A review by slithytove
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century by Barbara W. Tuchman

5.0

The best historical nonfiction book you are ever going to read and it's probably close to the best book you are ever going to read. Its obviously exhaustively researched but is nowhere near exhausting to read. Tuchman's easy reading style brings the 14th century to life in vivid detail from the military and political intrigue of the mightiest prine or prelate down to the everyday life of the ordinary peasant. I cannot rate this book high enough and extra stars go to the audio version read by Nadia May.