The Lady Elizabeth - Hardcover

Weir, Alison

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0091796725 ISBN 13: 9780091796723

Publisher: Hutchinson, 2008

Synopsis

Alison Weir was already one of Britain's most popular historians when she wrote her first novel, "Innocent Traitor", which hit the "Sunday Times" bestseller list to a chorus of praise. Now, in her second novel, Alison Weir goes to the heart of Tudor England at its most dangerous and faction-riven in telling the story of Elizabeth I before she became queen. The towering capricious figure of Henry VIII dominates her childhood, but others play powerful roles: Mary, first a loving sister, then as queen a lethal threat; Edward, the rigid and sad little King; Thomas Seymour, the Lord High Admiral, whose ambitions, both political and sexual, are unbridled. And, an ever-present ghost, the enigmatic, seductive figure of her mother Anne Boleyn, executed by Henry, whose story Elizabeth must unravel. Elizabeth learns early that the adult world contains many threats that have to be negotiated if she is to keep her heart and her head.

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About the Author

Alison Weir lives and works in Surrey. Her books include Britain's Royal Families, The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Children of England, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Henry VIII: King and Court, Mary, Queen of Scots, Isabella: She-Wolf of France, Queen of England, Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess and the novel, Innocent Traitor.

From the Back Cover

Praise for
Innocent Traitor
If you don t cry at the end, you have a heart of stone. Kate Saunders, The Times
Weir manages her heroine s voice brilliantly, respecting the past s distance while conjuring a dignified and fiercely modern spirit. Daily Mail
This is an impressive debut We can look forward to seeing what subject she ll tackle next. Lesley McDowell, Independent on Sunday
This is a novel that will grip readers and give great pleasure. Allan Massie, Scotsman

From the Inside Flap

Alison Weir was already one of Britain s most popular historians when she wrote her first novel, Innocent Traitor, which hit the Sunday Times bestseller list to a chorus of praise.

Now, in her second novel, Alison Weir goes to the heart of Tudor England at its most dangerous and faction-riven in telling the story of Elizabeth I before she became queen. The towering capricious figure of Henry VIII dominates her childhood, but others play powerful roles: Mary, first a loving sister, then as queen a lethal threat; Edward, the rigid and sad little King; Thomas Seymour, the Lord High Admiral, whose ambitions, both political and sexual, are unbridled. And, an ever-present ghost, the enigmatic, seductive figure of her mother Anne Boleyn, executed by Henry, whose story Elizabeth must unravel.

Elizabeth learns early that the adult world contains many threats that have to be negotiated if she is to keep her heart and her head.

As Alison Weir writes: It has been a joy to write once more about Elizabeth. Her story has all the elements of high drama: suspense, tragedy, intrigue and the dynamics that exist between strong and vivid characters. And for good measure, I have added one or two supernatural elements as well Above all, I have tried to remain true to Elizabeth, the greatest of all queens, and to portray her in character, from early childhood onwards.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hutchinson
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0091796725
• ISBN 13: 9780091796723
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 496