Review: Sister Queens, Julia Fox

October 24, 2013August 16, 2015 Girl with her Head in a Book

Everybody knows the sad story of Katherine of Aragon, the loyal wife, the tiger mother, the saintly martyr. Many people also know the story of her sister Juana of Castile, or […]

Review: Seating Arrangements, Maggie Shipstead

October 5, 2013February 10, 2017 Girl with her Head in a Book

I like attending other people’s weddings but would hate to have to organise one myself. I’ve seen too many weddings where the two people at the centre of the drama […]