Review: A Great Gaggle of Geese!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 28, 2012
I have to blame this great read for my tired eyes and my neglected domestic duties.  I just couldn't put it down!The story encompasses the lives of some very disparate women - two sisters of the nobility and three sisters who are "Winchester Geese," meaning they work as prostitutes in the environs of Southwark, in the "Stews."  Throw in a steadfast husband, an ignorant but steadfast costermonger and a sly, handsome, anything but steadfast villain for a tale that enthralls throughout.The story enfolds in the time of Henry VIII, during the time that he was going through wives like me with a box of chocolates, and all the machinations of Cromwell, Cranmer, Norfolk, et al. Different chapters are told in the first person of each of the main characters, which really brings them to life in one's imagination.Thanks to Judith Arnopp, the author, for a well spent day and a half!