Royal Sisters

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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1630762660
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (37 download)

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Book Synopsis Royal Sisters by : Anne Edwards

Download or read book Royal Sisters written by Anne Edwards and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-02-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Royal Sisters, Anne Edwards, author of the best-selling Vivien Leigh: A Biography and Matriarch: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor, has written the first dual biography of Elizabeth, the princess who was to become Queen, and her younger sister, Margaret, who was to be her subject. From birth to maturity, they were the stuff of which dreams are made. “I’m three and you’re four,” the future Queen, then a child, imperiously informed her sister. The younger girl, not understanding this reference to their position in the succession, proudly countered, “No, you’re not. I’m three, you’re seven.” The royal sisters had no choice in their historic positions, but behind the palace gates and within the all-too-human confines of their personalities, they displayed tremendous individuality and suffered the usual symptoms of sibling rivalry. Royal Sisters provides an unprecedented and intimate portrait of these most famous siblings during their formative and dramatic youthful years. It is also one of the twentieth century’s most fascinating stories of sisterly loyalty. Edwards’s book is an honest look at how the royal sisters feel toward each other, their parents, their close relations and the men whom they have loved. It openly discusses, with new insights and information, the romance of Elizabeth and Philip and the tragic aborted love affair between Margaret and Group Captain Peter Townsend, and it has a cast of characters ranging from the youthful sisters’ suitors to Winston Churchill and the entire Royal Family. It is also the story of the making of a queen, of the high drama of her situation in the Townsend affair, of the real effect their uncle’s abdication had on the sisters’ lives, and of the internecine feuds that have brewed within the Royal Family since that time. Brought vividly to life through the many personal interviews of close royal associates, filled with new facts, previously unpublished anecdotes and photographs, Royal Sisters is a never-before-glimpsed look at the relationship of the Queen and Princess Margaret.

Elizabeth & Margaret

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Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1538700476
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (387 download)

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Book Synopsis Elizabeth & Margaret by : Andrew Morton

Download or read book Elizabeth & Margaret written by Andrew Morton and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for fans of The Crown, this captivating biography from a New York Times bestselling author follows Queen Elizabeth II and her sister Margaret as they navigate life in the royal spotlight. They were the closest of sisters and the best of friends. But when, in a quixotic twist of fate, their uncle Edward Vlll decided to abdicate the throne, the dynamic between Elizabeth and Margaret was dramatically altered. Forever more Margaret would have to curtsey to the sister she called 'Lillibet.' And bow to her wishes. Elizabeth would always look upon her younger sister's antics with a kind of stoical amusement, but Margaret's struggle to find a place and position inside the royal system—and her fraught relationship with its expectations—was often a source of tension. Famously, the Queen had to inform Margaret that the Church and government would not countenance her marrying a divorcee, Group Captain Peter Townsend, forcing Margaret to choose between keeping her title and royal allowances or her divorcee lover. From the idyll of their cloistered early life, through their hidden war-time lives, into the divergent paths they took following their father's death and Elizabeth's ascension to the throne, this book explores their relationship over the years. Andrew Morton's latest biography offers unique insight into these two drastically different sisters—one resigned to duty and responsibility, the other resistant to it—and the lasting impact they have had on the Crown, the royal family, and the ways it adapted to the changing mores of the 20th century.

Royal Sisters

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Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307720845
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Book Synopsis Royal Sisters by : Jean Plaidy

Download or read book Royal Sisters written by Jean Plaidy and published by Crown. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two sisters change the course of a nation by forsaking the King—their own father. England is on the verge of revolution. Antagonized by the Catholicism of King James II, the people plot to drive him from the throne. But at the heart of the plot is a deep betrayal: the defection of the daughters James loves, Mary and Anne. Both raised Protestant according to the wishes of England, the sisters support Protestant usurper William of Orange, Mary's husband, who lusts after the British crown. Passive Queen Mary is subservient to her husband's wishes, while Anne is desperate to please her childhood friend Sarah Churchill, a bold and domineering woman determined to subdue Anne, the queen-to-be, and rule England herself. Intrigue and political drama run high as the sisters struggle to be reconciled with each other--and with the haunting memory of the father they have exiled.

The Royal Sisters; Or, Pictures of a Court

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)

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Book Synopsis The Royal Sisters; Or, Pictures of a Court by : Mrs. Robert Cartwright

Download or read book The Royal Sisters; Or, Pictures of a Court written by Mrs. Robert Cartwright and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Sisters Saint-Claire

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Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1952534992
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (525 download)

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Book Synopsis The Sisters Saint-Claire by : Carlie Gibson

Download or read book The Sisters Saint-Claire written by Carlie Gibson and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2016-09-28 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the tale of the sisters Saint-Claire, Who lived with their parents Odette and Pierre. Harriet, Violet, Beatrice, Minette, And little Cecile, we must not forget! A delightful rhyming tale about five fabulous French mice who love food, fashion and family, and a story about how greatness can come in any size.

Beloved Sisters and Loving Friends

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Publisher : One World/Ballantine
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Beloved Sisters and Loving Friends by : Rebecca Primus

Download or read book Beloved Sisters and Loving Friends written by Rebecca Primus and published by One World/Ballantine. This book was released on 2001 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rebecca Primus was the daughter of a prominent black Connecticut family who was sent south during Reconstruction by the Hartford Freedmen's Aid Society to teach newly freed slaves. Addie Brown was a domestic servant in Connecticut and New York City--as well as Rebecca's best friend and romantic companion. These two spirited, intelligent women wrote letters in this astonishing, historically priceless volume. Beloved Sisters and Loving Friends breaks the long silence surrounding the lives of black women in America and reveals an amazing world until now unknown. "I have today put my second class into the third Reader," wrote Rebecca from the school in Maryland's Eastern Shore that was later to bear her name. "I hear the President Johnson expect to be in Hartford the 26th," exclaimed Addie. "I wish some of them present him with a ball through his head." Shared passion, ambitions, frustrations, politics, gossip, all the fascinating minutiae of daily life, give these unique letters extraordinary flavor and richness--and offer us an unprecedented piece of American history.

Sisters of the Neversea

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Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 006286999X
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (628 download)

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Book Synopsis Sisters of the Neversea by : Cynthia Leitich Smith

Download or read book Sisters of the Neversea written by Cynthia Leitich Smith and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five starred reviews! In this beautifully reimagined story by NSK Neustadt Laureateand New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee Creek), Native American Lily and English Wendy embark on a high-flying journey of magic, adventure, and courage to a fairy-tale island known as Neverland… Lily and Wendy have been best friends since they became stepsisters. But with their feuding parents planning to spend the summer apart, what will become of their family—and their friendship? Little do they know that a mysterious boy has been watching them from the oak tree outside their window. A boy who intends to take them away from home for good, to an island of wild animals, Merfolk, Fairies, and kidnapped children, to a sea of merfolk, pirates, and a giant crocodile. A boy who calls himself Peter Pan. In partnership with We Need Diverse Books

Princess Academy: The Forgotten Sisters

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1619634864
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (196 download)

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Book Synopsis Princess Academy: The Forgotten Sisters by : Shannon Hale

Download or read book Princess Academy: The Forgotten Sisters written by Shannon Hale and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-02-24 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Bestseller In this third book in New York Times bestselling, Newbery Honor-winning author Shannon Hale's Princess Academy series, Miri goes from student . . . to teacher! Miri has spent a year at the king's palace, learning all about being a proper princess. But instead of returning to her beloved Mount Eskel, Miri is ordered to journey to a distant swamp and start a princess academy for three sisters, cousins of the royal family. Unfortunately, Astrid, Felissa, and Sus are more interested in hunting and fishing than becoming princesses. As Miri spends more time with the sisters, she realizes the king and queen's interest in them hides a long-buried secret. She must rely on her own strength and intelligence to unravel the mystery, protect the girls, complete her assignment, and finally make her way home. Don't miss any of these other books from New York Times bestselling author Shannon Hale: The Princess Academy trilogy Princess Academy Princess Academy: Palace of Stone Princess Academy: The Forgotten Sisters The Books of Bayern The Goose Girl Enna Burning River Secrets Forest Born Book of a Thousand Days Dangerous Graphic Novels with Dean Hale Illustrated by Nathan Hale Rapunzel's Revenge Calamity Jack Illustrated by Victoria Ying Diana: Princess of the Amazons Illustrated by LeUyen Pham Real Friends Best Friends The Princess in Black series For Adults Austenland Midnight in Austenland The Actor and the Housewife

Sisters in Pain

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Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813157323
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Book Synopsis Sisters in Pain by : Linda Elisabeth LaPinta

Download or read book Sisters in Pain written by Linda Elisabeth LaPinta and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2014-10-17 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1995, Kentucky governor Brereton Jones granted parole to ten women who had been convicted of killing, conspiring to kill, or assaulting the men who had abused them for years. The media began referring to them as the "Sisters in Pain," a name they embraced. These are their stories. Linda Elisabeth Beattie and Mary Angela Shaughnessy's interviews of seven of the Sisters in Pain detail the physical, sexual, or psychological abuse they suffered at the hands of their husbands or boyfriends, battery beyond comprehension. Anyone who has ever asked, "Why don't they just leave?" will come to understand the interconnected strands of abuse that make just living through another day a personal triumph. Beattie and Shaughnessy address the pervasive nature of domestic violence in America and explore the legal ramifications of fighting back. Their interviews with the Sisters in Pain reveal the ways in which these women have picked up the pieces of their shattered lives and learned to face the future.

My Little Pony: The Journal of the Two Sisters

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Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0316282251
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (162 download)

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Book Synopsis My Little Pony: The Journal of the Two Sisters by : Amy Keating Rogers

Download or read book My Little Pony: The Journal of the Two Sisters written by Amy Keating Rogers and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2014-06-10 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As seen on the hit animated series My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic! Learn all about the history of Canterlot and Equestria in this replica of the magical journal kept by Princess Celestia and Princess Luna. Find out how they were crowned, learn about their struggles to protect the ponies of Equestria, and relive their ultimate battle against each other. Plus, learn more about Star Swirl and Bearded! (This abridged edition only contains The Journal of Two Sisters. The Journal of Friendship is available separately.)

The Sisters Who Would Be Queen

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Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0345516680
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)

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Book Synopsis The Sisters Who Would Be Queen by : Leanda de Lisle

Download or read book The Sisters Who Would Be Queen written by Leanda de Lisle and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Leanda de Lisle brings the story of nine days’ queen Lady Jane Grey and her forgotten sisters, the rivals of Elizabeth I, to vivid life in her fascinating biography.”—Philippa Gregory Mary, Katherine, and Jane Grey–sisters whose mere existence nearly toppled a kingdom and altered a nation’s destiny–are the captivating subjects of Leanda de Lisle’s new book. The Sisters Who Would Be Queen breathes fresh life into these three young women, who were victimized in the notoriously vicious Tudor power struggle and whose heirs would otherwise probably be ruling England today. Born into aristocracy, the Grey sisters were the great-granddaughters of Henry VII, grandnieces to Henry VIII, legitimate successors to the English throne, and rivals to Henry VIII’s daughters, Mary and Elizabeth. Lady Jane, the eldest, was thrust center stage by greedy men and uncompromising religious politics when she briefly succeeded Henry’s son, the young Edward I. Dubbed “the Nine Days Queen” after her short, tragic reign from the Tower of London, Jane has over the centuries earned a special place in the affections of the English people as a “queen with a public heart.” But as de Lisle reveals, Jane was actually more rebel than victim, more leader than pawn, and Mary and Katherine Grey found that they would have to tread carefully in order to avoid sharing their elder sister’s violent fate. Navigating the politics of the Tudor court after Jane’ s death was a precarious challenge. Katherine Grey, who sought to live a stable life, earned the trust of Mary I, only to risk her future with a love marriage that threatened Queen Elizabeth’s throne. Mary Grey, considered too petite and plain to be significant, looked for her own escape from the burden of her royal blood–an impossible task after she followed her heart and also incurred the queen’s envy, fear, and wrath. Exploding the many myths of Lady Jane Grey’s life, unearthing the details of Katherine’s and Mary’s dramatic stories, and casting new light on Elizabeth’s reign, Leanda de Lisle gives voice and resonance to the lives of the Greys and offers perspective on their place in history and on a time when a royal marriage could gain a woman a kingdom or cost her everything.

The Woman Before Wallis

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Publisher : MIRA
ISBN 13 : 148805892X
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Book Synopsis The Woman Before Wallis by : Bryn Turnbull

Download or read book The Woman Before Wallis written by Bryn Turnbull and published by MIRA. This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Brimming with scandal and an equal amount of heart…a sweeping yet intimate look at the lives of some of history’s most notorious figures from Vanderbilts to the Prince of Wales… A must-read.”—Chanel Cleeton, New York Times bestselling author of When We Left Cuba and Next Year in Havana “Bryn Turnbull takes a story we think we know and turns it on its head, with captivating results… A beautifully written, meticulously researched and altogether memorable debut.”—Jennifer Robson, USA TODAY bestselling author of The Gown For fans of The Paris Wife and The Crown, this stunning novel tells the true story of the American divorcée who captured Prince Edward’s heart before he abdicated his throne for Wallis Simpson. In the summer of 1926, when Thelma Morgan marries Viscount Duke Furness after a whirlwind romance, she’s immersed in a gilded world of extraordinary wealth and privilege. For Thelma, the daughter of an American diplomat, her new life as a member of the British aristocracy is like a fairy tale—even more so when her husband introduces her to Edward, Prince of Wales. In a twist of fate, her marriage to Duke leads her to fall headlong into a love affair with Edward. But happiness is fleeting, and their love is threatened when Thelma’s sister, Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, becomes embroiled in a scandal with far-reaching implications. As Thelma sails to New York to support Gloria, she leaves Edward in the hands of her trusted friend Wallis, never imagining the consequences that will follow. Bryn Turnbull takes readers from the raucous glamour of the Paris Ritz and the French Riviera to the quiet, private corners of St. James’s Palace in this sweeping story of love, loyalty and betrayal. Looking for more sweeping historical fiction? Don't miss Bryn Turnbull's new novel. The Last Grand Duchess takes readers behind palace walls to see the end of Imperial Russia through the eyes of Olga Romanov, the first daughter of the last Tsar.

Four Sisters, All Queens

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451633254
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Book Synopsis Four Sisters, All Queens by : Sherry Jones

Download or read book Four Sisters, All Queens written by Sherry Jones and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-05-08 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rich in intrigue and scheming, love and lust, Sherry Jones’s vibrant historical novel follows four women destined to sway the fate of nations and the hearts of kings… Amid the lush valleys and fragrant wildflowers of Provence, Marguerite, Eléonore, Sanchia, and Beatrice have learned to charm, hunt, dance, and debate under the careful tutelage of their ambitious mother—and to abide by the countess’s motto: “Family comes first.” With Provence under constant attack, their legacy and safety depend upon powerful alliances. Marguerite’s illustrious match with the young King Louis IX makes her Queen of France. Soon Eléonore—independent and daring—is betrothed to Henry III of England. In turn, shy, devout Sanchia and tempestuous Beatrice wed noblemen who will also make them queens. Yet a crown is no guarantee of protection. Enemies are everywhere, from Marguerite’s duplicitous mother-in-law to vengeful lovers and land-hungry barons. Then there are the dangers that come from within, as loyalty succumbs to bitter sibling rivalry, and sister is pitted against sister for the prize each believes is rightfully hers—Provence itself. From the treacherous courts of France and England, to the bloody tumult of the Crusades, Sherry Jones traces the extraordinary true story of four fascinating sisters whose passions, conquests, and progeny shaped the course of history.

The Secret Guests

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Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
ISBN 13 : 1250133025
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)

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Book Synopsis The Secret Guests by : Benjamin Black

Download or read book The Secret Guests written by Benjamin Black and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2020-01-14 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When you're done binge-watching The Crown, pick up this multifaceted wartime thriller." —Kirkus Reviews As London endures nightly German bombings, Britain’s secret service whisks the princesses Elizabeth and Margaret from England, seeking safety for the young royals on an old estate in Ireland. Ahead of the German Blitz during World War II, English parents from every social class sent their children to the countryside for safety, displacing more than three million young offspring. In The Secret Guests, the British royal family takes this evacuation a step further, secretly moving the princesses to the estate of the Duke of Edenmore in “neutral” Ireland. A female English secret agent, Miss Celia Nashe, and a young Irish detective, Garda Strafford, are assigned to watch over “Ellen” and “Mary” at Clonmillis Hall. But the Irish stable hand, the housemaid, the formidable housekeeper, the Duke himself, and other Irish townspeople, some of whom lost family to English gunshots during the War of Independence, go freely about their business in and around the great house. Soon suspicions about the guests’ true identities percolate, a dangerous boredom sets in for the princesses, and, within and without Clonmillis acreage, passions as well as stakes rise. Benjamin Black, who has good information that the princesses were indeed in Ireland for a time during the Blitz, draws readers into a novel as fascinating as the nascent career of Miss Nashe, as tender as the homesickness of the sisters, as intriguing as Irish-English relations during WWII, and as suspenseful and ultimately action-packed as war itself.

Royal Sisters

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Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (11 download)

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Book Synopsis Royal Sisters by : Anne Edwards

Download or read book Royal Sisters written by Anne Edwards and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sisters of Treason

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476703108
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)

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Book Synopsis Sisters of Treason by : Elizabeth Fremantle

Download or read book Sisters of Treason written by Elizabeth Fremantle and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "SISTERS OF TREASON, the second novel by Elizabeth Fremantle, is a story of love, politics and tragedy. Beginning early in Mary Tudor's turbulent reign, SISTERS OF TREASON explores the lives of a pair of sisters as dangerously close to the throne as their sister Lady Jane Grey, who died on the executioner's block at the age of 16, after being queen for nine days. After Jane's death, Lady Catherine becomes the focus of plots to thwart Mary Stuart's claim on England's throne. Catherine is a young woman driven by a compulsive and ultimately fatal desire to love and be loved. Clever Lady Mary is burdened with a crooked spine and a tiny stature in an age when physical perfection equates to goodness and vice versa. Both girls have inherited the Tudor blood that is more curse than blessing. It is court painter Levina Teerlinc who helps the girls survive Mary's reign, but when the Queen's sister, the hot-headed Elizabeth, inherits the crown, the world at court becomes increasingly treacherous for the Grey girls. For either girl to marry without the queen's permisison would be a potentially fatal political act, perceived as a treasonous grab for the throne, but Elizabeth is unlikely to let either girl ally herself and become an even more dangerous focus for her enemies. Each young woman must decide how far she will go to defy her queen and find the safety and love she longs for"--

True Sisters

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Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1250005027
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)

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Book Synopsis True Sisters by : Sandra Dallas

Download or read book True Sisters written by Sandra Dallas and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four women seeking the promise of salvation and prosperity in a new land.