A couple of book reviews
I owe you all some book reviews... and CD reviews.. Books first... Conquest 1066 - Stewart Binns This covers the life of Hereward who is a legendary figure from around the time of the Battle of Hastings about whom little is known about his life. This is an attempt to therefore create a fictional account to embellish his life in which he is made an outlaw at an early age, travels widely and becomes a hugely respected soldier. Up to the point of the recounting of the Battle of Hastings this was a captivating read. Sadly after that you know that his attempts at the rebellion fail so it is a bit of disappointment from then on I'm afraid and I lost interest in it - that is also disappointing since he is portrayed as a man who after that went on to live further adventures but these are not covered. Sad, I'd have preferred a briefer recount of his rebellion and more on his later life story. For anyone into historical novels it is a reasonable read. Marks of Ca...