Twisted Fate by Frank Harrelson

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, I found the mix of drama and historical information blended well.
 
Until reading this title I had no knowledge of the Huguenots so this was a great way to learn about their persecution in catholic France.
 
The story was captivating and flowed well in most parts. The characters were well developed and overall this is a good read.
 
My only problems with the book were that there were parts where the narative regurgitated facts that we were already fully conversant with - for example the retelling of the aborted trip to Paris whilst in the prison. The use of french words as greetings felt a bit out of place as the rest of the book was in plain english and I felt it was not necessary to remind us we were in France.
 
The last point is the overuse of the word hearty when describing meals - not a major problem but one that is easily solved in the edit.
 
I would recommend this to anyone with an interest in history or France and also someone who loves a good story. without the modern trend for complex twists and turns in the plot.