The Forbidden Queen - Couverture souple

O'Brien, Anne

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1848453868 ISBN 13 : 9781848453869

Editeur : Mira, 2015

Synopsis

A Sunday Times Bestseller England’s Forgotten Queens

`O’Brien cleverly intertwines the personal and political in this enjoyable, gripping tale.’
The Times

The jewel in the French crown, Katherine de Valois, is waiting under lock and key for King Henry V. While he’s been slaughtering her kinsmen in Agincourt, Katherine has been praying for marriage to save her from her misery. But the brutal King wants her crown, not her innocent love.

For Katherine, England is a lion’s den of greed, avarice and mistrust. And when Katherine is widowed at twenty-one she is a prize ripe for the taking. Her young son the future monarch, her hand in marriage worth a kingdom.

This is a deadly political game; one the Dowager Queen must learn fast. The players – Duke of Gloucester, Edmund Beaufort and Owen Tudor -are circling.

Who will have her? Who will ruin her?

This is the story of Katherine de Valois. The forbidden queen who launched the most famous dynasty of all time…

Praise for Anne O’Brien

`O’Brien cleverly intertwines the personal and political in this enjoyable, gripping tale.’
- The Times

`A gem of a subject … O’Brien is a terrific storyteller’
- Daily Telegraph

`Joanna of Navarre is the feisty heroine in Anne O’Brien’s fast-paced historical novel The Queen’s Choice.’
-Good Housekeeping

`A gripping story of love, heartache and political intrigue.’
-Woman & Home

`Packed with drama, danger, romance and history.’
-Pam Norfolk, for the Press Association

`Better than Philippa Gregory’ – The Bookseller

`Anne O’Brien has joined the exclusive club of excellent historical novelists.’ – Sunday Express

`A gripping historical drama.’
-Bella

`This book has everything – royalty, scandal, fascinating historical politics and ultimately, the shaping of the woman who founded the Tudors.’ – Cosmopolitan

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A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

As a prolific reader and ex-history teacher, Anne O’Brien has been lucky to fulfil her ambition to write historical romances. Her first success was a 400 word love story about a garden for Mills & Boon – an auspicious start! Anne lives with her husband in an eighteenth-century cottage. It is a place that gives her much inspiration and many sources for her writing. Anne often makes time to visit old houses, gardens and priories to absorb atmosphere for her novels.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mira
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1848453868
• ISBN 13: 9781848453869
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 544
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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