This is a book about Margaret Paston, a woman that had the most extensive collection of personal writings in Medieval England.

It delves deep into what life was like in Medieval Reedham, how the church behaved under certain circumstances. Revealing what it was like to live in those times.
Reading the letters that Margaret wrote to her Husband, who was often away with his work. Also letters from her mother-in-law to her husband, we see the turbulent everyday lives of those that lived in those times.

From love affairs, battles, marriages and political times, we have the privilege of how people lived.
The author is a world expert on Medieval women’s writing, and with writing this book, we also see how Diane Watt gathered information and the research that was built up writing this,
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this and I was fascinated by what went on in these times and what traces are left in today’s times, how prominent dates are now remembered in buildings, that are in the Reedham town now.

If you love history, this is a book for you! Really enjoyed it and I will be making sure I read more of the author’s work. Beautifully written.

As an ethnologist and a person very interested in medieval European history I love reading accounts written by normal people. It’s fascinating getting a glimpse into how life was lived in the past and I think Watt has produced a very interesting book.

I liked how the letters and correspondence of Margaret Paston was used as a spring board to the 1400s and other events taking place over the course of her writing her correspondence. I thought it was quite accessible too!

This was a joy to read.