Jill at Breaking the Spine hosts "Waiting on" Wednesday, a place where we can voice the books we are patiently - okay probably impatiently - waiting to be released.
The Stolen Crown: The Secret Marriage that Forever Changed the Fate of England
By Susan Higginbotham
Pub. date: March 2010
From Amazon:
On May Day, 1464, six-year-old Katherine Woodville, daughter of a duchess w
ho has married a knight of modest means, awakes to find her gorgeous older sister, Elizabeth, in the midst of a secret marriage to King Edward IV. It changes everything—for Kate and for England.Then King Edward dies unexpectedly. Richard III, Duke of Gloucester, is named protector of Edward and Elizabeth's two young princes, but Richard's own ambitions for the crown interfere with his duties...
Lancastrians against Yorkists: greed, power, murder, and war. As the story unfolds through the unique perspective of Kate Woodville, it soon becomes apparent that not everyone is wholly evil—or wholly good.
8 comments:
You hooked me on this one...great pick!
I'm waiting on this book too. I loved the author's Hugh & Bess!
Nice pick!
This sounds like a terrific historical novel - thanks for posting about it.
Nice pick, LOVE the cover. Mine is at The Crowded Leaf.
I really need to read Hugh & Bess! I won a copy of it in October, but it never arrived :(
Ooooh, this looks really good! Love historical novels!
This book sounds great. I love historical period novels. I'm adding to my list. Thanks for sharing!
Oh I really want to read this book too!
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