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The White Queen

By: Philippa Gregory
Narrated by: Susan Lyons
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THE FIRST BOOK IN THE THE COUSINS' WAR SERIES FROM INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR PHILIPPA GREGORY

One woman at the centre of England's most enduring royal mystery.

Elizabeth Woodville was an ordinary woman before her marriage to King Edward IV elevated her to the throne of England. Determined to secure the future of her family, she fought fiercely for her children and her place at court. But when her two young sons became the centre of one of history's greatest unsolved mysteries, her legacy was transformed forever.

Set amid the turmoil of the Wars of the Roses, The White Queen tells the story of Elizabeth's extraordinary rise to power and the mystery of the Princes in the Tower in a captivating family drama.

Praise for Philippa Gregory:

‘Meticulously researched and deeply entertaining, this story of betrayal and divided loyalties is Gregory on top form’ Good Housekeeping

‘Gregory has popularised Tudor history perhaps more than any other living fiction writer…all of her books feature strong, complex women, doing their best to improve their lives in worlds dominated by men’ Sunday Times

‘Engrossing’ Sunday Express

‘Popular historical fiction at its finest, immaculately researched and superbly told’ The Times

'Queen of the historical novel' Mail on Sunday Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Medieval Royalty
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Critic reviews

'The queen of royal fiction' USA Today

'There's no question that she is the best at what she does' Associated Press

'Philippa Gregory turns real-life historical royalty into royally entertaining novels' Time Magazine

'If only grade-school history books were written so vividly' Entertainment Weekly

'In thoroughly researched, wonderfully realized settings, she can make a period come alive' The Boston Globe
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I just love how Phillippa writes of the women during these troubles times in England, this like many others was a book I was unable to leave for too long and each character is painted well for the reader / listener. I did struggle to get used to the narrators accent .. perhaps a little South African twang at times but by the end of the book it wasn’t a problem.

Lead female characters

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We liked the historical facts and how the story was told. On occasion the story was a little to detailed but overall a good story told well

Good historical story told well

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Didn’t adore this one. It was fine and I finished it but it was way off the style and tone of lady of the rivers. Also the characters were so different in this. Example - jacquetta was absolutely unlikeable here as was richard woodville - totally different to the previous book. As if it was about a difference family.
Dreadful narration. Really a slog to get to end.

Not as enjoyable as prior in series

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I have listened to several Philippa Gregory audiobooks and have loved them, but not this one.
I found it very heavy going. Too much description. Very dull and monotonous. I didn’t enjoy the narration at all. I need to leave it a while before I choose another of her stories. So disappointed.

Struggled to finish this.

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