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Descended from Melusina, the river goddess, Jacquetta has always had the gift of second sight. As a child visiting her uncle, she meets his prisoner, Joan of Arc, and sees her own power reflected in the young woman accused of witchcraft. A sweeping, powerful novel rich in passion and legend and drawing on years of research, The Lady of the Rivers tells the story of the real-life mother to the White Queen.
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The lady of the rivers, Philippa Gregory
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- Released
- 2012
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Philippa Gregory
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Released
- 2012
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 544
- ISBN10
- 1847394663
- ISBN13
- 9781847394668
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction, Women, British Literature, England, Historical Romance, English Literature, Novellas, Mothers, Kings, Queens, 15th Century, Tudors, Rebellion, Uprising, Wars of the Roses, Lancasters
- First published
- 2011
- Original title
- The Lady of the Rivers
- Rating
- 3.95 out of 5
- Description
- Descended from Melusina, the river goddess, Jacquetta has always had the gift of second sight. As a child visiting her uncle, she meets his prisoner, Joan of Arc, and sees her own power reflected in the young woman accused of witchcraft. A sweeping, powerful novel rich in passion and legend and drawing on years of research, The Lady of the Rivers tells the story of the real-life mother to the White Queen.