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The White Queen

By: Philippa Gregory
Narrated by: Emilia Fox
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Summary
 THE FIRST BOOK IN THE THE COUSINS' WAR SERIES FROM INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR PHILIPPA GREGORY

One woman at the centre of England's most enduring royal mystery.

Elizabeth Woodville was an ordinary woman before her marriage to King Edward IV elevated her to the throne of England. Determined to secure the future of her family, she fought fiercely for her children and her place at court. But when her two young sons became the centre of one of history's greatest unsolved mysteries, her legacy was transformed forever.

Set amid the turmoil of the Wars of the Roses, The White Queen tells the story of Elizabeth's extraordinary rise to power and the mystery of the Princes in the Tower in a captivating family drama.

Praise for Philippa Gregory:

‘Meticulously researched and deeply entertaining, this story of betrayal and divided loyalties is Gregory on top form’ Good Housekeeping

‘Gregory has popularised Tudor history perhaps more than any other living fiction writer…all of her books feature strong, complex women, doing their best to improve their lives in worlds dominated by men’ Sunday Times

‘Engrossing’ Sunday Express

‘Popular historical fiction at its finest, immaculately researched and superbly told’ The Times

'Queen of the historical novel' Mail on Sunday Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Medieval Romance Royalty Women's Fiction Renaissance Tudor War

Critic Reviews

'The queen of royal fiction' USA Today

'There's no question that she is the best at what she does' Associated Press

'Philippa Gregory turns real-life historical royalty into royally entertaining novels' Time Magazine

'If only grade-school history books were written so vividly' Entertainment Weekly

'In thoroughly researched, wonderfully realized settings, she can make a period come alive' The Boston Globe
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Great audio but If your listening and reading the book at the same time the audio has cut a lot from the actual book.

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I really enjoyed this Phillippa Gregory novel. so far I think it has been my favourite!

Great story

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It is a good story and the narrator sounds amazing. However going between the physical and audiobook was a very difficult and frustrating experience as the audiobook left out a ridiculous amount of the actual novel. Not just little words changed here and there, but it was big chunks of chapters and descriptions in which left me struggling to find my place time and time again. A waste of my credit

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It was a great story to listen to and wonderfully narrated. It made me want to research more about this time. Absolutely loved it!

EASY TO FOLLOW STORYLINE

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I had to keep referring to Wiki to keep track of who was who. Too many Henry’s, Richards, George’s and Elizabeth’s. True to history but what a murderous treacherous bunch they were. I don’t think I could read another book in the series - too tragic. Emilia Fox’s narration was amazing though.

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