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Virgin's Lover by Philippa Gregory (2004, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherTouchstone
ISBN-100743256158
ISBN-139780743256155
eBay Product ID (ePID)30781818
Product Key Features
Book TitleVirgin's Lover
Number of Pages448 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicContemporary Women, Romance / Historical / General, Biographical, Historical
Publication Year2004
GenreFiction
AuthorPhilippa Gregory
Book SeriesThe Plantagenet and Tudor Novels Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight25.8 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-056468
Reviews"No lover of Elizabethan history should be without this novel, nor will any fan be disappointed with the meticulous research and marvelous portraits of Elizabeth, Dudley, and the court." -- Romantic Times, "No lover of Elizabethan history should be without this novel, nor will any fan be disappointed with the meticulous research and marvelous portraits of Elizabeth, Dudley, and the court."--Romantic Times, "...expertly crafted...readers addicted to Gregory's intelligent, well-researched tales...will be enthralled..."--Publishers Weekly, "...expertly crafted...readers addicted to Gregory's intelligent, well-researched tales...will be enthralled..." -- Publishers Weekly
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal823/.914
SynopsisIn the autumn of 1558, church bells across England ring out the joyous news that Elizabeth I is the new queen. One woman hears the tidings with utter dread. She is Amy Dudley, wife of Sir Robert, and she knows that Elizabeth's ambitious leap to the throne will pull her husband back to the very center of the glamorous Tudor court, where he was born to be. Amy had hoped that the merciless ambitions of the Dudley family had died on Tower Green when Robert's father was beheaded and his sons shamed; but the peal of bells she hears is his summons once more to power, intrigue, and a passionate love affair with the young queen. Can Amy's steadfast faith in him, her constant love, and the home she wants to make for them in the heart of the English countryside compete with the allure of the new queen?Elizabeth's excited triumph is short-lived. She has inherited a bankrupt country, riven by enmity, where treason is normal and foreign war a certainty. Her faithful advisor William Cecil warns her that she will survive only if she marries a strong prince to govern the rebellious country, but the one man Elizabeth desires is her childhood friend, the irresistible, ambitious Robert Dudley.Robert revels in the opportunities of the new reign. The son of an aristocratic family brought up in palaces as the equal of his royal playmates, Robert knows he can reclaim his destiny at Elizabeth's side. Elizabeth cannot resist his courtship, and as the young couple slowly falls in love, Robert starts to think the impossible: can he set aside his wife and marry the young queen?Philippa Gregory'sThe Virgin's Loveranswers the question about an unsolved crime that has fascinated detectives and historians for centuries. Philippa Gregory uses documents and evidence from the Tudor era and, with almost magical insight into the desires of Robert Dudley and his lovers, paints a picture of a country on the brink of greatness, a young woman grasping at her power, a young man whose ambition is greater than his means, and the wife who cannot forgive them., From #1 New York Times bestselling author and "queen of royal fiction" ( USA TODAY ) comes a riveting and scandalous love triangle between a young woman on the brink of greatness, a young man whose ambition far exceeds his means, and the wife who cannot forgive them. In the autumn of 1558, church bells across England ring out the joyous news that Elizabeth I is the new queen, yet one woman hears the tidings with utter dread. She is Amy Dudley, wife of Sir Robert, and she knows that Elizabeth's ambitious leap to the throne will draw her husband back to the center of the glamorous Tudor court, where he was born to be. Elizabeth's excited triumph is short-lived. She has inherited a bankrupt country where treason is rampant and foreign war a certainty. Her faithful advisors warns her that she will survive only if she marries a strong prince to govern the rebellious country, but the one man Elizabeth desires is her childhood friend, the ambitious Robert Dudley. As the young couple falls back in love, a question hangs in the air: can he really set aside his wife and marry the queen? When Amy is found dead, Elizabeth and Dudley are suddenly plunged into a struggle for survival.
LC Classification NumberPR6057.R386V574 2004
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- 17 Mar, 2018
The Whoring, Unintelligent Non-Virgin Queen
Portrays a great Queen as an unintelligent, neurotic whore, more interested in sex than England. Every book I have every read, portrayed a woman whose country was the most important to her. Facts are not always true, like Elizabeth ordering Amy's death. Everything is supposition. Amy's clothes when they found her on her bed where the servants had moved her. Would never count as evidence since the body was moved. Dudley's treatment of Elizabeth after they were betrothed by the priest. Elizabeth would never allow anyone to give orders but herself. I was disappointed with the story. Still love Greggory's novels, but didn't like this one.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 06 Dec, 2019
Power, Sex, Murder!
Love reading about these people, exciting!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
