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Two sisters discover passion during the War of the Roses?one in the arms of the king, the other in the world of silk
HarperCollins
May 2010
On Sale: April 28, 2010
Featuring: Jane Shore; Alice Claver; Isabel Claver
496 pages
ISBN: 0061689858
EAN: 9780061689857
Trade Size (reprint)
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Historical
From the author of the acclaimed novel Portrait of an
Unknown Woman comes an epic tale of love and intrigue.
The year is 1471. Edward IV, who won the throne with the
help of his brother, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, is
restoring law and order after years of war. Under Edward IV,
life in England begins to improve. Business is booming once
more and the printing and silk industries prosper in London. When silk merchant John Lambert marries off his two
beautiful daughters, their fortunes are forever changed.
Elder daughter Jane Shore begins a notorious liaison with
the king while industrious and clever Isabel finds herself
married into the house of Claver, a wealthy silk dynasty.
Fate delivers Isabel a challenge when her new husband is
killed and she is forced into apprenticeship to her
mother-in-law, Alice Claver. It is from Alice Claver that Isabel learns to love silk and
the exotic and passionate fabrics from Italy, Persia, Spain,
Tunisia, and beyond. Isabel learns to make her way in this
new world of silk—to find friends and enemies—and she
strikes an alliance with her sister's lover, King Edward IV,
that will bring the secrets of silk-making to London. As
Isabel grows in power and her plan for a silk industry run
by Englishwomen is set into motion, the political landscape
shifts in dangerous ways. One sister will fall as the other
rises and choices must be made that will change their lives
forever.
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