Publisher information
- Publisher: F. A. Thorpe (Publishers)
- ISBN: 9781444848892
- Number of pages: 408
- Dimensions: 232 x 155 mm
- Languages: English
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Fascinating
I am a bit torn in this review. To sum up I loved the writing but it just went on way too long. It would have been far more admirable at a maximum of 500 p... READ MORE
This is an incredibly clever and absorbing novel.
In 'Learwife' ,J.R Thorp draws upon Shakespeare's play, and conjures up a clever, flawed and ambitious queen cloistered behind convent walls. Nursing the a... READ MORE
ARC
Word has come. Care-bent King Lear is dead, driven mad and betrayed. His three daughters too, broken in battle. But someone has survived: Lear's queen. Exi... READ MORE
Such lyrical prose, such an enthralling tale.
This is a story of the aftermath of terrible tragedy, of love betrayed set against the emotional hinterland of life in a medieval convent. It is so beauti... READ MORE
Shakespeare missed a trick by omitting Lear's queen
I like retellings and spin-offs; they’re a good way of extending the enjoyment of a story. I think this approach, though, is a rich seam: take a well-known... READ MORE
morbidly fascinating character study
Very well-written and atmospheric, it gave a very convincing portrayal of the deterioration of the nameless queen's situation and sanity. The characterisat... READ MORE
A great read
I was sent a copy of Learwife by J.R. Thorp to read and review by NetGalley. This is a beautifully written foray into the life and mind of the wife of Kin... READ MORE
Wonderfully written I had many many favourite lines
Learwife, is inspired by Shakespear’s King Lear. The fabulous debut novel tells the story of the most famous woman ever written out of literary history. Th... READ MORE
Lyrical, clever and impactful
Learwife is a richly layered, complex (and sometimes dense) book that beautifully charts the inner life of King Lear's wife- a queen, a mother, an outcast.... READ MORE
lyrical, original and amazing
The story ends with the death of King Lear and his daughters, a tragedy, yet one member of the family is still alive, Lear's wife, imprisoned in an abbey f... READ MORE
An immersive, wonderfully constructed book that spans grief, love, duty and power: a must for anyone who enjoys feminist-focused reimaginings
This fascinating concept shines the spotlight on a character traditionally in the background: the wife of King Lear, Shakespeare’s tragic anti-hero and mot... READ MORE
A lyrical though rather rambling addition to Shakespeare’s King Lear
“I am the queen of two crowns, banished fifteen years, the famed and gilded woman, bad-luck baleful girl, mother of three small animals, now gone. I am fif... READ MORE
Perfection
Learwife was so much more than I expected it to be. I’ll be honest: I haven’t read King Lear, and I thought I’d struggle to understand this, and the fact t... READ MORE
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