7/6/2023 0 Comments A tale of the two rosesFor the modern reader, I think it's a little tougher going. Or if you want to see what kid's books were like once upon a time. But he doesn't show up until the end of the book.I would recommend this if you like adventure type stories and if you don't mind loosely plotted book. I was glad to be at the part with Richard of Gloucester, the Crookback, who became King Richard III. But there are plenty of sword fights, being captured and then daring escapes, a guy disguised as a leper, and lots more. Don't look for a lot of plot continuity in here. But there's a romance too, and plenty of fight scenes thrown in for no apparent reason whenever the story slows down. Then he finds out that a band of outlaws has targeted his benefactor and others as being responsible for the deaths of many people, including Dick's father.So who can Dick trust? Practically no one, it seems. (My 15 year old had never heard of the War of the Roses, so I'm offering a little explanation here.) Dick Shelton is an orphan who is being fostered by a tough warrior type. This is a rowdy boy's adventure story set during the Wars of the Roses between the Yorkists and the Lancastrians in England.
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