The Forever Queen Review

So I'm finally done with The Forever Queen. It really was an excellent book and I'm looking forward to the US release of its sequel. This book as I mentioned before deals with the life of Emma of Normandy. She was the wife of two kings and the mother of another two. When Emma arrived in England she came as the bride of a cruel man who cared nothing for her or her feelings. her only friends died young and she had no one to turn to. However, Emma was a survivor and extremely clever. She was able to get the love and support of the people, who passionately hated her weak husband. Emma braved exile and returned to England in triumph. Then when everything seemed lost Emma found true happiness with the man who was once her greatest enemy, Cnut, king of Denmark. Cnut appreciated Emma's spirit and character. Their marriage was a time of great happiness for her and his unexpected death left her heartbroken. All her hopes now went into their son. Her goal became seeing him made king of England, a positon he didn't want.Yet, at the end of the novel Emma's plans are destroyed by her son's death and the ascension of her eldest son by her first husband, Edward known to history as the Confessor. Throughout the novel, Emma's hatred for her children from her previous marriage is explained through her feelings towards their father. even the conception of the children was a source of pain. Finally, Emma never really got a chance to know the boy who was sent to Normandy for his safety. AT the conclusion of Forever Queen, Emma may be down, but she's not out. This powerful matriarch is not yet willing to give up her power and crown.