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The book follows eleanor of aquitaine and henry iis tumultuous relationship and the beginning of the plnatagenet dynasty. Buy a cheap copy of the queen s secret book by jean plaidy. Soon she will understand that her familys love pales next to their quest for power and that she herself is the greatest tool in their political arsenal. For the first time in one volume, jean plaidys duet of borgia novels brings to life. In this compelling story of a beautiful woman caught up in a tortuous web of fear and love, jean plaidy sheds light on the much maligned lucrezia and vividly brings her to life. The borgias lucrezia borgia series jean plaidy author 2012 the lady in the tower queens of england series book 4 jean plaidy author. Secret for a nightingale by plaidy, jean book the fast. Katherine of valois was born a princess, the daughter of king charles vi of france. Light on lucrezia ebook by jean plaidy rakuten kobo. More than 14 million copies of her books have been sold. Two novels in one volume kindle edition by plaidy, jean.
But jean plaidy is always jean plaidy, writing as if shes telling a fairy tale but not sparing us any of the unsavory or unpleasant. Jean plaidy is the pen name of the prolific english author eleanor hibbert, also known as victoria holt. Jean plaidy is the pen name of a prolific english novelist and author named eleanor alice buford hibbert, who liked to write historical fiction, romantic fiction, and gothic fiction novels. The story of queen victoria by jean plaidy, good book 4 out of 5 stars 2 product ratings 2 product ratings victoria victorious.
Get the best deal for books jean plaidy from the largest online selection at. See all books authored by jean plaidy, including uneasy lies the head, and the rose without a thorn, and more on. She was particularly famous for combining facts and imagination for bringing alive history through her books of romance and fiction. Two novels in one volume ebook written by jean plaidy. Gerald g swan published the first jean plaidy book in 1945 but every one after that was published by robert hale. She was a prolific writer who published several books a year in different literary genres, each genre under a different pen name.
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