![]() ![]() Back to Sistersong: What I can attest to is that this text offers the reader a feeling of verisimilitude in the way the world is portrayed, as well as in the dual conflicts at display here. ![]() The big strokes, I’m familiar with-Saxons encroaching on Briton lands, pillaging and raping and making themselves at home as an aside, if you want to entertain yourselves, you’re welcome to look at the way older English history textbooks talk about this settlement process as opposed to newer ones, there’s quite the linguistic difference. I cannot speak to the veracity of the world from a historical perspective-unfortunately, my knowledge of sixth century Britain and Dumnonia in particular is not up to snuff. ![]() The spirit of this older tale lives on in Sistersong, its elements seamlessly interwoven with the structure of a compelling tale about identity denied and reaffirmed. ![]() What I didn’t know (and learned from fellow contributor Jonathan Thornton’s review) is that elements of Sistersong are also based on a ballad, “The Twa Sisters”. That Holland does justice to all these themes while incorporating the narrative thread of the ballad is commendable. In Sistersong, Lucy Holland tackles themes ranging from gender identity in an increasingly binary world to family, loyalty, and love, to the encroachment of a religion whose values are at odds with those of the majority of Brittons. Review Copy: Thanks to Black Crow PR for approving me on NetGalley. ![]()
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