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Sandra Worth

Forfatter af The King's Daughter

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Værker af Sandra Worth

The King's Daughter (2008) 234 eksemplarer
Love & War (2003) 200 eksemplarer
Crown of Destiny (2006) 93 eksemplarer
Fall from Grace (1800) 76 eksemplarer
The Rose of York (2009) 11 eksemplarer

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Fødselsdato
1954
Køn
female
Nationalitet
USA
Canada (birth)
Uddannelse
University of Toronto (B.A.)
Erhverv
historical novelist
lecturer
Priser og hædersbevisninger
Authorlink New Author Awards Competition. Grand Prize (2000)
Authorlink New Author Awards Competition. Historical/Western Category. First Place Prize (2000)
Agent
Irene Kraas
Kort biografi
Sandra Worth is an award-winning author of novels chronicling the Plantagenet dynasty in England.  She is a frequent lecturer on the Wars of the Roses.

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476. Han pasado cinco años desde que la Casa de York, con su rey Eduardo IV a la cabeza, acabasen con las fuerzas de Lancaster en la batalla de Tewkesbury y de que Enrique VI fuera ajusticiado en la Torre de Londres. Eduardo parece sólidamente instalado en el trono de Inglaterra. Pero, poco a poco, las cosas se complican.
Su inestable y pendenciero hermano, Jorge, duque de Clarence, propaga el rumor de que el rey es un bastardo y, por lo tanto, él tendría que ocupar su puesto.
Jasper Tudor y su sobrino Enrique, emparentados por lazos de sangre con los Lancaster, siguen resistiendo a duras penas en las Marcas de Gales, sin que el poderoso ejército del rey pueda acabar con ellos definitivamente.
Elizabeth Woodville, la odiada reina, presiona a su marido para colocar a sus familiares en los puestos clave del reino, con lo que el descontento entre los grandes nobles crece.
Finalmente, el propio rey, antaño sano , joven y poderoso, ve como, debido a los excesos, su salud se va deteriorando…
… (mere)
 
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Natt90 | 2 andre anmeldelser | Mar 27, 2023 |
Wakefield, Inglaterra. 30 de diciembre de 1460. Ricardo, Duque de York, y su segundo hijo Edmundo mueren víctimas de una emboscada de las tropas de Lancaster. Son malos tiempos para la Casa de York y hay que huir al exilio. Pero la fortuna es caprichosa y puede cambiar en cualquier momento.
Por una parte, los Lancaster, con un rey desequilibrado y una reina francesa fuerte y decidida capaz de cualquier cosa con tal de asegurar la herencia de su hijo.
Por otra parte, los York, con los hijos del asesinado duque; el guerrero y poderoso primogénito Eduardo a la cabeza de sus tropas, el inestable y pendenciero Jorge y, finalmente, el joven Ricardo, futuro Ricardo III, tan vilipendiado por la historia, pero que aquí se nos muestra como un personaje inteligente y capaz, que se desgarra por el amor que siente hacia Ana Neville, prometida de su gran enemigo.… (mere)
 
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Natt90 | 6 andre anmeldelser | Mar 27, 2023 |
I would have given this book 5 stars except for the bit about Hastings (I won't elaborate as it would be a spoiler) which I think was totally unnecessary. As this is historical fiction and I understand that you need to take license when writing, traditionally authors stick to the essence of a person (at least as much as is known). I have read other books which characterize Hastings but never has anything like this been imagined. Other than that, I truly enjoyed the book and others have criticized the portrayal of Richard III as to much of a saint, dull, etc. If you have read other books regarding Richard III (historical fiction) they too have taken the same point. Historical fiction is just that - fiction. It is just a story and that is how I rate the book - whether I enjoyed it or not. If I want fact - I will choose to read non-fiction as I have done in the past. The book is an easy light reading and I am looking forward to reading the second book in the three part series.… (mere)
 
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ChrisCaz | 6 andre anmeldelser | Feb 23, 2021 |
Enjoyed - book is well written but does not offer any new take on Richard and Anne's romance/relationship other than the annoying way he calls her "flower eyes". At least it wasn't used as much in this book as it was in the first book. I love reading historical fiction on Richard III but perhaps I am getting too saturated by them and there are only so many ways to tell the same story. All in all a short but good read. On to the final book of the series.
 
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Medlemmer
931
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Vurdering
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Anmeldelser
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ISBN
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