Kensington
July 2011
On Sale: July 1, 2011
384 pages ISBN: 0758255748 EAN: 9780758255747 Paperback Add to Wish List
In the wake of King Henry VIII's death, Englandβs throne is left in a precarious state-as is the peculiar relationship between his two daughters. Mary, the elder, once treasured, had been declared a bastard in favor of her flame-haired half-sister, Elizabeth, born of the doomed Anne Boleyn. Yet the bond between the sisters was palpable from the start. Now reinstated, Mary eventually assumes her place as queen. But as Maryβs religious zeal evolves into a reign of terror, young Elizabeth gains the peopleβs favor. Gripped by a tormenting paranoia, Mary is soon convinced that her beloved Elizabeth is in fact her worst enemy. And the virginal Elizabeth, whose true love is her country, must defy her tyrannical sister to make way for a new era...A brilliant portrait of the rule of "Bloody Maryβ and her intricate relationship with Elizabeth I, the adored "Virgin Queen,β here is a riveting tale of one family's sordid and extraordinary chapter in the pages of history. Praise for Brandy Purdy and The Boleyn Wife"Recommended for readers who canβt get enough of the Tudors and have devoured all of Philippa Gregoryβs books.β --Library Journal
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