Power of a Woman, Eleanor of Aquitaine

More Reviews of Power of a Woman. Memoirs of a turbulent life: Eleanor of Aquitaine

Read Melissa Snell's review. Later, Ms. Snell updated it to read: "Power of a Woman now available in print-on-demand. Robert Fripp's enjoyable and enlightening book, the fictional autobiography of Eleanor of Aquitaine, is now available in a print-on-demand edition. I like a book I can hold in my hand, so if I recommended the e-book you can be sure I'd like the print version, as well. Find out more in my review of Power of a Woman, where you'll find links to Mr. Fripp's website and the p-o-d site."

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Rants By Ronni -- Scourge of the Internet

Rants by Ronni reviews "Power of a Woman"

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Dear Robert Fripp,

How captivated I was with "Power of a Woman"!

I found the ruthless nature of the twelfth century shocking, wrought with not only loveless, but murderous marriages! I understood that alliances (marriages) were the crucial scaffolding on which the survival of a clan depended, but I did not realize that royal issue became betrothed as infants, and that the female of the match went to live with future in-laws in order to be more completely absorbed into the social intricacies of that clan. Simply, the toddler was held hostage in the face of present and future intrigues. Shocking indeed.

What particularly fascinated me in this telling saga of noble, military and religious life during the Middle Ages was how Eleanor developed her own spin on Chivalrous Love. What a creative way of compromising three conflicting demands: an individual's yearning for love and intimate recognition, the passionate and artful culture of courtship and restraint, and the absolute necessity of loveless, politically-sanctioned marriage.

I enjoyed your book immensely, and am astonished that you were able to write from inside such a particular, feminine persona as Eleanor of Aquitaine. I was immediately hijacked by the voice of Eleanor, and became a willing victim of her extraordinary prowess. What a dame! Thank you so much!

C. J. Jonas, Toronto, ON