Philippa Gregory THE LADY OF THE RIVERS First Edition Signed
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Philippa Gregory THE LADY OF THE RIVERS First Edition Signed
First edition, first print hardback of THE LADY OF THE RIVERS, by Philippa Gregory and published by Simon & Schuster Ltd., London, in 2011. Signed and inscribed by Philippa Gregory on the title page. With full numberline 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the copyright page.The book is in very good condition (Clean metallic grey cloth boards with black lettering on the spine) with only minor wear to the illustrated/pictorial dust jacket, which is not price clipped (light creasing to the edges). Internally, the pages are clean and tight and there are no tears and no other inscriptions.
Philippa Gregory was an established historian and writer when she discovered her interest in the Tudor period and wrote the internationally bestselling novel The Other Boleyn Girl.
She worked as a senior reporter on the Portsmouth News, and as a journalist and producer for BBC Radio. Philippa obtained a BA degree in History at the University of Sussex in Brighton and a PhD at Edinburgh University in 18th-century literature. Her first novel, Wideacre, was written as she completed her PhD and became an instant worldwide bestseller. On its publication, she became a full-time writer.
Wideacre was followed by a haunting sequel, The Favoured Child, and the delightful happy ending of the trilogy: Meridon. Works that have been adapted for television include A Respectable Trade, The Other Boleyn Girl and The Queen's Fool. The Other Boleyn Girl is now a major film, starring Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman and Eric Bana.
Philippa is also a frequent broadcaster, a regular contestant on Round Britain Quiz for BBC Radio 4 and the Tudor expert for Channel 4's Time Team. As well as her extensive array of historical novels she has written modern novels, children's books, a collection of short stories, and a non-fiction book with David Baldwin and Michael Jones: The Women of the Cousins' War.
The Lady of the Rivers is a part of her series Cousins War. The story is narrated by Jacquetta of Luxembourg, mother of Elizabeth Woodville, and covers the reign of the Lancastrian King Henry VI. The novel serves as a prequel to Gregory's The White Queen (2009), the story of Elizabeth's reign as Queen of England.
"Descended from Melusina, the river goddess, Jacquetta has always had the gift of second sight. As a child visiting her uncle, she meets his prisoner, Joan of Arc, and sees her own power reflected in the young woman accused of witchcraft, before Joan is taken to a horrific death at the hands of the English rulers of France.
Married to the Duke of Bedford, English Regent of France, Jacquetta is introduced by him to a mysterious world of learning and alchemy. Her only friend in the great household is the Dukes squire, Richard Woodville, who is at her side when the Dukes death leaves her a wealthy young widow.
The two become lovers and marry in secret, returning to England to serve at the court of the young King Henry VI, where Jacquetta becomes a close and loyal friend to his new queen.
The Woodvilles soon achieve a place at the very heart of the Lancaster court, though Jacquetta can sense the growing threat from the people of England and the danger of royal rivals. Not even their courage and loyalty can keep the House of Lancaster on the throne.
King Henry VI slides into a mysterious sleep; Margaret, his queen, turns to untrustworthy favorites for help; and Richard, Duke of York, threatens to overturn the whole kingdom for his rival dynasty of the House of York.
Jacquetta fights for her king, her queen, and for her daughter Elizabeth Woodville, a young woman for whom Jacquetta can sense an extraordinary and unexpected future: a change of fortune, the throne of England, and the white rose of York.
A sweeping, powerful story rich in passion and legend and drawing on years of research, The Lady of the Rivers tells the story of the real-life mother to the White Queen.
'Once more, Gregory has magnificently rescued one of English historys forgotten women from oblivion' Daily Mail
'Showcasing the same intimate imaginative texture as her classic The Other Boleyn Girl, The Lady of the Rivers is Philippa Gregory back in rip-roaring form' USA Today
'Philippa Gregory paints a vivid, compassionate picture of starving, overtaxed, leaderless and desperate communities driven to revolt by injustice and despair.' The Express
'Jacquetta is a memorable addition to the author's portrait gallery of women who endeavoured to make history rather than merely become its victims' Sunday Times
'Popular historical fiction at its finest, immaculately researched and superbly told' Kate Saunders, The Times
561 pages.
ISBN: 9781847374592
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