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A review by mimima
Victoria Victorious: The Story of Queen Victoria by Jean Plaidy
3.0
Reading a Jean Plaidy is like eating comfort food - at the end you feel satisfied, comforted, and perhaps a bit overstuffed.
I find Victoria to be an interesting character, and all I knew as I went into is was that she gave her name to a straight-laced era, ruled for a long time, was the grandmother to saints, and was a prolific letter writer.
Plaidy portrays her as needing a strong protector - a role that is fulfilled by a succession of ministers and her husband, Alfred.
She is not portrayed as terribly able to assess the mood of the country or to grasp the issues of the day. While there were times that it dragged and it was a bit of a slow start - due to the perspective issue of such a young main character - I recommend it and enjoyed the read.
I find Victoria to be an interesting character, and all I knew as I went into is was that she gave her name to a straight-laced era, ruled for a long time, was the grandmother to saints, and was a prolific letter writer.
Plaidy portrays her as needing a strong protector - a role that is fulfilled by a succession of ministers and her husband, Alfred.
She is not portrayed as terribly able to assess the mood of the country or to grasp the issues of the day. While there were times that it dragged and it was a bit of a slow start - due to the perspective issue of such a young main character - I recommend it and enjoyed the read.