The Other Queen: A Novel

Twowomencompetingforaman'sheartTwoqueensfightingtothedeathfordominanceTheuntoldstoryofMary,QueenofScotsThisdazzlingnovelfromthe#1NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorPhilippaGregorypresentsanewanduniqueviewofoneofhistory'smostintriguing,romantic,andmaddeningheroines.BiographersoftenneglectthecaptiveyearsofMary,QueenofScots,whotrustedQueenElizabeth'spromiseofsanctuarywhenshefledfromrebelsinScotlandandthenfoundherselfimprisonedasthe"guest"ofGeorgeTalbot,EarlofShrewsbury,andhisindomitablewife,BessofHardwick.Thenewlymarriedcouplewelcomethedoomedqueenintotheirhome,certainthatservingasherhostsandjailerswillbringthemanadvantageinthecutthroatworldoftheElizabethancourt.Totheirhorror,theyfindthatthetaskwillbankruptthem,andastheirhomebecomestheepicenterofintrigueandrebellionagainstElizabeth,theirloyaltytoeachotherandtotheirsovereigncomesintoquestion.IfMarysucceedsinseducingtheearlintoherownweboftreacheryandtreason,orifthegreatspymasterWilliamCecillinksthemtothegrowingconspiracytofreeMaryfromherillegalimprisonment,theywillallfacetheheadsman.PhilippaGregoryusesnewresearchandherpassionforhistoricalaccuracytoplaceawell-knownheroineinacompletelynewtalefullofsuspense,passion,andpoliticalintrigue.Foryears,readershaveclamoredforGregorytotellMary'sstory,andTheOtherQueenistheresultofherdeterminationtopresentanovelworthyofthisextraordinaryheroine.