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Beatrice Lacey, daughter of Wideacre Hall, will not accept society's rules that women cannot inherit.The internationally bestselling debut from the author of The Other Boleyn Girl and Three Sisters, Three Queens.

 Wideacre Hall, set in the heart of the English countryside, is the ancestral home that Beatrice Lacey loves. Built from yellow stone, facing due south and surrounded by the rich woodlands and rolling downs of Sussex, it has been in her family for generations. But as a woman in England in the 1770s she has no right of inheritance; only a loveless arranged marriage lies ahead. Beautiful, sensual and passionate, Beatrice sets out to pursue her own goal: control over Wideacre - at any cost.

 Yet even as her scheming succeeds, Beatrice is haunted by the one person alive who fully understands her obsession and knows her capacity to let nothing - and no-one - stand in her way.

 The 30th anniversary edition, with new foreword by the author.

Wideacre

A collection of short stories from one of our most popular novelists - the perfect gift.

 A rich and wonderful selection of short stories. A TV chef who specialises in outrageous cakes tempts a monk who bakes bread for his brothers; a surprise visitor invites mayhem into the perfect minimalist flat in the season of good will; a woman explains her unique view of straying husbands; straying husbands encounter a variety of effective responses. Just some of the delicacies on offer in this sumptuous box of delights.

Bread and Chocolate

The Constant Princess

The Boleyn family is keen to rise through the ranks of society, and what better way to attract the attention of the most powerful in the land than to place a beautiful young woman at court? But then the course of English history is irrevocably changed.

The other boleyn girl

From the bestselling author of THE WHITE QUEEN, now a hit BBC TV production - the last three novels of her Tudor Court series: THE QUEEN'S FOOL, THE VIRGIN'S LOVER and THE OTHER QUEEN

 THE QUEEN'S FOOL is a stunning novel set in the Tudor court, depicting the rivalry between Queen Mary and her half-sister Elizabeth, played out against a background of betrayal, conflict and passion. Elizabeth's bitter struggle to claim the throne she believes is hers by right, and the man she desires almost more than her crown, is watched by her 'fool': a girl who has been forced to leave her homeland of Spain, as a Jew fleeing the Inquisition. In these dangerous times, a woman must choose between ambition. and love.

 THE VIRGIN'S LOVER is a sumptuous historical novel set in the court of Elizabeth I, who has acceded to the throne of England, a position she has waited and schemed for all her life. She is surrounded by advisers, all convinced that a young woman cannot form political judgements. Elizabeth feels that she can rely on just one man: her oldest friend, Robert Dudley. As the pressure grows for Elizabeth to marry, her preference is clear, but he is unavailable. But what if the unthinkable were to happen. In a blend of passion, personalities and politics, this is a stunning novel of the Tudor court and a country divided.

 In the final book of the Tudor Court series, THE OTHER QUEEN is a dramatic novel of passion, politics and betrayal. Mary, Queen of Scots, is fighting to regain her kingdom whilst under the guard of Queen Elizabeth's trusted accomplice, Bess of Hardwick. Bess is a self-made woman, a shrewd survivor. She is newly married to her fourth and most distinguished husband, the Earl of Shrewsbury. But what marriage can withstand the charms of Mary? Or the threat of rebellion that she always carries?

 With her characteristic combination of superb storytelling and authentic historical background, Philippa Gregory brings to life this period of great change, in a riveting tale of betrayal, loyalty, politics and passion.

Philippa Gregory 3-Book Tudor Collection 2 - The Queen’s Fool, The Virgin’s Lover, The Other Queen

Entre amour, complot et malédiction, il n'est pas évident d'être une femme à la cour des Tudors. Angleterre, 1499. Margaret Pole, fille de Georges, duc de Clarence, et d'Isabelle Neville, devient après l'assassinat de son frère Edouard Plantagenêt, sur ordre du roi Henri VII, la seule survivante de la dynastie des Plantagenêt. Marié à Sir Pole, cousin du roi, elle sera veuve en 1505, avec cinq enfants. Destituée de ses terres et de ses titres, elle tombe dans la pauvreté. Sa vie change avec l'arrivée de la princesse espagnole Catherine d'Aragon et son mariage avec Henri VIII. Margaret est alors restaurée : elle obtient de titre de comtesse de Salisbury, devient première dame de compagnie de la reine et gouvernante de la princesse Marie. Mais il s'avère que le roi n'a pas de fils et donc pas d'héritier. On parlera alors de la « malédiction du roi », qui aurait été jetée par Elisabeth Woodville et sa fille La Princesse Blanche contre les Tudors. Malédiction ou pas, cette question provoquera la rupture d'Henri VIII avec l'Église de Rome, celui-ci souhaitant divorcer de Catherine et épouser Anne Boleyn. Notre héroine Margaret devra choisir entre son allégeance au roi et sa loyauté envers la reine et la princesse. Du fait de ses liens avec la famille royale, elle se retrouvera avec ses fils au centre des intrigues, au point que sa liberté et sa vie seront menacées...

La malédiction du roi

A contemporary psychological thriller in the style of Ruth Rendell, from one of today's most versatile and compelling storytellers.

 It was easy for Elizabeth. She married the man she loved, bore him two children and made a home for him which was the envy of their friends.

 It was harder for Ruth. She married Elizabeth's son and then found that, somehow, she could never quite measure up.

 Isolation, deceit and betrayal fill the gaps between the two individual women and between their different worlds. In this complex thriller, Philippa Gregory deploys all her insight into what women want and what women fear, as Ruth confronts the shifting borders of her own sanity. Laying bare the comfortable conventions of rural England, this spine-tingling novel pulses with suspense until the whiplash double-twist of the denouement.

The Little House

Bristol in 1787 is booming, a city where power beckons those who dare to take risks. Josiah Cole, a small dockside trader, is prepared to gamble everything to join the big players of the city. But he needs capital and a well-connected wife.Marriage to Frances Scott is a mutually convenient solution. Trading her social contacts for Josiah's protection, Frances finds her life and fortune dependent on the respectable trade of sugar, rum, and slaves.Into her new world comes Mehuru, once a priest in the ancient African kingdom of Yoruba, now a slave in England. From opposite ends of the earth, despite the difference in status, Mehuru and Frances confront each other and their need for love and liberty.

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