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Touchstone
May 2011
On Sale: May 10, 2011
Featuring: Cecily of York, Cecily Neville; Richard of York
238 pages
ISBN: 141655047X
EAN: 9781416550471
Paperback
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From the award-winning author of A Rose for the Crown, Daughter of York, and The Kingโs Grace comes another masterful historical novelโthe story of Cecily of York, mother of two kings and the heroine of one of historyโs greatest love stories. Anne Easter Smithโs novels are beloved by readers for their ability โto grab you, sweep you along with the story, and make you fall in love with the characters.โ In Cecily Neville, duchess of York and ancestor of every English monarch to the present day, she has found her most engrossing character yet. History remembers Cecily of York standing on the steps of the Market Cross at Ludlow, facing an attacking army while holding the hands of her two young sons. Queen by Right reveals how she came to step into her destiny, beginning with her marriage to Richard, duke of York, whom she meets when she is nine and he is thirteen. Raised together in her fatherโs household, they become a true love match and together face personal tragedies, pivotal events of history, and deadly political intrigue. All of England knows that Richard has a clear claim to the throne, and when King Henry VI becomes unfit to rule, Cecily must put aside her hopes and fears and help her husband decide what is right for their family and their country. Queen by Right marks Anne Easter Smithโs greatest achievement, a book that every fan of sweeping, exquisitely detailed historical fiction will devour.
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