Catherine, Called Birdy isn't a fairytale where a damsel in distress who do something dramatic, with dragons, or witches, or fairies, and eventually find her Prince Charming atop a elegant white horse, clad in shining armors. In fact, It's far from that.
Daughter of a greedy father Rollo "The Beast", and Lady Aislinn, Catherine lives in a small village of Stonebridge of the shire of Lincoln. It's written in the form of a journal/diary of which her brother, Edward the monk, make her record her daily activities. Whether it was spinning or sewing, painting or writing, making eccentric medications or evesdropping, Catherine writes many facinating accounts of her daily life.
A particular subject Catherine writes immensely on are suitors. Whether they are fat or skinny, rich or poor, well mannered or not, Catherine detests the whole lot of them. She talks of the many ways she gets rid of them; immature behavior, rudeness, crossing her eyes, blackening her teeth, etc., it's really very amusing to read something like that, especially when, in most stories set in the medieval time period, females have not one ounce of rebel in them. Honestly, I don't believe all girls, teens, and women acted like that back then.
This story shows how daily life really was a long time back, and, in my opinion, is way better than those fairytales containing princesses, fairies, and the like. There's to much about princesses and too little about ordinary maidens in medieval based stories, and that's what sets Catherine, Called Birdy apart.
I've enjoyed every moment of ready Catherine, Called Birdy for it's a truly wonderful story. People who are intrested in Medieval stories should really read it, for it shows much of the lifestyle back then. I hope many others who have read this book loved it as much as I do.
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