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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Historical fiction is my guilty pleasure - this one does not disappoint. ( ) I've read quite a few historical novels centering around England's royal family and its bloody history, but The Forbidden Queen by Anne O'Brien is the first book I've read that deals with Katherine de Valois exclusively. What a story she had. While I wish O'Brien had spent more time on her youth, I can understand that the information available about that time period may not be as plentiful as I wish, so I am happy to settle for the little we receive in The Forbidden Queen, and am grateful that it was there to set up a remarkable story. Read the rest of this review at The Lost Entwife on Feb. 20, 2014. no reviews | add a review
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HTML:An innocent pawn A kingdom without a king A new dynasty will reign... 1415. The jewel in the French crown, Katherine de Valois, is waiting under lock and key for King Henry V. While he's been slaughtering her kinsmen in Agincourt, Katherine has been praying for marriage to save her from her misery. But the brutal king wants her crown, not her innocent love. For Katherine, England is a lion's den of greed, avarice and mistrust. And when she is widowed at twenty-one, she becomes a prize ripe for the taking—her young son the future monarch, her hand in marriage worth a kingdom. This is a deadly political game, one the dowager queen must learn fast. The players—the Duke of Gloucester, Edmund Beaufort and Owen Tudor—are circling. Who will have her? Who will ruin her? This is the story of Katherine de Valois. "Anne O'Brien has joined the exclusive club of excellent historical novelists." —Sunday Express "An absolutely gripping tale that is both superbly written and meticulously researched." —The Sun. No library descriptions found. |
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