One of the best mysteries of all time" (The New York Times)—Josephine Tey recreates one of history’s most famous—and vicious—crimes in her classic bestselling novel, a must read for connoisseurs of fiction, now with a new introduction by Robert Barnard.
Inspector Alan Grant of Scotland Yard, recuperating from a broken leg, becomes fascinated with a contemporary portrait of Richard III that bears no resemblance to the Wicked Uncle of history. Could such a sensitive, noble face actually belong to one of the world’s most heinous villains—a venomous hunchback who may have killed his brother’s children to make his crown secure? Or could Richard have been the victim, turned into a monster by the usurpers of England’s throne? Grant determines to find out once and for all, with the help of the British Museum and an American scholar, what kind of man Richard Plantagenet really was and who killed the Little Princes in the Tower.
The Daughter of Time is an ingeniously plotted, beautifully written, and suspenseful tale, a supreme achievement from one of mystery writing’s most gifted masters.
Inspector Alan Grant of Scotland Yard, recuperating from a broken leg, becomes fascinated with a contemporary portrait of Richard III that bears no resemblance to the Wicked Uncle of history. Could such a sensitive, noble face actually belong to one of the world’s most heinous villains—a venomous hunchback who may have killed his brother’s children to make his crown secure? Or could Richard have been the victim, turned into a monster by the usurpers of England’s throne? Grant determines to find out once and for all, with the help of the British Museum and an American scholar, what kind of man Richard Plantagenet really was and who killed the Little Princes in the Tower.
The Daughter of Time is an ingeniously plotted, beautifully written, and suspenseful tale, a supreme achievement from one of mystery writing’s most gifted masters.
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â Only historians tell you what they thought. Research workers stick to what they did."
Who killed the two young princes from the Castle? Historians wrote it in the history books so it must be true. Or is it?
We begin with Inspector Alan Grant and who is a horrible patient at the hospital. He is bored and a bit passive/aggressive in his attitude with his two nurses, who are quite patient and kind to him. He calls one "The Midget" whose name is really, Nurse Ingham. She was a very nice 5â2â who bosses Alan Grant around and considering Grant is 6 feet. She can move his body with ease and she is a petite woman. Personally, I think that is one of the reasons why he nicknames her "The Midget."
The other nurse is nicknamed by Inspector Grant as The Amazon whose real name is Nurse Darroll. She came from Gloucestershire and was homesick each daffodil season. She had large soft hands and large soft cowâs eyes like she always looked very sorry for you. She treated him as a dead weight.
Inspector Grant was bed-bounded because he had fallen through a trap door. He had been in hot pursuit of Benny Skoll. His friend, Marta Hallard is a famous stage actress and feels Grant is bored and she remembers he has a knack for looking at faces and being able to tell who the real criminals are. With that, she brings Grant a bunch of photos and he has to deduce whether or not the person is guilty or not. That is how he comes across Richard III. He is from the House of York and with that, I have gotten so lost with the Houses and who is who and which number they are. There's King Edward IV and then there is Edward Duke of Gloucester and then there's Prince Edward IV, and then there... you get the picture.
For this is not my best subject and my poor mind started to go sideways, the way Grant comes to deduce who the real killer is, I'm still trying to figure house who's from the House of Lancaster and how they fit in. Let me tell you about the Georges and Henrys now. ...or not... Don't get me started on the Allies of Richard of Gloucester. I'm still trying to figure out things.
This is not to say this is the most horrible book. It's just too confusing and befuddling for me to follow and even though I finished it, I truly struggled through with it and it took me too long to finish considering it is a novella. It also seemed to drag. Understand Grant is stuck in the hospital but it just felt stifling and things and people had to come to him. Perhaps if the author wrote it where we could go out of the hospital with the other characters. I also did not care for his attitude towards his two nurses. They are there to do a job and they do it with much professionalism when dealing with Grant. I have taken into account how he feels trapped and thus frustrated.
What I did enjoy was the friendship or warmth of the professional working relationship with Inspector Grant and his small circle of friends which includes Marta Hallard and Sergeant Willams. I can't say about Brent Carradine because it's too new and this is my first of this series. There are more in the series of Inspector Alan Grant and this is book #5. Will I continue with the series? Perhaps I will give another book in the series a try, but not this book, for me.
Who killed the two young princes from the Castle? Historians wrote it in the history books so it must be true. Or is it?
We begin with Inspector Alan Grant and who is a horrible patient at the hospital. He is bored and a bit passive/aggressive in his attitude with his two nurses, who are quite patient and kind to him. He calls one "The Midget" whose name is really, Nurse Ingham. She was a very nice 5â2â who bosses Alan Grant around and considering Grant is 6 feet. She can move his body with ease and she is a petite woman. Personally, I think that is one of the reasons why he nicknames her "The Midget."
The other nurse is nicknamed by Inspector Grant as The Amazon whose real name is Nurse Darroll. She came from Gloucestershire and was homesick each daffodil season. She had large soft hands and large soft cowâs eyes like she always looked very sorry for you. She treated him as a dead weight.
Inspector Grant was bed-bounded because he had fallen through a trap door. He had been in hot pursuit of Benny Skoll. His friend, Marta Hallard is a famous stage actress and feels Grant is bored and she remembers he has a knack for looking at faces and being able to tell who the real criminals are. With that, she brings Grant a bunch of photos and he has to deduce whether or not the person is guilty or not. That is how he comes across Richard III. He is from the House of York and with that, I have gotten so lost with the Houses and who is who and which number they are. There's King Edward IV and then there is Edward Duke of Gloucester and then there's Prince Edward IV, and then there... you get the picture.
For this is not my best subject and my poor mind started to go sideways, the way Grant comes to deduce who the real killer is, I'm still trying to figure house who's from the House of Lancaster and how they fit in. Let me tell you about the Georges and Henrys now. ...or not... Don't get me started on the Allies of Richard of Gloucester. I'm still trying to figure out things.
This is not to say this is the most horrible book. It's just too confusing and befuddling for me to follow and even though I finished it, I truly struggled through with it and it took me too long to finish considering it is a novella. It also seemed to drag. Understand Grant is stuck in the hospital but it just felt stifling and things and people had to come to him. Perhaps if the author wrote it where we could go out of the hospital with the other characters. I also did not care for his attitude towards his two nurses. They are there to do a job and they do it with much professionalism when dealing with Grant. I have taken into account how he feels trapped and thus frustrated.
What I did enjoy was the friendship or warmth of the professional working relationship with Inspector Grant and his small circle of friends which includes Marta Hallard and Sergeant Willams. I can't say about Brent Carradine because it's too new and this is my first of this series. There are more in the series of Inspector Alan Grant and this is book #5. Will I continue with the series? Perhaps I will give another book in the series a try, but not this book, for me.
This is a wonderful book. If you love history mysteries this one is very thorough. Richard III one of the most misunderstood and misrepresented people of history is shown for who he really was in this book. The author goes through the facts in a story setting that brings them to life instead of just listing them off. One of the most enjoyable books I have read.
I thought this was rather boring really. The story of Richard was interesting but not this rendition.
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