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Reading the French Renaissance: Game of Queens, a book review
Of all the books I picked up during my last trip to France, this was the only one I started reading immediately on the bus. As we rolled across the Loire Valley, I wanted to get as much information into my head before we got to another chateau. I can still see where he hit bumps on the highway and my underlining went a little wonky. Obviously, Sarah Gristwood’s book title is a take on Game of Thrones, which I thought was pretty clever. Since I picked it up in Europe (I think at Chenonceau, but I’m not completely sure), I got the beautiful cover above. I’ve seen the alternate…