Plaidy excels at blending history with romance and drama

New York Times

Plaidy, by the skilful blending of superb storytelling and meticulous attention to authenticity of detail and depth of charaterization has become one of the country's most widely read novelists.

The Sunday Times

Full-blooded, dramatic, exciting

The Obsever

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One of England's foremost historical novelists

Birmingham Mail

It is hard to better Jean Plaidy . . . both elegant and exciting

Daily Mirror

If you like Philippa Gregory, you will love this vibrant and captivating historical page-turner from multi-million copy and international bestselling author Jean Plaidy - the perfect blend of history with romance and drama.'Full - bloodied, dramatic, exciting' - THE OBSERVER'Plaidy, by the skilful blending of superb storytelling and meticulous attention to authenticity of detail and depth of characterization has become one of the country's most widely read novelists.' - THE SUNDAY TIMES'It is hard to better Jean Plaidy . . . both elegant and exciting' - DAILY MIRROR'Excellent. Jean Plaidy really knows how to bring history to life.' -- ***** Reader review'Great, exciting. Couldn't put down' -- ***** Reader review***********************************************In the aftermath of the bloody Wars of the Roses, Henry Tudor has seized the English crown, finally uniting the warring Houses of York and Lancaster through his marriage to Elizabeth of York.But whilst Henry VII rules wisely and justly, he is haunted by Elizabeth's missing brothers; the infamous two Princes, their fate in the Tower forever a shrouded secret.Then tragedy strikes at the heart of Henry's family, and it is against his own son that the king must fight for a bride and his throne...The Tudor Saga continues in Katharine, the Virgin Widow.
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Henry Tudor finally unites the warring Houses of York and Lancaster. But whilst Henry VII rules wisely and justly, he is haunted by Elizabeth's missing brothers; the infamous two Princes, their fate in the Tower forever a shrouded secret.
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The first of Jean Plaidy's much-loved Tudor series - Henry Tudor finally unites the warring Houses of York and Lancaster.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780099492481
Publisert
2006
Utgiver
Vendor
Arrow Books Ltd
Vekt
319 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
29 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

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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 known as Victoria Holt. Jean Plaidy's novels had sold more than 14 million copies worldwide by the time of her death in 1993.