The powerful story of Cecily Neville, torn between both sides in the War of the Roses, from the best-selling author of The Agincourt Bride.The powerful story of Cecily Neville, torn between both sides in the War of the Roses, from the best-selling author of The Agincourt Bride.In fifteenth century England the Neville family rules the north with an iron fist. Ralph Neville, Earl of Westmorland, a giant of a man and a staunch Lancastrian, cunningly consolidates power by negotiating brilliant marriages for his children. The last betrothal he arranges before he dies is between his youngest daughter, nine-year-old Cicely, and his ward Richard, the thirteen-year-old Duke of York, England’s richest heir.Told through the eyes of Cicely and her half-brother Cuthbert, Red Rose, White Rose is the story of one of the most powerful women in England during one of its most turbulent periods. Born of Lancaster and married to York, the willowy and wayward Cicely treads a hazardous path through love, loss and imprisonment and between the violent factions of Lancaster and York, as the Wars of the Roses tear England’s ruling families apart.Praise for Joanna Hickson:‘Thoroughly engrossing’ The LadyA gripping and emotional story’ Woman‘A bewitching first novel…alive with historical detail’ Good Housekeeping'An enthralling blend of fact and fiction, drama and danger, passion and politics’ Lancashire Evening PostJoanna Hickson spent twenty five years presenting and producing News and Arts programmes for the BBC. Her first published book was a children’s historical novel Rebellion at Orford Castle but more recently she has turned to adult fiction, concentrating on bringing fifteenth century English history and some of its fascinating principal characters to life.She is married with a large family and gets inspiration from her Wiltshire farmhouse home, which dates back to her chosen period.• Joanna’s debut, The Agincourt Bride, and it’s sequel, The Tudor Bride, was the story of Catherine De Valois, wife of Henry V who went on to found the Tudor dynasty• Joanna has been widely reviewed and praised. Her writing is very commercial and communicates historical detail simply with great dramatic content.• Perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory and Suzannah DunnCompetition: Taming Of The Queen; Wars Of The Roses; The White Queen; The White Queen; Taming Of The Queen; The Beaufort Woman; The Raven'S Widow. Bernard Cornwell;Conn Iggulden; Suzannah Dunn; Alison Weir; Elizabeth Chadwick; Elizabeth Fremantle; Anne O’Brien; Judith Arnopp; Adrienne Dillard; Samantha Wilcoxson;
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