A review by megmcardle
Figures In Silk by Vanora Bennett

4.0

This is solid historical fiction. What really worked was the vivid setting (War of the Roses England) and the lead character of the daughter of a silk merchant. The relationships were a bit inconsistent, and some of the historical details about silk seemed like the author was trying to squeeze as much of her research onto the page as she could, but it was pretty interesting stuff. Couldn't help comparing it to The Sunne in Splendour, which is one of the best novels to cover this fascinating period of history, and Daughter of Time - a great moden(ish) mystery that attempts to clear Richard III of the crime of killing the Princes in the Tower.