Two Empresses, Purdy Brandy

Автор: Purdy Brandy
Название: The Boleyn Bride
ISBN: 0758273363 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780758273369
Издательство: Random House (USA)
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Описание: From carefree young woman to disillusioned bride, the dazzling lady who would become mother and grandmother to two of history's most infamous queens, has a fascinating story all her own. . .
At sixteen, Elizabeth Howard envisions a glorious life for herself as lady-in-waiting to the future queen, Catherine of Aragon. But when she is forced to marry Thomas Boleyn, a wealthy commoner, Elizabeth is left to stagnate in the countryside while her detested husband pursues his ambitions. There, she raises golden girl Mary, moody George, and ugly duckling Anne--while staving off boredom with a string of admirers. Until Henry VIII takes the throne. . .
When Thomas finally brings his highborn wife to London, Elizabeth indulges in lavish diversions and dalliances--and catches the lusty king's eye. But those who enjoy Henry's fickle favor must also guard against his wrath. For while her husband's machinations bring Elizabeth and her children to the pinnacle of power, the distance to the scaffold is but a short one--and the Boleyn family's fortune may be turning. . .
Praise for the novels of Brandy Purdy
"Recommended for readers who can't get enough of the Tudors and have devoured all of Philippa Gregory's books." --Library Journal on The Boleyn Wife
"Purdy wonderfully reimagines the behind-the-scenes lives of the two sisters." --Historical Novel Reviews on The Tudor Throne

Автор: Purdy Brandy
Название: The Queen`s Rivals
ISBN: 0758265999 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780758265999
Издательство: Random House (USA)
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Описание: As cousins of history's most tempestuous queens, Ladies Jane, Katherine, and Mary Grey were born in an age when all of London lived beneath the Tower's menacing shadow. Tyrannized by Bloody Mary and the Virgin Queen, the sisters feared love was unthinkable--and the scaffold all but unavoidable. . .

Raised to fear her royal blood and what it might lead men to do in her name, Mary Grey dreads what will become of herself and her elder sisters under the reigns of Mary Tudor and Elizabeth I. On their honor, they have no designs on the crown, yet are condemned to solitude, forbidden to wed. Though Mary, accustomed to dwelling in the shadows, the subject of whispers, may never catch the eye of a gentleman, her beautiful and brilliant sisters long for freedoms that would surely cost their lives. And so, wizened for her years, Mary can only hope for divine providence amid a bleak present and a future at the whim of the throne--unless destiny gains the upper hand.

A gripping and bittersweet tale of broken families and broken hearts, courage and conviction, The Queen's Rivals recounts an astonishing chapter in the hard-won battle for the Tudor throne.

""Recommended for readers who can't get enough of the Tudors and have devoured all of Philippa Gregory's books."" --Library Journal on The Boleyn Wife

""Purdy wonderfully reimagines the behind-the-scenes lives of the two sisters."" --Historical Novel Reviews on The Tudor Throne

Автор: Fletcher
Название: Brandy and Bullets
ISBN: 0451184912 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780451184917
Издательство: Random House (USA)
Цена: 735.00 р.
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Описание: Jessica Fletcher must catch an artistic killer in this mystery in the USA Today bestselling Murder, She Wrote series...

Cozy Cabot Cove, Maine, has a country luncheonette, but not much high culture. Mystery author Jessica Fletcher is the only writer in residence, but the renovation of the local Worrell mansion into an art colony may bring scores of artistic people to town. No one, however, expected a creative killer.

The posh retreat offers struggling aritsts a European spa, psychiatry, and even hypnotism. But soon the retreat begins to look like a health hazzard. A suicide attempt and a brutal murder quickly arouse the sheriff's attention--and Jessica's. And when an old friend mysteriously disappears, Jessica fears a twisted genius is at work writing a scenario for murder--putting Jessica's own life on the line.