Homecoming, Rosemary Goring
Homecoming, Rosemary Goring
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Homecoming
The Scottish Years of Mary, Queen of Scots

Author: Rosemary Goring

Narrator: Mhairi Morrison

Unabridged: 12 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/16/2023

Synopsis

One of the most famous queens in history, Mary Stuart lived in her homeland for just twelve years: as a dauntless child who laughed at her friends' seasickness as they sailed to safety in France and later, on her return as an eighteen-year-old widow to take control of a nation riven with factions, dissent, and religious strife. Brief though her in time Scotland was, her experience profoundly influenced who she was and what happened to her.

In this book, Rosemary Goring tells the story of Mary's Scottish years through the often dramatic and atmospheric locations and settings where the events that shaped her life took place and also examines the part Scotland, and its tumultuous court and culture, played in her downfall. Whether or not Mary Stuart emerges blameless or guilty, in this evocative retelling she can be seen for who she really was.

About Rosemary Goring

Rosemary Goring was born in Dunbar and studied social and economic history at the University of St Andrews. She was the literary editor of Scotland on Sunday, followed by a brief spell as editor of Life; Work, the Church of Scotland's magazine, before returning to newspapers as literary editor of the Herald, and later also of the Sunday Herald. In 2007, she published Scotland: The Autobiography: 2000 Years of Scottish History By Those Who Saw it Happen, which has since been published in America and Russia. Rosemary's first novel was After Flodden.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer on April 12, 2023

3 stars for the first 400 pages, 4 stars for the last 100+. I generally like books by Kate Morton, but sometimes they drag and this was another example. At more than 500 pages, the story slowly builds the back story of the central death/mystery. Not until the final 100 pages or so did it start to ge......more

Goodreads review by Nicole on March 21, 2023

I finished this book about a week ago and have writers block every time I sit at the computer to write a review. Normally, I don't think twice about buying/reading a Kate Morton book, they're always so beautiful, inside and out. I know I'll care about the characters and the mysteries keep me guessin......more

Goodreads review by Lindsay L on July 02, 2023

5 stars! 2023 Favourites List! Kate Morton is my favourite author. I’ve read and loved all of her books. When a new release is published, it comes with a heavy personal expectation. I am thrilled to report this was just as magical and entrancing as I had hoped and come to expect from this author. The......more

Goodreads review by Laura on March 29, 2023

For Morton fans, this will be that comfy read they love. For others? Wow, does the book-within-a-book device make for some lazy writing. Instead of having Jess do her supposed job as an investigative journalist and do some investigating, giving her everything essentially on a platter via this book (......more

Goodreads review by Canadian Jen on July 10, 2023

A mystery. A crime. A community of questionable suspects. Welcome to a land down under. In 1959, a man comes upon a dead woman and her children that shakes a small town in southern Australia. In 2018, Jess gets a call to come home to Australia as her Grandmother is ailing. A series of mysteries envelo......more

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