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PublisherSimon & Schuster

ISBN-101442366990

ISBN-139781442366992

eBay Product ID (ePID)167466241

Product Key Features

TopicContemporary Women, Romance / Historical / General, Historical

Book TitleRed Queen : a Novel

Publication Year2013

LanguageEnglish

GenreFiction

AuthorPhilippa Gregory

FormatCompact Disc

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 In.

Item Length5.8 In.

Item Width5 In.

Item Weight5.2 Oz

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Intended AudienceTrade

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsWielding magic again in her latest War of the Roses novel â€¦ Gregory demonstrates the passion and skill that has made her the queen of English historical fiction.â€¦Gregory portrays spirited women at odds with powerful men, endowing distant historical events with drama, and figures long dead or invented with real-life flaws and grand emotions. She makes history â€¦ come alive for readers., Gregory delivers another vivid and satisfying novel of court intrigue, revenge, and superstition. Gregory's many fans as well as readers who enjoy lush, evocative writing, vividly drawn characters, and fascinating history told from a woman's point of view will love her latest work., Gregory is one of historical fiction's superstars, and The Kingmaker's Daughter shows why. . . . providing intelligent escape, a trip through time to a dangerous past.

Number of Volumes6 vols.

Dewey Decimal823.914

Edition DescriptionAbridged edition

SynopsisThe inspiration for the critically acclaimed Starz miniseries The White Queen , #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory brings to life Margaret Beaufort, heiress to the red rose of Lancaster, who charts her way through treacherous alliances to take control of the English throne. Margaret Beaufort never surrenders her belief that her Lancaster house is the true ruler of England, and that she has a great destiny before her. Married to a man twice her age, quickly widowed, and a mother at only fourteen, Margaret is determined to turn her lonely life into a triumph. She sets her heart on putting her son on the throne of England regardless of the cost to herself, to England, and even to the little boy. Disregarding rival heirs and the overwhelming power of the York dynasty, she names him Henry, like the king; sends him into exile; and pledges him in marriage to her enemy Elizabeth of York's daughter. As the political tides constantly move and shift, Margaret masterminds one of the greatest rebellions of all time--all the while knowing that her son has grown to manhood, recruited an army, and awaits his opportunity to win the greatest prize in all of England. The Red Queen is a novel of conspiracy, passion, and coldhearted ambition, the story of a proud and determined woman who believes that she alone is destined, by her piety and lineage, to shape the course of history.