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A SWEEPING NOVEL RICH IN PASSION AND LEGEND FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, PHILIPPA GREGORY

‘This is a man’s world, Jacquetta, and some women cannot march to the beat of a man’s drum. Do you understand?’

1435. Rouen. Jacquetta of Luxembourg is left a wealthy young widow when her husband, the Duke of Bedford, dies. Her only friend in the great household is Richard Woodville, the Duke’s squire, and it is not long before the two become lovers and marry in secret.

The Woodvilles return to the Lancaster court, where Jacquetta becomes close friends with young King Henry VI’s new queen. But she can sense a growing threat from the people of England, and the danger of royal rivals. The king slides into a mysterious sleep; Margaret, his queen, turns to untrustworthy favourites for help; and Richard, Duke of York, threatens to overturn the whole kingdom for his rival dynasty, the House of York.

Jacquetta fights for her king, her queen and her daughter Elizabeth Woodville, for whom she senses an extraordinary future.

©2011 Philippa Gregory (P)2011 Simon & Schuster Audio Biographical Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Literary Fiction Romance Royalty Women's Fiction Biography Renaissance Tudor Middle Ages
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Actually feel like asking for my credit back on this, I like to swap between reading the book and listening while I'm cleaning driving etc but this isn't possible with this audio book even though it says unabridged it isn't, there are chunks missing and those parts are huge when you try to go back to the book it leaves you confused. this is the first time I've been disappointed with an audio book.

NOT UNABRIDGED

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what a waste of credit, definitely not unbridged thought it was a sample, great reader

lady of the rivers

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a wonderful journey of how a woman struggled with her ability to sense the implications of the actions of the key players. Giving a voice from the past a modern hearing into the power struggles of an interesting period of history. So enjoyed it, I really felt I was being given a first-hand account.

Prophetic and perceptive, a real page turner

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I love all the books and so glad Audible as a wide collection with great narrators. This one in particular, is a favourite. Written with such passion!

Brilliant

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My first P Gregory book and I am on to the next one!
Good book (forgettable though) but could live without the French accents

Love a bit of historical fiction

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