Saraband for Two Sisters (Daughters of England, #4) by Philippa Carr

Saraband for Two Sisters (Daughters of England, #4) Reviews

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  Becky

  Part of a series of mother to daughter generations stories telling the history of England from Henry VIII to WW II. Fabulous to read them all in order. Each one is a gem; each is surprising and well written.
  
  Read this one years ago when you could find the series "hit and miss" at the grocery store...so nice to be able to read them in order on kindle.
  
  a good read, as all her books are.
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  Jo

  4.5 stars
  Loved this one!
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  Phil Syphe

  A tale with a twin narrative shared by twin sisters.
  
  Angelet & Bersaba take turns in detailing their lives, mainly during the period 1639-41. This approach works well, as the sisters have distinct personalities. I like both leading ladies very much, especially Bersaba, as she has unfathomable depths.
  
  I found the book engaging from start to finish. The closing chapters are very moving, largely through the author's good work in making me care for the characters.
  
  There's also some good humour here and there, especially during a scene between one of the twins and a servant, where they dicuss a witch who was beleived to use her powers for good purposes. Here's one of my favourite quotes from the scene, which reveals the servants opinion of the good witch's virtues:
  
  "She’d helped many a girl from her trouble and it was beautiful to see the way she could charm off your warts."
  
  A great read.
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  MV

  This was the first Carr (and Eleanor Hibbert) book I ever read; as a teenager, I took it out of a pile my mom had intended for the library sale. (She loved the Holt books but found that she was not a fan of the Carrs or Plaidys.) I absolutely loved this novel, but it wasn't until several years later that I realized it was part of a sweeping 19-book family saga. (Note: There is a 20th Carr book that is not part of the same series.) Here you will go back and forth between the viewpoints of twins Angelet and Bersaba as civil war brews in England, and as they record their lives in their diaries. The main characters are not always likable, but they are certainly very engaging and keep me turning pages.
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  Michelle "Champ"

  This has always been an interesting book to me...Two sisters...twins....with lives intertwined so tightly they can never part.
  
  I will add to my original review. These two twins are inseparable until one of them gets smallpox. The other was sent away in an effort to save her life. She goes to London where her cousin introduces her to a military man who is much older. They fall in love and marry. Surprise, the other twin gets better. Now their lives weave together so tightly it is hard to tell where one ends and the other begins. I love this book and I have read it way many more times than what is listed.
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  Emily (Reads Too Much)

  I think I have a soft spot in my heart for this book just because it was passed down to me. My grandma enjoyed it (she's all for Gothic romances), who then gave it to my mom who loved it as well, and then one day I found it on her bookshelf, began reading, and instantly loved it. That was years ago and I just found the book again after moving a few times. It brought back some good memories. Reading it as an adult is definitely a different experience, but it was still just as enjoyable.
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  Linda S.

  This is the first of the Daughters of England books that I really enjoyed and would recommend - no a-hole men who think it's okay to lie/cheat/steal/rape themselves into a marriage. I'm looking forward to the continuing story of Bersaba and her family!
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  Rae

  Identical twins Angelet and Bersaba Landor's lives become entangled with the conflicts of the Royalists and Puritans in England. Complications arise when both girls fall in love with a man who conceals many secrets. Very suspenseful.
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  Kit

  I applaud the decision to give the "bad" twin the happy ending; I think it was an interesting choice. But I cannot condone the incredibly disgusting ableism in this book. It's a shame, because before that, this has been my favourite in this reread so far.
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  Chrystal

  Set at the end of Charles I reign, this is the story of twin sisters whose husbands are on opposite sides of the Civil War. There is a secret tunnel, a mad housekeeper, sleeping potions, a child hidden behind a high castle wall...what's not to like?
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  Patricia Keziah

  I love Victoria Holt! Majestic writer!
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  Barbc

  4
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  Cece

  I can appreciate the device of using tension between twins to mirror the tension between the Cavaliers and Roundheads, but the additional gothic furbelows made this tale a tad too obvious.
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  Gary Branson

  Very good, shocking ending. Not as repetitive as some of the other titles in the series. I am really enjoying this series.
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  Julia F

  This was my official trashy beach read and it delivered just as promised.
  
  Obsessed with how there's an attempt at politics, but no politics would ever be as interesting as the familial drama! Obsessed with the familial drama. Finished this with delight, docking a star for how unironically socially horrible this was in some parts.
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  Marko Jevtić

  Even though this story is devoid of one cliche when it comes to twins, it is overwhelmed by so many other twin-related ones. Many mysteries have been recycled from Philippa's previous work to the point where you can predict what will happen by simply reading the introductory sentence.
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  Muriel

  1640’s, twin sisters so much alike but very different.
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  Marie Burton

  
  http://www.burtonbookreview.com/2015/...
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  Rob

  Another of the English women's stories, picking up in the 1650s, the twin daughters of an English trader come of age when one sister comes down with smallpox and her twin is sent away to London, where she falls for a Kings General, who has a secret in his past. The story gears up when the recovered twin sister comes to stay and covers for the sex-scared sister and gets pregnant. Oh, the story gets even more twisted when she marries a Puritan, and again the story revolves around the Royalists v. Puritan. There is the secret son in the castle that shows the shame of rape, deformity, and disability among the English aristocrats.