Review
*βSexyβ¦scandalousβ¦smart.β -Redbook *
*βGregory is a consummate historical author.β βHistorical Novels Review *
__βConfident, colorful, convincing, and full of conflict, betrayal, and political maneuvering.β** β Publishers Weekly**
βWielding magic again in her latest War of the Roses novel β¦ Gregory demonstrates the passion and skill that has made her the queen of English historical fiction.β¦Gregory portrays spirited women at odds with powerful men, endowing distant historical events with drama, and figures long dead or invented with real-life flaws and grand emotions. She makes history β¦ come alive for readers.β β Publishers Weekly (starred review)
βThe best writers of historical fiction imbue the past with the rich tapestry of life and depth, and Gregory is surely counted among their number. . . .A worthy addition to this fascinating series, once again distinguished by excellent characterization, thorough research, and a deft touch with the written word.β β Library Journal
βThe suspenseful pace never flags.β β Kirkus
βThe ethereal magic threaded throughout the story. . . .contrasts nicely with the power politics.β β Booklist
Product Description
The Lady of the Rivers tells the story of Jacquetta, daughter of the Count of Luxembourg, and kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe, who was married to the great Englishman John, Duke of Bedford, uncle to Henry VI. Widowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her houseΒ hold for love, and then carved out a life for herself as Queen Margaret of Anjou's close friend and a Lancaster supporter - until the day that her daughter Elizabeth Woodville fell in love and married the rival king Edward IV. Of all the little-known but important women of the period, her dramatic story is the most neglected. With her links to Melusina, and to the founder of the house of Luxembourg together with her reputation for making magic, she is a most haunting heroine.