6/3/2023 0 Comments Heartstone by C.J. Sansom![]() Only when I had made it to the author’s notes at the end, when C. We know and understand Shardlake well, and that of his side-kick, Jack Barack, others seem more as outlines. More than its predecessors, it feels more plot driven, over character. ![]() That said, it is still a worthwhile read. Of all the books in the series, Heartstone is the one that I have enjoyed the least. The weighty descriptions lead to a vast book, which I confess to skimming in places. Too much description of costume, of weaponry, and mind-numbing detail of Portsmouth in preparation for battle, and of the Mary Rose itself. ![]() At others, it felt like the historical detail was overwritten. It is easy, at times, to forget that you are reading from a very different time frame. Sansom’s writing raises the sense of Tudor England from the pages, creating vivid images of the scenes in the reader’s mind. ![]() Meanwhile, Shardlake is given an intriguing legal case by an old servant of Queen Catherine Parr, which brings Shardlake into the frontline of the naval battle. ![]() Henry VIII’s invasion of France has gone badly wrong, and a massive French fleet is preparing to sail across the Channel. It is Summer, 1545 and England is at war. Heartstone is the fifth in the brilliant series charting the investigations of Matthew Shardlake, a lawyer in King Henry VIII’s reign. ![]()
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