Lead Review

  • Book: The Red Queen
  • Location: South Korea
  • Author: Margaret Drabble

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Content

The first part of the book is the beautiful haunting story of the Crown Princess married at 10 years old in the 1700’s, her tragic life, the deaths of her son, and her “mad” husband.
In the second part of the book we meet Dr Babs Halliwell, modern academic, mother to a dead son, wife of a “mad” husband, who becomes enchanted by the story of the Korean Princess whilst on a trip to Seoul; and who like the princess loves red, and fears magpies. Barbara’s story is just as enthralling as that of the princess, for similar, and different reasons.

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