A Tapestry of Treason

作者 Anne OBrien
出版社 HQ; First edition edition
出版时间 2019年8月
ISBN 9780008225469
定价 12.48

内容简介

Heractionscouldmakehistory–butatwhatprice?1399:ConstanceofYork,LadyDespenser,provesherselfmorethanamereobserverinthedeviousintriguesofhermagnificentlydysfunctionalfamily,TheHouseofYork.Surroundedbypower-hungrymen,includingheraggressivelyself-centredhusbandThomasandruthlesssiblingsEdwardandRichard,ConstanceplacesherselfattheheartoftwotreasonousplotsagainstKingHenryIV.WillitbepossibleforthisPlantagenetfamilytosafeguarditsownpoliticalpowerbyrestoringeitherKingRichardIItothethrone,ortheprecariousMortimerclaimant?Althoughtheexecutionoftheseconspiracieswillplacethemallinjeopardy,Constanceisnotdeterred,evenwhenthecostofherambitionthreatenstooverwhelmher.Evenwhenitendangershernew-foundhappiness.Withtreason,tragedy,heartbreakandbetrayal,thisisthestoryofawomanaheadofhertime,fightingforherselfandwhatshebelievestoberightinaworldofmen.

作者简介

SundayTimesBestsellingauthorAnneO’BrienwasborninWestYorkshire.AftergainingaBAHonoursdegreeinHistoryatManchesterUniversityandaMaster’sinEducationatHull,shelivedinEastYorkshireformanyyearsasateacherofhistory.Todayshehassoldover600,000copiesofherbooksintheUKandliveswithherhusbandinaneighteenth-centurytimber-framedcottageinthedepthsoftheWelshMarchesinHerefordshire.Theareaprovidesendlessinspirationforhernovelsabouttheforgottenwomenofhistory.

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