If you like Philippa Gregory, you will love this dazzlingly vivid historical novel from multi-million copy and international bestselling author Jean Plaidy. Two Queens at the mercy of a capricious King...
'Jean Plaidy doesn't just write the history, she makes it come alive' -- RNA
'Plaidy excels at blending history with romance and drama' -- New York Times
'Very well researched, informative yet easy to read - brilliant' -- ***** Reader review
'Gripping, captivating, very hard to put down' -- ***** Reader review
'I was hooked from the first page' -- ***** Reader review
'An excellent book to curl up with' -- ***** Reader review
'Riveting' -- ***** Reader review
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At the decadent French court of King Francois, the young Anne Boleyn grows into an enigmatic and striking woman, a temptation to many courtiers. But whilst Anne's ambitions are high, she has learned from her sister's unfortunate reputation. Unlike Mary, Anne refuses to become a mistress - even one to a King.
So when Anne returns to the English court of Henry VIII, it is the King, captivated by this mysterious young lady, who is forced to do the wooing.
Before long Henry is lured away from his stale marriage to Katharine of Aragon. But the new Queen Anne is not loved by the people, and it is only a matter of time before Henry's patience runs out...
The Tudor saga continues in St Thomas's Eve.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
Her novels are still very much to be enjoyed ... Any writer who can both educate and thrill a reader of any age deserves to be remembered and find new fans ... One only has to look at the TV/Media to see that the appetite for this kind of writing is still very much there -- Matt Bates * WH Smith Travel * Jean Plaidy doesn't just write the history, she makes it come alive. -- Julia Moffat, RNA Miss Plaidy has skillfully entwined their [Anne Boleyn & Catherine Howard] two stories. * Sunday Times * Plaidy excels at blending history with romance and drama * New York Times * Full-blooded, dramatic, exciting * Observer * This spirited novel is in the best tradition of historical fiction.Action is swift, conversation natural, background authentic...Plaidy paints the truth as she sees it.It is difficult to present the case of his wives and still be fair to Henry; that this is accomplished makes the book a conspicuous success. * Birmingham Post * This is at once an exciting and an intelligent novel * Truth Magazine * An enthralling story of a grim period of history, told with rare skill * Aberdeen Press and Journal *
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Höhe: 199 mm
Breite: 129 mm
Dicke: 37 mm
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978-0-09-949322-8 (9780099493228)
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Jean Plaidy, one of the preeminent authors of historical fiction for most of the twentieth century, is the pen name of the prolific English author Eleanor Hibbert, also know as Victoria Holt. Jean Plaidy's novels had sold more than 14 million copies worldwide by the time of her death in 1993.
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