Just ran across, by accident, 2 new CECELIA HOLLAND's -- hooray. THEN I looked them up online and the covers -- argh! Obviously art-directed at the bodice ripper set!
The King's Witch is a Richard II period piece with a not-very-good Ren-faire wench in green, @ http://www.amazon.com/Kings-Witch-Cecelia-Holland/dp/0425241300/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_2. And The Secret Eleanor [of Acquitaine], which cover is better but not anywhere near right, @ http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Eleanor-Cecelia-Holland/dp/0425234509. Recent re-issue of Great Maria is even afflicted with this... although the cover looks like a renaissance angel, THAT is not appropriate for Maria! http://www.amazon.com/Great-Maria-Cecelia-Holland/dp/B005CDUUD2/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_3 The original Great Maria cover, http://www.amazon.com/Great-Maria-Cecelia-Holland/dp/0394485092/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_5 I now know isn't period for the story either, but at least looks period to SOME time! Funny how the original covers from the central-male-character, 1960-70-80 & 2000s titles are all very reasonable. chimene (a huge CH fan, for decades!!!) _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
