The White Princess

By: Philippa Gregory

Narrated by: Bianca Amato

Length: 19 hrs

Publisher's summary

The newest novel from #1 New York Times best-selling author and "queen of royal fiction" (USA Today) Philippa Gregory tells the passionate story of Elizabeth of York, daughter of the White Queen, who gets caught in the middle of a battle for the crown of England.

The White Princess opens as the news of the battle of Bosworth is brought to Princess Elizabeth of York, who will learn not only which rival royal house has triumphed, Tudor or York, but also which suitor she must marry: Richard III her lover, or Henry Tudor her enemy.

A princess from birth, Elizabeth fell in love with Richard III, though her mother made an arranged betrothal for her with the pretender to the throne: Henry Tudor. When Henry defeats Richard against all odds, Elizabeth has to marry the man who murdered her lover in battle, and create a new royal family with him and his ambitious mother: Margaret Beaufort, The Red Queen. But, while the new monarchy can win, it cannot, it seems, hold power in an England which remembers the House of York with love.

The new king’s greatest fear is that somewhere, outside England, a prince from the House of York is waiting to invade and re-claim the throne for the house of York. Fearing that none of his new allies can be trusted, Henry turns to his wife to advise him, all the time knowing that her loyalties must be divided. When the young man who would be king finally leads his army and invades England, it is for Elizabeth to decide whether she recognizes him as her brother and a claimant to the throne, or denies him in favor of the husband she is coming to love....

©2013 Philippa Gregory (P)2013 Simon & Schuster

Better than the Show

This book was much more nuanced than the show, based on this book. Elizabeth of York, the protagonist, was much more relatable and you really went on a vivid journey with her. Henry the VII had a clear character arc, which helped explain a lot of his behavior, earlier in the book. Elizabeth Woodville continued to be my favorite character, continuing from “The White Queen” Book. You really got to she her show elements of her own mother in how formidable she was and yet she had a quiet mystique. This book takes a story you think you know and really puts you in the shoes of the people involved in the War of the Roses.

Yorkist Sympatheizer

Clearly, Ms. Gregory has no love for the Tudors, especially Margaret Beaufort and her son Henry VII.

The beginning of this book drove me batty. It was the same conversation from the same viewpoints over and over again. I got frustrated with the words "I don't know." The end was far more interesting, though Henry Tudor never once became a decent human or did ANYTHING decent. I hope to God that he was more redeeming than Ms. Gregory made him out to be, with good and bad qualities like most people.

loved it!

this was my first book i read by her and my first audio book

Beautiful story

I really enjoyed this book! I have seen the tv series but the book is Better!

Another Masterpiece

Philippa Gregory is masterful in her portrayals of the herstories of long lost queens that jave enthralled me for the last 12 year's.

Historical fiction.

Loved this story! Philippa Gregory creates a wonderful tale of historical fiction. This book is a good mix of storytelling from a fictional stand point mixed with real historical facts and details of 15th century court living. Very entertaining.

Excellent Performance, Unfavorable characters

After having read The White Queen, and subsequently watching the Starz series about the book and loving them both, The White Princess seemed a shoe-in considering Starz now had a series for this book too.

The performance of this audiobook was wonderful- but the story line itself I struggled with. In the end, none of the characters are particularly endearing, and some of the main ones which I felt were meant to inspire pity were the most loathsome of all. Overall it just wasn't as captivating as The White Queen, and I felt like I listened to hours of repetitive angst that was more annoying than poignant. Hoping the Starz series will be better- considering this is supposed to be about a strong female line.

Must read

Love the book. Really wish starz show was more like the book definitely did not do it justices. Enjoyed listening to it.

White Princess

Excellent as always .
Great listening!$$. The plot gets thicker and
Thicker . The Tudor’s are Doomed .

A good read!

I really enjoyed this book. The crux of the story is built around one of history's most well known and historical mysteries.