White Queen

De: Philippa Gregory

Narrado por: Susan Lyons

The inspiration for the critically acclaimed Starz miniseries The White Queen, #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory brings to life the extraordinary story of Elizabeth Woodville, a woman who rises from obscurity to become Queen of England, and changes the course of history forever.

Elizabeth Woodville is a woman of extraordinary beauty and ambition. Her mother is Jacquetta, also known as the mystical lady of the rivers, and she is even more determined to bring power and wealth to the family line. While riding in the woods one day, Elizabeth captures the attentions of the newly crowned King Edward IV and, despite her common upbringing, marries him in secret.

When she is raised up to be his queen, the English court is outraged, but Elizabeth rises to the demands of her exalted position and fights for her family’s dominance. Yet despite her best efforts, and even with the help of her mother’s powers, her two sons become pawns in a famous unsolved mystery that has confounded historians for centuries: the lost princes in the Tower of London.

In this dazzling account of the deadly Wars of the Roses, brother turns on brother to win the ultimate prize: the throne of England.

More Awesomeness from Philippa Gregory

Philippa Gregory continues to produced stories backed by a wealth of research that truly bring historical events to life. In this story, Gregory tells of royal intrigue, power struggles, and romance. The story is beautifully crafted and narrator Susan Lyons does a wonderful job of bringing the voices to life. I absolutely adored this book and listened to it for hours at a time. Hated to have to turn it off and was very sad when the story was over.

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Would you listen to White Queen again? Why?

Yes. Because it is an enlightening view of 15 century England.

What other book might you compare White Queen to and why?

The other two in the trilogy and the Boyleyn series. Very smartly written historical fiction.

Solid

A glimpse into medieval Europe. Insightful. The first half sets up the second half. It works because you care about the main character.

Loved it!

It is so amazing how she brings back every detail of a world so unlike our own right now.

Loved this story

I saw the series on starz and because like any book to movie/series it leaves alot out so I had to read the story and very happy that I did loved loved loved it the story amazes me!!and. The narrator very good