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The first half of the thirteenth century is dominated by two women, as proud and ambitious as they were beautiful, yet different in all other qualities. Isabella is flamboyant and passionate, a medieval Helen of Troy - wife to King John and mother to Henry III...Blanche of Castile is the serene and virtuous Queen of France, wife of Louis VIII and mother of Louis IX...The two women hated each other on sight. Isabella would stop at nothing, not even murder, in her passion to destroy the French Queen.
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Jean Plaidy, one of the preeminent 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 death in 1993.
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"Jean Plaidy doesn't just write the history, she makes it come alive" -- Julia Moffat, RNA "Outstanding" * Vanity Fair * "Full-blooded, dramatic, exciting" * Observer * "Jean Plaidy conveys the texture of various patches of the past with such rich complexity" * Guardian * "Jean Plaidy's books are a celebration of women's spirit throughout history" * Daily Express *
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- PublisherHale
- Publication date1978
- ISBN 10 0709162197
- ISBN 13 9780709162193
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages366
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