The White Princess Author: Philippa Gregory | Language: English | ISBN:
B00A285OOW | Format: EPUB
The White Princess Description
Caught between loyalties, the mother of the Tudors must choose between the red rose and the white. Philippa Gregory, #1 New York Times bestselling author and “the queen of royal fiction” (USA Today), presents the latest Cousins’ War novel, the remarkable story of Elizabeth of York, daughter of the White Queen.
When Henry Tudor picks up the crown of England from the mud of Bosworth field, he knows he must marry the princess of the enemy house—Elizabeth of York—to unify a country divided by war for nearly two decades.
But his bride is still in love with his slain enemy, Richard III—and her mother and half of England dream of a missing heir, sent into the unknown by the White Queen. While the new monarchy can win power, it cannot win hearts in an England that plots for the triumphant return of the House of York.
Henry’s greatest fear is that somewhere a prince is waiting to invade and reclaim the throne. When a young man who would be king leads his army and invades England, Elizabeth has to choose between the new husband she is coming to love and the boy who claims to be her beloved lost brother: the rose of York come home at last.
- File Size: 6107 KB
- Print Length: 545 pages
- Publisher: Touchstone (July 23, 2013)
- Sold by: Simon and Schuster Digital Sales Inc
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00A285OOW
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- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,078 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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It's nearly impossible to write this review without mentioning the forthcoming TV series The White Queen (currently airing in the UK on BBC1, premiering in the U.S. August 10 on Starz). So, let's start by discussing that elephant in the room. Like many fans of Philippa Gregory's novels, I was elated when I heard that her novels The White Queen, The Red Queen and The Kingmaker's Daughter were being adapted into a series by the BBC/Starz. With the recent popularity of Downton Abbey and Game of Thrones, dramatizing the infamous War of the Roses was a no brainer. Of course, I wasn't too happy when I heard that it would air in the UK first (which means, of course, dodging much of the Internet for spoilers) -and I was even more concerned when I starting peaking at some of the reviews from the UK press. For the most part -not positive, and the shows seems to be tanking in the ratings, but regardless I still want to see what the show's all about.
Okay, now that we're past that...time to move on to the issue at hand: Gregory's newest novel in the Cousins' War series, The White Princess. The White Princess tells the story of Elizabeth Woodville's (The White Queen's) daughter Elizabeth of York, who was forced to marry the Lancasterian heir, Henry Tudor (Henry VII) to help end decades of British civil war. Elizabeth, of course, is still reeling from the death of her lover, Richard III (and uncle, I might add), and isn't too happy about being forced into the bed of Richard's murdered. And, of course, her marriage isn't enough to completely quell the war, and with enemies around every corner, Elizabeth must protect herself from all threats -even those closest to her.
I really hate to say it, but I thought that White Princess was the weakest of Gregory's Cousins' War novels so far.
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