Three Sisters, Three Queens
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4.5 • 120 Ratings
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Publisher Description
A SPELLBINDING NOVEL FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, PHILIPPA GREGORY
'There is only one bond that I trust: between a woman and her sisters. We never take our eyes off each other. In love and in rivalry, we always think of each other.'
When Katherine of Aragon is brought to the Tudor court as a young bride, the oldest princess, Margaret, takes her measure. With one look, each knows the other for a rival, an ally, a pawn, destined – with Margaret’s younger sister Mary – to a sisterhood unique in all the world. The three sisters will become the queens of England, Scotland and France.
United by family loyalties and affections, the three queens find themselves set against each other. Katherine commands an army against Margaret and kills her husband James IV of Scotland. But Margaret’s boy becomes heir to the Tudor throne when Katherine loses her son. Mary steals the widowed Margaret’s proposed husband, but when Mary is widowed it is her secret marriage for love that is the envy of the others. As they experience betrayals, dangers, loss and passion, the three sisters find that the only constant in their perilous lives is their special bond, more powerful than any man, even a king.
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
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Downton Abbey meets A Game of Thrones in Philippa Gregory's riveting novel. The book follows the stories of three sisters—self-important Margaret, her ambitious sister-in-law, Katherine, and her beautiful and precocious little sister, Mary—as they each ascend to their respective thrones in Scotland, England and France. Chilling rivalries heat up as the three queens battle for control over Europe, and family bonds are pitted against envy and power-lust. Gregory again proves her mastery of historical fiction, catapulting us into a world of lavish courts, lethal rulers, betrayal and loss.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Actor Amato, who has read three of Gregory's previous titles as audio editions, is terrific in Gregory's latest historical novel set in Tudor England. She deftly portrays the passions, ambitions, and catastrophes of three sisters from childhood through adolescence to queen-hood. She takes listeners along on the roller-coaster ride from ecstasy to agony and back again for the three 16th-century royals: Queen Katherine (first wife of Henry VIII), Queen Margaret (sister of Henry, married off at 16 to James IV of Scotland) and Queen Mary (sister of Henry and third wife of Louis XII of France). Amato's portrayal of protagonist Margaret is vivid and compelling. She also creates captivating voices and personalities for their husbands and lovers, as well as their infamous brother, Henry. Gregory's historical novels are sheer entertainment; the combination of Gregory and Amato is pure pleasure. A Touchstone hardcover.
Customer Reviews
Philippa Gregory brings more historical figures to life .
Wonderful storytelling by Philippa Gregory. The voices are consistent and powerful. They evoke these characters from the past with warmth and clarity. Even the traits that are unkind are human and seem true . As with all her historical books the past comes to life as rich and colourful as a film in one’s minds eye . I recommend this book .
Three sisters three queens
Brilliant read