God Save the King by Laura Purcell5/11/2023 ![]() Because let’s face it: God Save the King is a book about a miserable family. Of those women, I think the only one I liked at all was the Princess Royal, and I only liked her in the epilogue, where she was revealed to be possibly the only person in the entire story who ends up leading a satisfying life. Queen Charlotte, the Princess Royal, and Princess Sophia. Purcell chose to tell this story with the help of three female narrators. It is, however, a story that rather resembles a telenovela at times. God Save the King covers about a thirty-year period, and moves quite fast, but still manages to capture most of the important bits. Here in the States, history books generally mention George briefly as the tyrannical king we rebelled against, but there’s rather more to him than that. George III and his family are endlessly interesting, if rather tragic. Perhaps what drew me to Laura Purcell’s debut was the subject matter. Even so, I do actually think God Save the King might be a good book. I spent the vast majority of my reading experience rolling my eyes and snarking. For reasons that completely escape me, I rather enjoyed this book. ![]()
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