The Queen's Lover - Softcover

Bennett, Vanora

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061689874 ISBN 13: 9780061689871

Publisher: William Morrow & Company, 2011

Synopsis

From Vanora Bennett, the acclaimed author of Portrait of an Unknown Woman and Figures in Silk comes The Queen's Lover, a fictionalized account of the life and loves of Catherine de Valois, a woman of enormous courage who became a great queen of two countries. Fans of Phillipa Gregory, Alison Weir, Sarah Dunant, and Tracy Chevalier, and every reader who adores top-quality historical fiction will be swept away by this epic love story set against the rich backdrop of 15th-century England and France--and by this remarkable woman who triumphed magnificently by making her own rules.

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Review:

Vanora Bennett knows what drives her characters, both fictional and historical, and they seem as real and easy to relate to as your next-door neighbor. Bennett s medieval England comes alive in ways a reader can immediately relate to, even while being transported away from the modern world. --Christian Science Monitor on "Figures in Silk""

Readers of historical fiction will be pleased with Bennett s sure-handed storytelling. --Publishers Weekly, on "Figures in Silk""

A substantial historical novel set in turbulent 15th century England. Ably explores themes of romance and politics. --Kirkus Reviews, on "Figures in Silk""

"Vanora Bennett knows what drives her characters, both fictional and historical, and they seem as real and easy to relate to as your next-door neighbor. Bennett's medieval England comes alive in ways a reader can immediately relate to, even while being transported away from the modern world."--Christian Science Monitor on Figures in Silk

"Readers of historical fiction will be pleased with Bennett's sure-handed storytelling."--Publishers Weekly, on Figures in Silk

"A substantial historical novel set in turbulent 15th century England. Ably explores themes of romance and politics."--Kirkus Reviews, on Figures in Silk

Book Description:

"Bennett writes thoughtful, well-researched historical fiction, finding connections between past and present without silliness or fact-bending, and with plenty of romance. And the subject is fascinating. Enormous, in every sense of the word." - The Times, May 2009

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0061689874
• ISBN 13: 9780061689871
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 624