The Kingmaker's Daughter: Cousins' War 4 - Brossura

Gregory, Philippa

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0857207482 ISBN 13: 9780857207487

Casa editrice: Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2013

Riassunto

Anne Neville and her sister Isabel are daughters of the most powerful magnate in 15th century England. Ever ruthless, always plotting, in the absence of a son and heir, Warwick sets about using his daughters as pawns in his political games. Anne grows from a delightful child brought up at the court of Edward IV and his queen, Elizabeth Woodville, intimacy and friendship with the family of Richard, Duke of Gloucester. Her life is overturned when her father turns on his former allies, escapes England and invades with an enemy army. Widowed at 14, fatherless, with her mother locked in sanctuary, and her sister a vengeful enemy, Anne faces the world alone. But fortune's wheel turns once again. Anne plots her escape from her sister's house, finds herself a husband in the handsome young Duke of Gloucester, and marries without permission, in secret. But danger still follows her. She finds that she has a mortal enemy in the most beautiful queen in England. Anne has to protect herself and her precious only son from the treacherous royal court, the deadly royal rival, and even from the driving ambition of her husband - Richard III.

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Recensione:

* 'Popular historical fiction at its finest, immaculately researched and superbly told' The Times
* 'Philippa Gregory evokes passion, murder, magic and mystery to bring the Wars of the Roses to life' Good Housekeeping
* '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

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 Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0857207482
• ISBN 13: 9780857207487
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 464