The first book in Jean Plaidy's epic Plantagenet series.
Jean Plaidy, one of the pre-eminent authors of historical fiction for most of the twentieth century, is the pen name of the prolific English author Eleanor Hibbert, also know as Victoria Holt. Jean Plaidy's novels had sold more than 14 million copies worldwide by the time of her deah in 1993.
Her novels are still very much to be enjoyed ... Any writer who can
both educate and thrill a reader of any age deserves to be
remembered and find new fans ... One only has to look at the
TV/Media to see that the appetite for this kind of writing is still
very much there
*WH Smith Travel*
Jean Plaidy doesn't just write the history, she makes it come
alive.
*Julia Moffat, RNA*
Miss Plaidy does full justice to the trials of Henry II's last
years. The demands of the vast Angevin Empire, provide strong
dramatic material which she handles with her usual skill.
*Sunday Times*
These books are page-turners; they offer a wonderful way to learn
about history, their heroines are smart, strong and in control of
their destinies and their stories will remain with you for
ever...They are a celebration of women's spirit throughout
history.
*Daily Express*
Full-blooded, dramatic, exciting
*Observer*
It is hard to better Jean Plaidy when she is in form...both elegant
and exciting as she steers a stylish path through the feuding
Plantagenets.
*Daily Mirror*
Outstanding
*Vanity Fair*
Jean Plaidy conveys the texture of various patches of the past with
such rich complexity
*Guardian*
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