{"product_id":"9781451626087","title":"The Kingmaker's Daughter","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Kingmaker's Daughter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Philippa Gregory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller that inspired the critically acclaimed Starz miniseries \u003ci\u003eThe White Queen\u003c\/i\u003e, Philippa Gregory tells the tale of Anne Neville, a beautiful young woman who must navigate the treachery of the English court as her father, known as the Kingmaker, uses her and her sister as pawns in his political game.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Kingmaker’s Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e—Philippa Gregory’s first sister story since \u003ci\u003eThe Other Boleyn Girl\u003c\/i\u003e—is the gripping tale of the daughters of the man known as the Kingmaker, Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: the most powerful magnate in fifteenth-century England. Without a son and heir, he uses his daughters, Anne and Isabel, as pawns in his political games, and they grow up to be influential players in their own right. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAt the court of Edward IV and his beautiful queen, Elizabeth Woodville, Anne grows from a delightful child to become ever more fearful and desperate when her father makes war on his former friends. Married at age fourteen, she is soon left widowed and fatherless, her mother in sanctuary and her sister married to the enemy. Anne manages her own escape by marrying Richard, Duke of Gloucester, but her choice will set her on a collision course with the overwhelming power of the royal family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Gregory returns with another sister act. The result: her best novel in years.”\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Kingmaker’s Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e is Gregory in fine form. . . . The Cousins' War . . . provides a rich setting for drama with its endless plots and conniving courtiers.”\u003cbr\u003e“Gregory ... always delivers the goods. Her latest novel wraps up her ‘cousins' war’ series of royal witches, philanderers and kingslayers with the story of King Richard III's wife, Anne Neville, who went from the marital bed of one royal prince to that of another king-to-be during this long family feud.”\u003cbr\u003e“From the queen of royal fiction comes a gripping 15th-century tale of the daughters of the man known as the ‘Kingmaker.'\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Gorgeous fun.\"\u003cbr\u003e“Conspiracy and a fight to the death for love and power.”\u003cbr\u003e“Gregory is one of historical fiction’s superstars, and \u003ci\u003eThe Kingmaker’s Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e shows why. . . . providing intelligent escape, a trip through time to a dangerous past.”\u003cbr\u003e“The bonds of sisterhood infuse Gregory’s latest. . . . The stakes are high as Anne and Isabel Neville, daughters of the earl of Warwick (‘The Kingmaker’), vie for their father’s favor and a chance at the throne. . . . . In addition to Gregory handling a complicated history, she convincingly details women’s lives in the 1400s and the competitive love between sisters.”\u003cbr\u003e“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.”\u003cbr\u003e“It’s every man and woman for themselves in Gregory’s latest, which offers reliable royal entertainment.\"\u003cbr\u003e“Gregory creates suspense by raising intriguing questions about whether her characters will transcend their historical reputations.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781451626087\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Washington Square Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40591704031438,"sku":"9781451626087","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_60f928e5-8277-46fd-9c50-169aac8827c2.jpg?v=1637756166","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781451626087","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}