Review: I'm a fan
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 19, 2014
Clements knows his history and has clear endnotes to add to the information that comes across in the text. I love the messiness of the plots and humanness of the life problems of his characters. All this and the sticky salty muddy stinky view of London in the time of the Shakespeare boys makes this a terrific read. Then add to that some thought-provoking parallels between the desire to rid England of all "strangers" - a big part of the plot - and America's debate over immigration, along with disastrous effects of religious intolerance and this is pretty much the complete package. Thank you Mr. Clements. You are making me a better writer of historical novels.