Philippa Gregory

The Red Queen

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Produktbeschreibung

Der zweite Teil der packenden Trilogie von der anerkannten Historikerin Gregory erzählt die Geschichte von Margaret Beaufort, der mysteriösen Kindsbraut von Edmund Tudor. Nachdem sie schon in ihrer Jugend ihren Mann verloren hat, setzt sie alles daran, als scheinbar loyale Freundin und Dienerin das House of York zu untergraben - um schließlich ihrem einzigen Sohn, Henry, auf den Thron zu verhelfen...

Produktdetails

• The Cousins' War 2
• Verlag: Simon & Schuster UK
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 172mm x 106mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 303g
• ISBN-13: 9781451627206
• ISBN-10: 1451627203
• Artikelnr.: 32087285

Autorenporträt

Gregory, Philippa
Philippa Gregory is the author of many New York Times bestselling novels, including The Other Boleyn Girl, and is a recognized authority on women's history. Many of her works have been adapted for the screen including The Other Boleyn Girl. Her most recent novel, The Last Tudor, is now in production for a television series. She graduated from the University of Sussex and received a PhD from the University of Edinburgh, where she is a Regent. She holds honorary degrees from Teesside University and the University of Sussex. She is a fellow of the Universities of Sussex and Cardiff and was awarded the 2016 Harrogate Festival Award for Contribution to Historical Fiction. She is an honorary research fellow at Birkbeck, University of London. She founded Gardens for the Gambia, a charity to dig wells in poor rural schools in The Gambia, and has provided nearly 200 wells. She welcomes visitors to her website PhilippaGregory.com.

Rezensionen

"Gregory delivers another vivid and satisfying novel of court intrigue, revenge, and superstition. Gregory's many fans as well as readers who enjoy lush, evocative writing, vividly drawn characters, and fascinating history told from a woman's point of view will love her latest work." Library Journal