Philippa Gregory
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| Title | : | The Kingmaker's Daughter (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels #4) |
| Author | : | Philippa Gregory |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 417 pages |
| Published | : | August 14th 2012 by Touchstone (first published 2012) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. European Literature. British Literature. Romance. Adult. Adult Fiction |
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Spies, poison, and curses surround her...Is there anyone she can trust?
The Kingmaker's Daughter is the gripping story of the daughters of the man known as the "Kingmaker," Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: the most powerful magnate in fifteenth-century England. Without a son and heir, he uses his daughters, Anne and Isabel as pawns in his political games, and they grow up to be influential players in their own right. In this novel, her first sister story since The Other Boleyn Girl, Philippa Gregory explores the lives of two fascinating young women.
At the court of Edward IV and his beautiful queen, Elizabeth Woodville, Anne grows from a delightful child to become ever more fearful and desperate when her father makes war on his former friends. Married at age fourteen, she is soon left widowed and fatherless, her mother in sanctuary and her sister married to the enemy. Anne manages her own escape by marrying Richard, Duke of Gloucester, but her choice will set her on a collision course with the overwhelming power of the royal family and will cost the lives of those she loves most in the world, including her precious only son, Prince Edward. Ultimately, the kingmaker's daughter will achieve her father's greatest ambition.
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| Original Title: | The Kingmaker's Daughter |
| ISBN: | 145162607X (ISBN13: 9781451626070) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels #4, The Cousins' War #4 |
| Characters: | Elizabeth Woodville, Richard III of England, Edward IV of England, Anne Neville, Margaret of Anjou, Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham, Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, Isabel Neville |
| Setting: | England |
| Literary Awards: | Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Historical Fiction (2012) |
Rating Of Books The Kingmaker's Daughter (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels #4)
Ratings: 3.98 From 37039 Users | 2800 ReviewsEvaluation Of Books The Kingmaker's Daughter (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels #4)
You need a giant Prozac before you read this thing. Gah! This book manages to be both boring as hell and depressing as hell at the same time.I know, I know... the author is just reporting the facts, not trying to glamorize it. And yet.. very little is written or known about the heroine and narrator, Anne Neville, so the author could have theoretically made her a little less horrible and boring. She could have been less of a spoiled little asshole who was jealous of every other female andReally enjoyed reading philippa gregory books,this book was an enjoyable read.it starts with two sisters who are the daughters of earl of Warwick who helped Edward on to the throne,the sisters were In line to the throne till Edward married Elizabeth who everyone thinks shes a witch.and controls Edward the girls father soon becomes the enemy and he will do anything to try and get his daughters to marry to be on the throne.this is Anne and Isabel side of the story there marriages and trying to
First let me say I am a huge PG fan. I have read all of her historical fiction novels and loved every one of them. I was very excited about the idea of reading about the life of Anne Neville (wife of Richard III). For some reason this book did not seem as compelling to me as her other novels. The first half of the book seemed to drag and the narrative was a little too repetitive. The book picked up for the second half. Unfortunately, the historical record on Anne's life is so vague and much of
Wonderful historical fiction by Phillipa Gregory. As always, a book impossible to put down, thoughtfully written and impeccably researched.This story was during and around the rule of King Edward the fourth, who was one of England 's most beloved kings even though he never was able to have a valid heir by wife Catherine De Braganza. ( interesting to those readers who look to small details, Catherine was from Portugal and was credited with introducing the English court to tea! It became a most
Where I got the book: purchased through Waterstones. UK edition, signed.Despite my eternal resolutions not to read any more of this Cousins' War series I couldn't resist getting a signed copy at the Historical Novel Society conference, so here I am reviewing yet another of these books and noting pretty much exactly the same things that annoy me with all the others.This one covers the story of Anne Neville, wife of Richard of Gloucester aka Richard III. Her father is the political mover and
I think Philippa Gregory has gotten too popular; I think she has a contract that demands too many books in too little time and she is just churning at this point. This book, not unlike the others in the Cousin's War series, feels more like a skimming over the surface of history with the occasional dip into an emotion or two than a full-bodied fiction. She uses the modern trend of first person present tense to avoid any necessity of her main character's reflection or having to write with any
This would have been four stars, except that whenever I read about the War of the Roses I get really mad and spend a lot of time hollering about how if these people had just stopped marrying their cousins and named some boy Horace or Malcolm or Glen instead of Edward and Richard and George and Henry, they all would have been better off.I AM JUST SAYING, OKAY.
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