geeking out on shakespeare's histories

I saved this story to read last, and I'm so glad I did. It was everything I could possibly have wanted when I made the request, and every sentence of it was fascinating. I love Margaret's transformation from Queen in the height of her power to the ghost we see in Richard III (and, on that note, Margaret lurking in Richard and Anne's chambers was wonderfully frightening), and how her perspective on Anne shifts and deepens with that change. I love Anne's reticence and calm - it's a very refreshing change from the hysterical Annes one often sees in productions of Richard III - and the way that we can see that being influenced by her father and her childhood. And, of course, I love the pragmatism that links the two women, and the way that eventually allows them to understand one another.

Thank you, thank you so much!