From: Margaret Denman-West <maggie>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 14:47:43 +0100

I thoroughly enjoyed . I felt , for the most part, the characterizations were "flesh and blood", and the emotions elicited by the style and story development were well presented. However - I am an adult one who will not be influenced by the lack of historical authenticity. Much as I enjoyed reading it, I did not recommend it to my 11 and 12 year old grandaughters, who are avid readers, because I questioned the wisdom of their "learning history" when so much has been fictionalized. I know I would have "taken it as fact" when I was their ages, however, perhaps our youth are not as naive as I was "in the dark ages" - and I am wrong. Who knows, perhaps they have already read it!!!

Dr. Margaret (Maggie) Denman-West maggie at en.com Cleveland, OH
Received on Fri 24 Oct 1997 08:47:43 AM CDT