![]() ![]() ![]() Alfred Hickling writing for The Guardian compared the book's theme to that of Sansom's previous novel Dominion and noted that "Sansom's recent foray into alternate history was not quite as much of a diversion as it first appeared.both novels address the critical moment when a tyrant weakens and a ruthless power struggle develops to fill the vacuum." Reception Ĭritical reception for Lamentation has been positive. In 2021, BBC Radio 4 aired a full-cast adaptation of the novel, dramatised by Colin MacDonald, with Justin Salinger starring as Shardlake. Matthew Shardlake is deep in work and still feeling the shock of the events of the previous year when Queen Catherine Parr, caught in the throes of the power struggle, again seeks his aid when a potentially controversial manuscript, Lamentation of a Sinner, is stolen from her chambers. Set in the summer of 1546, King Henry VIII is dying while the Catholic and Protestant factions of his court are battling for power over his successor, Prince Edward. It is his eighth novel and the sixth entry in the Matthew Shardlake Series, following 2010's Heartstone. Lamentation is a historical mystery novel by British author C. ![]()
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