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Everything I read in November 2019

Here's everything I read in November 2019: Castle Dor, Daphne du Maurier, 3 Stars Not a very memorable Daphne du Maurier book. A retelling of Triston and Isolde that falls a bit flat, possibly due to the fact this was a continuation of another author's work. I wouldn't recommend this unless you want to read every du Maurier book. Sex with the Queen, Eleanor Herman, 3 Stars An average look at the relationships of Queens throughout history. The author makes questionable claims about some of the queens with little evidence to prove those claims. Gentleman Jack, Sally Wainwright, 3 Stars I watched the tv adaptation of Anne's life, BBC's "Gentleman Jack" earlier this year and loved it, so I had to read a biography of the life of such a fascinating woman. Lots of quotes from Anne's diaries and letters which providing a fascinating insight into her life, something that for many people from history we don't have access to their diaries, it is amaz...