LINNET

by Sally Watson ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 1, 1971

A ruffed and ruffled period entertainment, closer to her earlier Hornet's Nest and Jade than to her later and more convincing Israeli novels, and featuring Linnet, as expectably decided as her red hair, who runs away to see the Queen -- Bess. Only to be captured by Sir Colin, actually Colley, king of the underworld (and there's the same ""naffy"" ""cavey-cavey"" thieves' cant, here more intelligible than in Miss Aiken). He claims to be confounding a Papist plot -- or is he furthering one? There's a lot of activity but it doesn't necessarily advance the story, which spats and sputters its way through all these auld English reverse Englishes. Not that interestingly.

Pub Date: Oct. 1, 1971

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Dutton

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 1971

Categories: FICTION