The Lady of the Rivers

Advantages: Well researched & well written
Disadvantages: None for me

...The Lady of the Rivers is the third book in Philippa Gregory's Cousin's War series, set throughout the War of the Roses. The first two are the White Queen about Elizabeth Woodville, wife of Edward IV and mother of the Princes in the Tower; and The Red Queen about Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII. The Lady of the Rivers is all about Jacquetta, the mother of Elizabeth Woodville...

MrsW2011 27.09.2012 18:22 · Read review
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Review of The Lady of the Rivers - Philippa Gregory

The Iron Lady

Advantages: The legendary Meryl Streep who absolutely nails this role
Disadvantages: Everything else - clumsy direction, boring script, a completely unsatisfactory look at the leader

...upbeat ABBA songs. With ?The Iron Lady,? Lloyd doesn?t have the Swedish pop group to fall back on, as she is left alone with the legendary actress in a narrative that really should have gripped the audience. Margaret Thatcher, no matter what your opinion may be, was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, a milestone further boosted by the fact that she served a whopping ten and a half...

goldenbat666 12.01.2012 07:59 · Read review
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Lady Geek

Advantages: Brilliant production, creation, cohesion and charisma. And Bad Romance!
Disadvantages: She still hasn't entirely corralled her ethos into a wholly satisfying musical venture

...While the residents of the UK attempt in vain to recover from the tsunami of pulsating charisma and brilliance which was Cheryl Cole?s ?Three Words?, and whilst children sit next to the radios waiting impatiently for the DJ to drop some more sinuous and magnetic records from Pixie Lott and Kate Nash; it?s hard to pick out quite what it is about Lady Gaga that has made people so excited about pop...

Seresecros 26.06.2010 16:03 · Read review
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