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The Kingmaker's Daughter

By: Philippa Gregory
Narrated by: Jane Collingwood
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Anne Neville and her sister Isabel are daughters of the most powerful magnate in 15th century England. Ever ruthless, always plotting, in the absence of a son and heir, Warwick sets about using his daughters as pawns in his political games.

Anne grows from a delightful child brought up at the court of Edward IV and his queen, Elizabeth Woodville, intimacy and friendship with the family of Richard, Duke of Gloucester. Her life is overturned when her father turns on his former allies, escapes England and invades with an enemy army. Widowed at 14, fatherless, with her mother locked in sanctuary, and her sister a vengeful enemy, Anne faces the world alone.

But fortune's wheel turns once again. Anne plots her escape from her sister's house, finds herself a husband in the handsome young Duke of Gloucester, and marries without permission, in secret. But danger still follows her. She finds that she has a mortal enemy in the most beautiful queen in England. Anne has to protect herself and her precious only son from the treacherous royal court, the deadly royal rival, and even from the driving ambition of her husband - Richard III. Biographical Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Renaissance Romance Royalty Women's Fiction Biography Tudor England
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What a great listen ! An enthralling novel - I loved it and the narrator was excellent!

Excellent

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Another superb book in the Cousin's War series. It was good to hear about events at this time from the viewpoint of a lesser well-known character in the series, Anne Neville. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to it as it was beautifully read by Jane Collingwood.

Wonderful

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I was not expecting to enjoy this book as much as I did, the narrator did a fabulous job drawing me in to the life of and intrigues of court life. I was so enthralled by the telling and often had to google some parts of history. Having watched the white queen on tv I wS all for Elizabeth, but hearing Annes story it certainly made me rethink. Its well worth listening to or reading highly recommended

Really drawn into the history and telling of this

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The narrator did an excellent job bringing all the different characters to life. Highly recommended. I loved it!

Fantastic narration!

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Where does The Kingmaker's Daughter rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It's up there with the ones I'd listen to again.

What did you like best about this story?

Even though it is fiction, it's based on a real historical character using historical research and references, so I found it really informative whilst enjoying the authors personal take, relating to the characters thoughts and feelings.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

I loved the parts with Richard, as his character has been portrayed very badly through history and this story gave a different perspective on him and his good qualities, whilst subtly leading us to believe he could quite possibly have been bad too.

Enjoyable

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