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The Lioness
The Lioness | Gigi Griffis
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The king killed the love of her life-and she's going to make him pay. Step into this epic revenge tale a la The Count of Monte Cristo, based on the true story of France's most notorious lady pirate. By the author of The Empress-as seen on Netflix. It's 1343 and Jeanne de Clisson is out for revenge. At forty-three, her perfect life-a loving husband, three young children, and two castles in the French countryside-shatters when Phillip VI, the King of France, arrests and beheads her husband for treachery. There's no evidence and no trial-only the execution. The nobles are shocked. The paranoid king is relieved. And Jeanne... Jeanne wants the king's head on a pike. To get justice, she'll take to the sea with a pirate fleet. But while she's burning castles to the ground and sinking merchant ships, the king is hunting her. And the closer she gets to her revenge, the closer the king gets to the people Jeanne loves most. "Griffis has an eye for historical detail and a deft hand when it comes to plotting." - Crime Reads
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Daisey
Daisey
The Lioness | Gigi Griffis
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I haven‘t used my NetGalley account much lately, but I saw a review of this book & had to look it up. This is a story of a warrior woman bent on vengeance for her husband‘s execution by the king of France. Jeanne de Clisson was a real noblewoman turned pirate during the Hundred Years‘ War. I came to agree with her friend that she followed the course of vengeance too long, but I also loved her story of strength against powerful men of her time.

Daisey #NetGalley #ALC #audiobook

@Librarybelle So glad to have read your review and found this book! (edited) 2w
Librarybelle Yay! I‘m glad you liked it! 2w
TheBookHippie Oooooo 2w
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Librarybelle
Librarybelle
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Thanks to #NetGalley for this advanced listening copy…

Jeanne de Clisson is a forgotten real life figure during the Hundred Years‘ War—because she was a woman. And yet, she was fierce. A noblewoman set on revenge against the murder of her husband by the king. Legends abound, but she became a pirate and later retired to the English countryside.

This historical fiction account imagines her life, using rumor to play up her notoriety. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Librarybelle ⬆️⬆️⬆️ Jeanne faces a number of enemies, including amongst her own crew, and lives on rage and revenge. At times, her constant musings about revenge detracted from the story, and I am not sure if the portrayal was to make her seem obstinate or, like a lion, a ferocious opponent. Because this is an alc copy, I cannot quote the final sentence of the author‘s note, but it‘s chef‘s kiss—how history is a collection of perspectives, usually by ⬇️⬇️⬇️ 3w
Librarybelle ⬆️⬆️⬆️ a white man, and the importance of reading all of the footnotes, taking time to read all of the voices. Not only does this book champion a woman warrior (spoiler: Jeanne was not the only woman warrior), but the narrative also exhibits the contributions of non-white characters. I‘d say this type of story complements Philippa Gregory‘s books, as it‘s a good feminine historical fiction. It also makes me want to read Griffis‘ The Empress! 3w
Librarybelle ⬆️⬆️⬆️The audio is a good listen! 3w
Bookwomble Sounds good, and I like the idea of the pirate warrior retiring to the countryside! Better make sure the milk delivery is right! 🥛🥛🗡️☠️😅 3w
Librarybelle @Bookwomble 😂 3w
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Librarybelle
Librarybelle
The Lioness | Gigi Griffis
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I‘m currently listening to the tag, and I think I found a new favorite word: fopdoodle.

Fopdoodle means a simpleton or a fool and went out of style a long time ago. I know a few people who are fopdoodles…maybe it‘s time to bring it back??? I do see it is in pop culture already…

Image from Green‘s Dictionary of Slang online. OED‘s definition was behind a paywall, so I had to look elsewhere.

TheBookHippie Oh what a fun word! 4w
BookmarkTavern I‘m down for incorporating that into my daily vocabulary! 4w
Librarybelle I cannot wait to use it in a sentence, though people may mistake it for Pennsylvania Dutch in my area! 😂 @TheBookHippie @BookmarkTavern 4w
TheBookHippie @Librarybelle 😂😂😂True that! 4w
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