NEW Laura Purcell - Mistress of the Court (Georgian Queens) Paperback
London ... Queen Anne is ill, aging and childless. Fear and uncertaintly grips ong>theong> kingdom as ong>theong> Stuart dynasty edges toward inevitable end. Orphaned and trapped in an abusive marriage, Henrietta Howard has little left to lose. She stakes everything on a new life in Hanover with its royal family, ong>theong> heirs to ong>theong> British throne. Henrietta’s beauty and intelligence soon win her ong>theong> friendship of clever Princess Caroline and her mercurial husband, Prince George. But, as time passes, it becomes clear that friendship is ong>theong> last thing on ong>theong> hot-blooded young prince’s mind. Dare Henrietta give into his advances and anger her violent husband? Dare she refuse? Whatever George’s shortcomings, Princess Caroline is determined to make ong>theong> family a success. Yet ong>theong> feud between her husband and his obstinate faong>theong>r threatens all she has worked for. As England erupts in Jacobite riots, her family falls apart. She vows to save ong>theong> country for her children to inherit – even if it costs her pride and her marriage. "A page-turner of a book... Hanoverian Court life is so vividly recreated., you'll think you were ong>theong>re.? Deborah Swift, autor of ong>Theong> Gilded Lily "...a masterful insight into an abused wife, reluctant mistress, and bereft moong>theong>r which engaged me from ong>theong> first page... Ms Purcell's knowledge of ong>theong> intimate life of ong>theong> Hanoverians is stunning..." Anita Seymour, author of Royalist Rebel - Condition: Brand new. No marks of defects. - Publisher: MYRMIDON. - Format: Paperback. - Edition: . - Dimensions: 5.03" x 7.71" x x 19,6 x 2,8 cm). - ISBN: - Original price: £8.99. ong>Theong> item comes from a pet and smoke free home. Ad ID: Delivery Service Consumer Credit