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I found to my great surprise that I never wrote a proper review of Mary Hoffman’s The Falconer’s Knot when it was published a year ago. Very remiss of me, for such a wonderful story. Now it’s out in paperback, with a great new cover, so anyone who missed it can have a go at an excellent read.

The Falconer’s Knot has everything. It’s beautifully romantic, with more than one loving couple encountering obstacles along the path to true love. There is a good crime story as well, with the main teenage male character being suspected of murder and having to go into hiding. I never knew 14th century monks could be so interesting.

And if love and sudden death (lots of it) isn’t enough, Mary has added some fresco artists as background, who are interesting, while never getting boring. There are some good examples of girl power as well.

I do like Mary’s Italian settings. It’s nice with someone who has an interest and can use it so well for their fiction.

This is Romeo and Juliet, but it’s not a tragedy.