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The White Queen

By: Philippa Gregory
Narrated by: Emilia Fox, Sandra Duncan, Gareth Armstrong
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THE FIRST IN A STUNNING SERIES, THE COUSINS' WAR, FROM INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR PHILIPPA GREGORY

Set amid the tumult and intrigue of The War of the Roses, Philippa Gregory tells the story of one woman's ambitious ascent to royalty during the unsolved mystery around her sons' imprisonment in the Tower in a captivating family drama.

Elizabeth Woodville is a common woman who ascends to royalty by virtue of her beauty. A woman who rises to the demands of her position and fights tenaciously for the success of her family. A woman whose two sons become the central figures in a mystery that has confounded historians for centuries: the Princes in the Tower. Their fate remains unknown to this day.

From her uniquely qualified perspective, Philippa Gregory explores the most famous unsolved mystery, informed by impeccable research and framed by her inimitable storytelling skills.

©2009 Philippa Gregory (P)2009 Simon & Schuster Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Renaissance Romance Royalty Women's Fiction War Tudor

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I really love Philippa Gregory's books.
Read beautifully too - I highly recommend this title.

Excellent book!

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This would have been immeasurably better if it were read without the jarring and unnecessary blasts of music.

Whyyyy the music at the beginning of each chapter?

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Overall I enjoyed this novel, albeit a tad on the whimsical side. Good story however and well read.

Good listen

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I have read them from the lady rivers to the white princess. I love how she writes and will listen to more.

i love her books,

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This is my favourite historical fiction audiobook.
The narrator is perfect and I love the little short medieval musical interludes at the start of each chapter.
The story was great and full of diverse well written characters.
i listened to this book 3 times over the last couple of months on my lockdown walks.
A fascinating story.

loved it

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Well read account of Philippa Gregory's wonderfully thought out first person rendition of the Wars of the Roses. This makes a very complicated and hard to understand era of history accessible and relatable.

Excellent and Relatable

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I downloaded this as I had listened to Wolf Hall which had given me a taste for historical fiction. Having enjoyed the film production of The Other Boleyn Girl, I thought I would try a book by Philippa Gregory and The White Queen caught my eye. Unfortunately it was rather too Mills and Boons-ish for me, was too historically inaccurate and contained an annoying amount of witchcraft references. That said, I might have enjoyed it better if I hadn't just listened to Wolf Hall which rather blew it out of the water.

Not in the same league as Wolf Hall

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A fascinating period in history, made very real through the eyes of the actual people

Am addicted to this series, brilliant narrating of

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Thoroughly enjoyed the performance. I have read the book some time ago and my enjoyment not diminished by hearing it.

As good as Red Queen

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A really enjoyable story. Perhaps not my favourite Philippa Gregory, but still interesting and captivating.

Enticing

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