The Lady and the Unicorn - Tracy Chevalier

7.7	Listal rating

Manufacturer : Plume
Release date : 28 December 2004
ISBN-10 : 0452285453 | ISBN-13 : 9780452285453

Early Medieval Times (1), Tapestry (1), Paris (1), Period (1), Historical Fiction (1), Artist (1), Unicorn (1), Brussels (1)

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If you think you wouldn't raise your skirts for a rakish legend about the purifying powers of a unicorn's horn, then maybe you aren't a 15th-century serving girl under the sway of a velvet-tongued court painter of ill repute. In keeping with her bestselling Girl with a Pearl Earring, and its Edwardian-era follow-up, Falling Angels, Tr ... (more)

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Tracy Chevalier

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nataliegoes

Weaving a tale

Posted : 2 years, 6 months ago at Jun 13 4:08

Chevalier once again uses a piece of art as a starting point for her story. This time it's the Lady and the Unicorn tapestries. And like the tapestries, this tale is woven from many different viewpoints. As almost nothing is known about the making of the tapestries she uses supposition to flesh out a nice story. Each chapter is from the view point of one of 8 characters in the book, and not all the characters are sympathetic. But like the tapestries themselves, you need to give it time to enjoy the whole picture. Of course it's hard not to compare it to the "Girl with the Pearl Earring", and this is pale in comparison. But if you can distance yourself from that work you may find yourself enjoying this one in it's own style.

Rating : 6/10

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