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The White Queen

By: Philippa Gregory
Narrated by: Susan Lyons
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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 Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Medieval Royalty

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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I loved the way the reader of the book brought this story to life. I also love the way the historical research has been woven into the novel. A great informative book.

Author has captured my imagination

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