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The Agincourt Bride

By: Joanna Hickson
Narrated by: Catherine Harvey
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The best-selling novel about the queen who founded the Tudor dynasty. ‘A bewitching first novel…alive with historical detail’ Good Housekeeping.

Her beauty fuelled a war.
Her courage captured a king.
Her passion would launch the Tudor dynasty.

When her own first child is tragically still-born, the young Mette is pressed into service as a wet-nurse at the court of the mad king, Charles VI of France. Her young charge is the princess, Catherine de Valois, caught up in the turbulence and chaos of life at court.

Mette and the child forge a bond, one that transcends Mette’s lowly position.
But as Catherine approaches womanhood, her unique position seals her fate as a pawn between two powerful dynasties. Her brother, The Dauphin and the dark and sinister, Duke of Burgundy will both use Catherine to further the cause of France.

Catherine is powerless to stop them, but with the French defeat at the Battle of Agincourt, the tables turn and suddenly her currency has never been higher. But can Mette protect Catherine from forces at court who seek to harm her or will her loyalty to Catherine place her in even greater danger?

©2013 Joanna Hickson (P)2013 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Medical Military Protector Romance France Royalty King Emotionally Gripping Tudor

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Critic reviews

Praise for The Agincourt Bride

‘Gripping and emotional.’ Woman

‘Superb…a real find.’ The Bookseller

‘Captivating.’ Woman’s Own
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I really enjoyed reading this book - it has detailed coverage of Katherine of Valois early life in France & goes up to Agincourt. Wanted it to continue to cover Henry V death, her widowhood & her subsequent affair/marriage with Owen Tudor & am hoping there is a Part 2 as it is leaving me hanging a bit. Worth a read though despite this although if you want a complete history, it's worth reading Vanora Bennett's Blood Royal which covers all of Katherine's life.

Great book - shame it finishes so early!

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Would you consider the audio edition of The Agincourt Bride to be better than the print version?

Don't know

Who was your favorite character and why?

Mette, for the empathy vote, poor person made good with wisdom and compassion thrown in

What about Catherine Harvey’s performance did you like?

Yes, very good.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Yes, when Mette discovered that her husband had not survived.

Any additional comments?

Very good book. I felt transported to the Middle Ages. Loved it.

Couldn't put it down

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Where does The Agincourt Bride rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

One of the top

What about Catherine Harvey’s performance did you like?

Everything - her narration was excellent and added much to the storyline

Any additional comments?

Could hardly stop listening. I listen to audiobooks in the night in an effort to send me to sleep, but found that I couldn't stop listening. Kept saying to myself, 'one more chapter' until I found I was at the end of the book. Loved it.

The Agincourt Bride

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I enjoyed this book as it is my favourite period in history. I reccomend it.

Enjoyable read

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Very enjoyable story , kept me entertained on long runs and whilst driving. Orator good.

Entertaining

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This book is typical of so many historical novels I have read in the past. That is to say full of silly romantic notions about the heroine. melodramatic and sweet with heart stopping beauty and a honey dew nature with a steely determination to 'do the right thing' in the end. Probably none of that is true of Catherine the heroine of this book but since we'll never know who can say? There are otehr stereotypes besides this one which are highlighted by that of Princess catherine's sweet nature and that of ehr servant. It's stodgey in places and overdoes the romance. It's kind of like the author has fallen in love with ehr character which is wrong but it happens. Having said that the book isn't that bad really. I mean, it's well enough written. Plenty of variance of language and vocabulary which is good. I think if you like your heroines gushing and mild mannered with the men in your books nasty and ugly and all the rest you'll like this. not sure about the research as history is not my subject.

Now for a word about the narator. I don't know what it is about catherine Harvey's style of delivery but it grated on me. She uses plenty of inflection but somehow it doesn't feel right. Still again I've heard worse. Have a go at this one if you like historical romance, steer well clear of it if you do not.

Oh please. Spare me the melodrama

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