Duchess: A Novel of Sarah Churchill
Autor Susan Holloway Scotten Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 iul 2006 – vârsta de la 18 ani
London:1673. With her family ruined by war, penniless thirteen-year-old Sarah Jennings is overjoyed to be chosen as a maid of honor at the bawdy Restoration court of Charles II. She soon wins the trust of Lady Anne of York, a lonely princess who becomes one of her staunchest allies. And though Sarah’s beauty stirs the desires of jaded aristocrats, she wants a grander future for herself than that of a pampered mistress. Only one man possesses ambition and passions that match her own: John Churchill, a dashing young military hero. He would ask for her hand—and win her heart for a lifetime….
But Whitehall Palace is ripe with ever-shifting alliances and sexual scandal, and Sarah will need all her cleverness to succeed. Titles, power, and wealth are the prizes, while an idle whisper in the wrong ear can bring a cry of treason, and the executioner’s ax. Will Sarah’s loyaltiesߝߝand her dreamsߝߝfalter when a king is toppled from his throne and a new queen crowned? And will she dare risk everything when her one true love is tested by a passionate, dangerous obsession?
Brimming with the intrigue and sensuality of one of history’s most decadent courts, Duchess brings to vivid life the story of an unforgettable woman who determines her own destinyߝߝoutspoken, outrageous, but most of all true to herself.
But Whitehall Palace is ripe with ever-shifting alliances and sexual scandal, and Sarah will need all her cleverness to succeed. Titles, power, and wealth are the prizes, while an idle whisper in the wrong ear can bring a cry of treason, and the executioner’s ax. Will Sarah’s loyaltiesߝߝand her dreamsߝߝfalter when a king is toppled from his throne and a new queen crowned? And will she dare risk everything when her one true love is tested by a passionate, dangerous obsession?
Brimming with the intrigue and sensuality of one of history’s most decadent courts, Duchess brings to vivid life the story of an unforgettable woman who determines her own destinyߝߝoutspoken, outrageous, but most of all true to herself.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780451218551
ISBN-10: 0451218558
Pagini: 379
Dimensiuni: 141 x 209 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: New American Library
ISBN-10: 0451218558
Pagini: 379
Dimensiuni: 141 x 209 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: New American Library
Recenzii
“Richly researched and beautifully written.”
ߝߝKaren Harper, Author of The Last Boleyn
“As wickedly entertaining as Sarah Churchill herself.”
ߝߝMary Jo Putney, author of The Marriage Spell
“A vivid portrait of an intriguing woman with all her flaws and strengths. Rich in period detail, the novel also has all the ingredients necessary for a compelling read: conflict, suspense, intrigue, and the romance between Sarah and John Churchill, one of history’s great love stories.”—Susan Carroll, Author of The Silver Rose
ߝߝKaren Harper, Author of The Last Boleyn
“As wickedly entertaining as Sarah Churchill herself.”
ߝߝMary Jo Putney, author of The Marriage Spell
“A vivid portrait of an intriguing woman with all her flaws and strengths. Rich in period detail, the novel also has all the ingredients necessary for a compelling read: conflict, suspense, intrigue, and the romance between Sarah and John Churchill, one of history’s great love stories.”—Susan Carroll, Author of The Silver Rose
Descriere
Sarah Jennings' ascent from poverty to the highest echelons of late 17th- and early 18th-century English society has all the trappings of supermarket tabloids: intrigue, treachery, deceit and sexual scandals. In this first-person telling, Scott takes a near-scholarly approach but maintains the thrills as Sarah and her equally ambitious husband, John Churchill, risk charges of treason to ensure the crown for Anne Stuart.
Notă biografică
Susan Holloway Scott