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The Red Queen

Posted by Ellinia on December 16, 2010 in Fiction, Historical |

Author(s): Philippa Gregory Publisher: Touchstone ISBN10:1416563725 Pages: 400 The Red Queen is about War of the Roses as seen through the eyes of Henry VII’s mother —is confident, colorful, convincing, and full of conflict, betrayal, and political maneuvering. Gregory gives readers Margaret Beaufort in her own words, from innocent nine-year-old to conspiring courtier who stops [...]

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The Other Queen

Posted by Ellinia on December 16, 2010 in Fiction, Historical, Romance |

Author(s):Philippa Gregory Publisher:Touchstone ISBN10: 1416549145 Pages: 464 The story of Mary Queen of Scots is told by three people herself and her jailers, the Lord of Shrewsbury and his shrewd wife, Bess of Hardwick. The author skillfully weaves a fair amount of history through the revelations of the three principal characters. There tends to be [...]

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The Queen’s Fool

Posted by Ellinia on December 16, 2010 in Fiction, Historical, Romance |

Author(s):Philippa Gregory Publisher:Touchstone ISBN:0743246071 Philippa Gregory is one of the best historical novelists writing today, and she’s at the top of her game with this book. As in the Meridon trilogy and “Wise Woman,” she infuses her historical romance with a touch of mysticism. She takes the daring approach here of making Mary the sympathetic [...]

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The Other Boleyn Girl

Posted by Ellinia on December 16, 2010 in Fiction, Historical |

Title: The Other Boleyn Girl Author(s): Philippa Gregory Publisher: Touchstone ISBN10: 0743269837 Apparently, Anne Boleyn was not the only girl from the Boleyn family who had caught the attention of the great King Henry VIII. This book is a page turner; it is incredibly compelling, deep and fascinating. I learned a great deal about the [...]

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