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ID: 310297
Title: Forbidden Queen
Author: Anne O'Brien
Narrator: Emily Lucienne
Format: Unabridged
Length: 17:17:51
Language: English
Release date: 08-18-16
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers UK
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, Contemporary Women
Summary:
A Sunday Times Bestseller
Englands Forgotten Queens
OBrien cleverly intertwines the personal and political in this enjoyable, gripping tale.
-The Times
The jewel in the French crown, Katherine de Valois, is waiting under lock and key for King Henry V. While hes been slaughtering her kinsmen in Agincourt, Katherine has been praying for marriage to save her from her misery. But the brutal King wants her crown, not her innocent love.
For Katherine, England is a lions den of greed, avarice and mistrust. And when Katherine is widowed at twenty-one she is a prize ripe for the taking. Her young son the future monarch, her hand in marriage worth a kingdom.
This is a deadly political game; one the Dowager Queen must learn fast. The players Duke of Gloucester, Edmund Beaufort and Owen Tudor -are circling.
Who will have her? Who will ruin her?
This is the story of Katherine de Valois. The forbidden queen who launched the most famous dynasty of all time
Praise for Anne OBrien
OBrien cleverly intertwines the personal and political in this enjoyable, gripping tale.
- The Times
A gem of a subject OBrien is a terrific storyteller
- Daily Telegraph
Joanna of Navarre is the feisty heroine in Anne OBriens fast-paced historical novel The Queens Choice.
-Good Housekeeping
A gripping story of love, heartache and political intrigue.
-Woman & Home
Packed with drama, danger, romance and history.
-Pam Norfolk, for the Press Association
Better than Philippa Gregory The Bookseller
Anne OBrien has joined the exclusive club of excellent historical novelists. Sunday Express
A gripping historical drama.
-Bella
This book has everything royalty, scandal, fascinating historical politics and ultimately, the shaping of the woman who founded the Tudors. Cosmopolitan
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