Sisters of Treason: A Novel - Brossura

Fremantle, Elizabeth

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ISBN 10: 1476703108 ISBN 13: 9781476703107

Casa editrice: Simon & Schuster, 2015

Riassunto

From the author People called “a must-read for Philippa Gregory fans,” a “terrifically entertaining” (The Sunday Times, London) novel about two sisters who must survive life in the Tudor court after the execution of their sister Lady Jane Grey who was queen for just nine days.

Early in Mary Tudor’s turbulent reign, Lady Catherine and Lady Mary Grey are reeling after the brutal death of their elder seventeen-year-old sister, and the succession is by no means stable. In Sisters of Treason, Elizabeth Fremantle brings these young women and their perilous times to vivid life.

Neither sister is well suited to a dangerous career at court. Flirtatious Lady Catherine, thought to be the true heir, cannot control her compulsion to love and be loved. Her sister, clever Lady Mary, has a crooked spine and a tiny stature in an age when physical perfection equates to goodness—and both girls have inherited the Tudor blood that is more curse than blessing. For either girl to marry without royal permission would be a potentially fatal political act. It is the royal portrait painter, Levina Teerlinc, who helps the girls survive these troubled times. She becomes their mentor and confidante, but when the Queen’s sister, the hot-headed Elizabeth Tudor, inherits the crown, life at court becomes increasingly treacherous for the surviving Grey sisters. Ultimately each young woman must decide how far she will go to defy her Queen, risk her life, and find the safety and love she longs for.

“An enthralling story of love and tyranny, Sisters of Treason brings the Tudor Courts to life again, in all their romance and horror” (Leanda de Lisle).

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Recensione:

"If you love historic royal fiction (with a dash of romance) you'll want to pick up Elizabeth Fremantle's Sisters of Treason, about two sisters reeling after the execution of their teenage sister, having been on the throne for just days." (PopSugar)

“Fremantle manages to combine pacey storytelling with superb background...terrifically entertaining.” (The Sunday Times)

“Tudor fiction fans will enjoy Fremantle’s fresh take, marked by solid writing and absorbing detail, on a rather well-told tale.” (Library Journal)

"Inventive, finely detailed." (Kirkus Reviews)

“An enthralling story of love and tyranny, Sisters of Treason brings the Tudor Courts to life again, in all their romance and horror.” (Leanda de Lisle, author of Tudor: The Family Story)

“Passionate, compassionate, intricate, sharp, clever and utterly compelling.” (M.C Scott, author of Rome: The Art of War)

“Fremantle’s story is vivid and tense, rich in all the drama that defined the Tudor Era, particularly the question of its future.” (AreCafe.com)

“Sisters of Treason is thrilling historical fiction... Well-paced and highly entertaining...nearly impossible to put down.” (CompassBooksRatings.com)

"Fantastic...engrossing...Elizabeth Fremantle does a superb job, giving us a rich, psychological dimension to all the characters in this novel...displays the hidden, rich lives of women...which are sometimes...left understated in the history books." (A Bibliophile's Reverie)

L'autore:

Elizabeth Fremantle is the author of Sisters of Treason, Queen’s Gambit, and Watch the Lady, and has contributed to Vogue, The Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, The Sunday Times (London), and other publications. She has also reviewed fiction for The Sunday Express. She lives in London, England.

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• Editore: Simon & Schuster
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1476703108
• ISBN 13: 9781476703107
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 436