In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages
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In this novel, set in the 15th century during the Hundred Years War between France and England, Hella Haasse brilliantly captures all the drama of one of the great ages of history.
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A melancholy portrait of the family and life of Charles d'Orleans in the late 14th and early 15th century. This book portrays the politics and major events of the time from the personal perspective of this sensitive, somewhat contemplative character. Although it is not a very happy history, it is written with insight into human personalities dealing with adversity. Overall, I thought this was a satisfying novel about people who really existed contending with difficult circumstances that really happened.
