The Lady of the Rivers

Well this wasn't my favourite novel. The first half was slow to gain momentum. I believe that the first section was a vehicle to introduce all the characters and solidify their relationships with each other. Once this section ended there was a moment of storytelling which caught my attention and I was looking forward to continuing. Unfortunately this moment was short lived and quickly followed by a back and forth description of wins and losses of battles between the Duke of York's Supporters and the crowned and mentally frail King. This became boring as these battles and skirmishes simply continued over and over along with repetitive descriptions of the kings addled state continued writings about the great love of The Duchess of Bedford and her husband Richard.
Simply too repetitive, I understand this is based on true events which cannot be changed. It was difficult subject matter to portray in an interesting fashion.