Three Sisters, Three Queens
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (709 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1508211566 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 119 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Gregory is very good at describing the bitchiness of the women in this tale of dynastic rivalry' -- Daily Telegraph 'Rollicking, page-turning stuff' -- Metro 'Popular history at its best' -- Daily Mail 'Meticulously researchedfor each novel she immerses herself in dozens of primary and secondary sources, before transforming them into vivid fiction' -- Sunday Telegraph 'History comes gloriously alive as Elizabeth Woodville seduces and marries Yorkist King Edward IV' -- Daily Mirror 'Philippa Gregory is truly the mistress of the historical novel. She skilfully combines pain
A Journey Without Map said ANOTHER FINE PHILIPPA GREGORY HISTORICAL FICTION!. When it comes to historical fiction, I have full faith in the creativity, imagination and research of #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory. A gifted writer and an exceptional storyteller, I have revisited the past so often through her writings. The Tudor kings and queens of the past have so often come alive. Repetitive and boring I have read all of Philippa Gregory's books, and I usually love (or at least, like, them). Three Sisters, Three Queens, however, is awful. Admittedly, she knew very little about Queen Margaret of Scotland, but there was definitely not enough material to fill a novel. Over and over and over with the same exact phrases, issue. Sara Knight said Feels like she phoned this one in.. The first two thirds of this book feel unresearched and childish - like it was hurriedly put together to meet a deadline. Margaret comes off selfish and childish, hardly a woman who could accomplish what she did. The last part of the book is more interesting with Margaret showing more of the characteristics of a queen of th
But Margaret’s boy becomes heir to the Tudor throne when Katherine loses her son. In love and in rivalry, we always think of each other.”From the #1 New York Times bestselling author behind the upcoming Starz original series The White Princess, a gripping new Tudor story featuring King Henry VIII’s sisters Mary and Margaret, along with Katherine of Aragon, vividly revealing the pivotal roles the three queens played in Henry VIII’s kingdom.When Katherine of Aragon is brought to the Tudor court as a young bride, the oldest princess, Margaret, takes her measure. We never take our eyes off each other. The three sisters will become the queens of England, Scotland, and France.United by family loyalties and affections, the three queens find themselves set against each other. As they experience betrayals, dangers, loss, and passion, the three sisters find that the only constant in their perilous lives is their special bond, more powerful than any man, even a king.. “There is only one bond that I trust: between a woman and her sisters. Katherine commands an army against Margaret and kills her husband James IV of Scotland. With one look, each knows the other for a rival, an ally, a pawn, destined—with Margaret’s younger sister Mary—to a sisterhood unique in all the world. Mary steals the widowed Margaret’s proposed husband, but when Mary is widowed
Her Cousins’ War novels are the basis for the critically acclaimed Starz miniseries The White Queen. . Philippa Gregory is the author of several bestselling novels, including The Other Boleyn Girl, and is a recognized authority on women’s history. Her most recent novel is Three Sisters, Three Queens. She holds an honorary degree from Teesside University, and is a fellow of the Universities of Su