The Kingmaker's Daughter (Cousins War 4) - Rilegato

Philippa Gregory

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ISBN 10: 0857207466 ISBN 13: 9780857207463

Casa editrice: Simon & Schuster UK, 2012

Riassunto

'I have lost my father in battle, my sister to Elizabeth Woodville's spy, my brother-in-law to Elizabeth Woodville's executioner, my nephew to her poisoner, and now my son to her curse...' The gripping and ultimately tragic story of Anne Neville and her sister Isabel, the daughters of the Earl of Warwick, the most powerful magnate in England through the Cousins' Wars. In the absence of a son and heir, he ruthlessly uses the two girls as pawns but they, in their own right, are thoughtful and powerful actors. Against the backdrop of the court of Edward IV and his beautiful queen, Elizabeth Woodville, Anne turns from a delightful child growing up in intimacy and friendship with the family of Richard Duke of York to become ever more fearful and desperate as her father's enemies turn against her, the net closes in and there is, in the end, simply nowhere she can turn, no one she can trust with her life.

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Recensione:

'Gregory creates suspense by raising intriguing questions about whether her characters will transcend their historical reputations'--Kirkus

'It is a terrific story, told with Gregory's customary confidence and zest' --The Sunday Times

'Gregory creates feisty, attractive heroines... Face-paced, convincing, vivid and engrossing' --Daily Express

'Gregory paints her portraits in bold primary colours. There are few shades of grey in her fiction.' --Sunday Express

'Philippa Gregory continues her Cousins' War series in impressive style' Star

'It's a fascinating historical story' --Woman

'It is a terrific story, told with Gregory's customary confidence and zest' The Sunday Times

'Gregory creates feisty, attractive heroines... Face-paced, convincing, vivid and engrossing' Daily Express

'Gregory paints her portraits in bold primary colours. There are few shades of grey in her fiction.' Sunday Express

'Philippa Gregory continues her Cousins' War series in impressive style' Star

'It's a fascinating historical story' Woman --Sunday Times

L'autore:

Philippa Gregory was an established historian and writer when she discovered her interest in the Tudor period and wrote the internationally bestselling novel The Other Boleyn Girl. Now she is looking at the family that preceded the Tudors: the magnificent Plantaganets, a family of complex rivalries, loves, and hatreds. Her other great interest is the charity that she founded nearly twenty years ago: Gardens for The Gambia. She has raised funds and paid for 140 wells for the primary schools of this poor African country. A former student of Sussex university, and a PhD and Alumna of the Year 2009 of Edinburgh University, her love for history and commitment to historical accuracy are the hallmarks of her writing. She lives with her family on a small farm in Yorkshire. She welcomes visitors to her site www.PhilippaGregory.com

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• Editore: Simon & Schuster UK
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0857207466
• ISBN 13: 9780857207463
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 448