{"id":410,"date":"2012-06-26T14:43:26","date_gmt":"2012-06-26T18:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookmaven623.wordpress.com\/?p=410"},"modified":"2012-06-26T14:43:26","modified_gmt":"2012-06-26T18:43:26","slug":"review-the-irish-princess-by-karen-harper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackiepaxsonauthor.com\/index.php\/2012\/06\/26\/review-the-irish-princess-by-karen-harper\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Irish Princess by Karen Harper"},"content":{"rendered":"

YEAH!!! I finished another book off of my summer reading list.\u00a0 I feel like I am really slow going on this list. The book I just finished is The Irish Princess<\/em> by Karen Harper.\u00a0 Ms. Harper is well-known for writing historical fiction and this book is included in this genre.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>We meet Gera, our heroine, first as she is sneaking into King Henry VIII’s bedchamber.\u00a0 With murder in her eyes and a dagger in her hand she is intent on revenge for the damage the king has caused to her family.\u00a0 Just as she is about to plunge the dagger into the King he turns and whispers to her.\u00a0 We are then spirited back to Ireland where Gera grew up.\u00a0 She is part of what would have been royalty if Ireland had royalty.\u00a0 At this time in history, Ireland was not an independent nation, but a part of the English crown.\u00a0 Ireland was not considered part of the empire yet, but was still overseen by English governors.\u00a0 Gera was part of one of the remaining Irish families that were still allowed to rule with the approval of the King.\u00a0 This peaceful coexistence was short-lived for Gera.\u00a0 When Gera was only 11 her father is imprisoned in the Tower of London with claims that he was trying to start a rebellion in Ireland.\u00a0 Not long after being imprisoned her father dies.\u00a0 This spurs her half-brother, now the Earl of Kildare,\u00a0 into declaring rebellion against King Henry VIII.\u00a0 When this happens Gera and her brother, the heir, are the only Fitzgeralds left at their home in Mayhoon.\u00a0 When the rebellion begins Gera stays and Gerald is sent away to the continent so that he will be safe.<\/p>\n

The rebellion is shortly quelled and Gera’s uncles and half-brother go into hiding.\u00a0 After a few months of hiding the five uncles are tricked into a meeting to discuss terms of peace.\u00a0 They are shackled and taken to the Tower of London.\u00a0 This trap was planned by Gera’s English uncle, now the governor of Ireland.\u00a0 Gera is now sent to England to live with her mother and her siblings.\u00a0 On her trip over she meets Edward Clinton.\u00a0 This clandestine first meeting will continue to appear throughout the book.\u00a0 Her random encounters spur on the love story between them.\u00a0 All the while, the court politics of King Henry VIII play a central role to both the story and Gera’s plans for revenge.\u00a0 Though Gera has a lot of tragedy in her life primarily caused by the Tudor family she also has some unexpected happiness while in England .\u00a0 This is one story that you just want to learn more about.<\/p>\n

Karen Harper does a phenomenal job on this book.\u00a0 Her detailed illustration of the court intrigues and the political gauntlets that are thrown down during this time is extraordinary.\u00a0 Taking a fairly well-known subject of Tudor London and highlighting a little known character with an incredible backstory that is heartbreaking.\u00a0 Gera’s life leads her from her beloved Ireland to Whitehall Palace where the English court is held.\u00a0 I personally wish I had met the real Gera.\u00a0 I think she would have been a loyal and exciting friend to have. I would recommend this book for anyone interested in a good historical fiction that highlights many smaller characters in a part of history that was so large.<\/p>\n

For more information on The Irish Princess by Karen Harper you can go to Barnes and Noble, Amazon or any other book retailer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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