The Lady of the Rivers - Hardcover

Gregory, Philippa

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ISBN 10: 184737459X ISBN 13: 9781847374592

Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK, 2011

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Jacquetta, daughter of the Count of Luxembourg and kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe, was married to the great Englishman John, Duke of Bedford, uncle to Henry VI. Widowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her house�hold for love, and then carved out a life for herself as Queen Margaret of Anjou's close friend and a Lancaster supporter - until the day that her daughter Elizabeth Woodville fell in love and married the rival king Edward IV. Of all the little-known but important women of the period, her dramatic story is the most neglected. With her links to Melusina, and to the founder of the house of Luxembourg, together with her reputation for making magic, she is the most haunting of heroines.

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Review:

`Popular historical fiction at its finest, immaculately researched and superbly told' --The Times

'Witchcraft, passion and politics power the story of Jacquetta, Duchess of Bedford' --Fanny Blake, Woman & Home (Oct Issue)

'You'll be enthralled, intrigued and excited by the personal stories during a historically momentous time' --Alexandra Green, Essentials Magazine (Oct Issue)

'The latest historical novel in Philippa Gregory's Cousin's War series introduces us to Jacquetta. The young widow finds comfort with Richard Woodville but their relationship must be kept under wraps. An epic read from the author of The Other Boleyn Girl'
FOUR STARS --Star Magazine (19/9)

'Gregory evokes passion, murder, magic and mystery to bring the War of the Roses to life' --Good Housekeeping (Oct Issue)

'Gregory's real fascination has always been with those women in the past who struggled to find ways to escape the limitations that men impose upon them and exercise power themselves. Her novels similarly work hard to burst free of the straitjacket of the genre in which they initially seem to fit. In The Lady of the Rivers, Jacquetta is a memorable addition to the author's portrait gallery of women who endeavoured to make history rather than merely become its victims' --Nick Rennison, Sunday Times (18/9)

`This is yet another fabulous book from the Cousins' War series, and Gregory's painstaking historical research has certainly paid off. It's a brilliant read and refreshing to learn about the Plantagenet women and their heroic stories.' --Leicestershire and Rutland Life, November 2011

About the Author:

Philippa Gregory is the author of many bestselling novels, including The Other Boleyn Girl, and is a recognised authority on women's history. Her Cousins' War novels, reaching their dramatic conclusion with The King's Curse, were the basis for the highly successful BBC series, The White Queen. Philippa's other great interest is the charity that she founded over twenty years ago: Gardens for the Gambia. She has raised funds and paid for over 200 wells in the primary schools of this poor African country. Philippa graduated from the University of Sussex and holds a PhD and Alumna of the Year 2009 at Edinburgh University. In 2016, she received the Harrogate Festival Award for Outstanding Contribution to Historical Fiction. Philippa lives with her family on a small farm in Yorkshire and welcomes visitors to her website, PhilippaGregory.com.

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