Eleanor of Aquitaine seeks reviewers

Some readers know me as the author of 'Dark Sovereign' — 'the play William
Shakespeare should have written' about Richard III. I will publish a fully-annotated print
edition of 'Dark Sovereign' in the spring of 2009. (Meanwhile, my web site, RobertFripp dot
ca [Canada] offers samples, opinions and essays. Some U.S. and Canadian members of this
Society will recall these excerpts enacted at the Society's AGM, Chicago, 2005.) However,
that is not why I write this.

I am looking for British residents willing to review my 'autobiography' of Eleanor of
Aquitaine ('Power of a Woman. Memoirs of a turbulent life: Eleanor of Aquitaine'
ISBN 0978062140)

Why British residents? Because 'my' Eleanor has been posted on Amazon-U.S. for the past
15 months, where she is well equipped with 5-star customer reviews, some written by
North Americans answering my earlier note to this page for reviewers.

Now, 'Power of a Woman...' has just gone up on Amazon-UK. However, national branches
of Amazon do not cross-post customer reviews from other countries, so my lady has no
customer reviews on Amazon's U.K. page. No reviews. No stars. In the U.S. she basks in
star-studded glory. In the U.K. she is naked. (Well, metaphorically speaking.)

I propose to send paperback copies of 'Power of a Woman...' to the first ten potential
reviewers who contact me off-line (r_fripp at impactg dot com). Potential reviewers must
include a full British postal address/code, and a daytime phone for the courier. In return I
will ask that recipients write a short review and post it on Amazon's U.K. page. One hopes
for generous reviews (per the U.S. Amazon page) but I place myself in the lap of the fates.

Robert Fripp, author of 'Dark Sovereign' and
'Power of a Woman. Memoirs of a turbulent life: Eleanor of Aquitaine'

--- In , "Robert Fripp"

I am resident in Greece and have posted reviews on both the uk and
american amazon site without problems. It should not be too hard to
get your us reviewers to repost their reviews on the uk site

Angela








<r_fripp@...> wrote:
>
> Some readers know me as the author of 'Dark Sovereign' — 'the play
William
> Shakespeare should have written' about Richard III. I will publish
a fully-annotated print
> edition of 'Dark Sovereign' in the spring of 2009. (Meanwhile, my
web site, RobertFripp dot
> ca [Canada] offers samples, opinions and essays. Some U.S. and
Canadian members of this
> Society will recall these excerpts enacted at the Society's AGM,
Chicago, 2005.) However,
> that is not why I write this.
>
> I am looking for British residents willing to review
my 'autobiography' of Eleanor of
> Aquitaine ('Power of a Woman. Memoirs of a turbulent life: Eleanor
of Aquitaine'
> ISBN 0978062140)
>
> Why British residents? Because 'my' Eleanor has been posted on
Amazon-U.S. for the past
> 15 months, where she is well equipped with 5-star customer reviews,
some written by
> North Americans answering my earlier note to this page for
reviewers.
>
> Now, 'Power of a Woman...' has just gone up on Amazon-UK. However,
national branches
> of Amazon do not cross-post customer reviews from other countries,
so my lady has no
> customer reviews on Amazon's U.K. page. No reviews. No stars. In
the U.S. she basks in
> star-studded glory. In the U.K. she is naked. (Well, metaphorically
speaking.)
>
> I propose to send paperback copies of 'Power of a Woman...' to the
first ten potential
> reviewers who contact me off-line (r_fripp at impactg dot com).
Potential reviewers must
> include a full British postal address/code, and a daytime phone for
the courier. In return I
> will ask that recipients write a short review and post it on
Amazon's U.K. page. One hopes
> for generous reviews (per the U.S. Amazon page) but I place myself
in the lap of the fates.
>
> Robert Fripp, author of 'Dark Sovereign' and
> 'Power of a Woman. Memoirs of a turbulent life: Eleanor of
Aquitaine'
>

Hi Robert,

I have already read your book and it is a brilliant study of a fascinating
woman. I don't need a free copy but tell me what you need and I will try to
do a review altho it is a while since I read it. It is still in my
collection as one of the books that I will definately revisit one day.

Take Care

Coral


On 11/4/08, Robert Fripp <r_fripp@...> wrote:
>
> Some readers know me as the author of 'Dark Sovereign' ý 'the play
> William
> Shakespeare should have written' about Richard III. I will publish a
> fully-annotated print
> edition of 'Dark Sovereign' in the spring of 2009. (Meanwhile, my web site,
> RobertFripp dot
> ca [Canada] offers samples, opinions and essays. Some U.S. and Canadian
> members of this
> Society will recall these excerpts enacted at the Society's AGM, Chicago,
> 2005.) However,
> that is not why I write this.
>
> I am looking for British residents willing to review my 'autobiography' of
> Eleanor of
> Aquitaine ('Power of a Woman. Memoirs of a turbulent life: Eleanor of
> Aquitaine'
> ISBN 0978062140)
>
> Why British residents? Because 'my' Eleanor has been posted on Amazon-U.S.
> for the past
> 15 months, where she is well equipped with 5-star customer reviews, some
> written by
> North Americans answering my earlier note to this page for reviewers.
>
> Now, 'Power of a Woman...' has just gone up on Amazon-UK. However, national
> branches
> of Amazon do not cross-post customer reviews from other countries, so my
> lady has no
> customer reviews on Amazon's U.K. page. No reviews. No stars. In the U.S.
> she basks in
> star-studded glory. In the U.K. she is naked. (Well, metaphorically
> speaking.)
>
> I propose to send paperback copies of 'Power of a Woman...' to the first
> ten potential
> reviewers who contact me off-line (r_fripp at impactg dot com). Potential
> reviewers must
> include a full British postal address/code, and a daytime phone for the
> courier. In return I
> will ask that recipients write a short review and post it on Amazon's U.K.
> page. One hopes
> for generous reviews (per the U.S. Amazon page) but I place myself in the
> lap of the fates.
>
> Robert Fripp, author of 'Dark Sovereign' and
> 'Power of a Woman. Memoirs of a turbulent life: Eleanor of Aquitaine'
>
>
>

Thank you, Coral Nelson, for responding to my call for British Ricardians to review my
"autobiography" of Eleanor of Aquitaine, "Power of a Woman. Memoirs of a turbulent life:
Eleanor of Aquitaine".

You ask me to tell you what I need by way of a review. Well, heavens, you may have
delivered it already! Your response to the Richard III Society group describes my "Power of
a Woman..." as "a brilliant study of a fascinating woman." That seems like a great way to
start a book review (says the author, blushing modestly). I would settle for that -- oh, and
lots of stars -- but if you feel like adding a couple more lines that would be even better.

If you are an Eleanor of Aquitaine fan, Coral, you might like to receive the timeline I
created of her life while preparing to write "her" book. With its almost 300 line items, I
don't think anyone has done a more comprehensive list of Eleanor's life events. It's on my
web page (RobertFripp.ca) in html, but if you'd like a copy I'll send you a PDF.

Being careful to adhere to the topic of this group, I hasten to add that my interest in
Eleanor was triggered in the first place by my work on Richard III, specifically his argument
with his brother Clarence over the "right" of either man to claim the person and wealth of
Lady Anne Nevill (or Ann Neville). The brothers' debate rages from provisions of the Magna
Carta to the Salic law, and back. Stripped of its context here (a meeting of the Royal
Council chaired by Edward IV) this clip loses some of its force, but here goes:

GLOUCESTER: Do we not take 't in scorn, my lords,
to hear good English words bring succour to the French?
My brother would compass a base reflection
of the foisted Salic law, that not bears sway in England.
Moreover, that Matilda had good right, the crown of France 110
pertains to England from the heirdom of Queen Isabel.
Two queens is precedent enow!

You may recall that the Empress Matilda was Eleanor's mother-in-law, (and more than
likely a role model). As for the Salic law, which barred women from succession,
Shakespeare's longest monologue takes over 60 lines to slap it down, (a good way to win
the favour of Elizabeth I.) Canterbury stamps all over it in Act One of Henry VIII (I seem to
recall).

Thank you Coral. Cheers,

Robert