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  • ISBN10: 0425219143
  • ISBN13: 9780425219140
  • Paperback
  • 416 pages
  • Berkley Trade

Lady of the Roses: A Novel of the Wars of the Roses
by Sandra Worth

Reviewed by judithkaye

Rating: 5 out of 5

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THE LADY OF ROSES is a true love story of the medieval ancestors of both Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Sir Winston Churchill. What makes the book even more fascinating this love story is based on actual facts. It centers around 15th-century England, on the brink of civil war. In the middle of this political turmoil, Isobel Ingoldesthorpe, a Lancastrian, and John Neville, a Yorkist fall in love and against all odds, marry.

King Henry is mentally and physically ill. Queen Marguerite is left to rule, but the Yorkist are unsettled under her leadership.John Neville’s brother is the Earl of Warwick is rich, powerful, and mistrusts the French queen. Warwick unseats Henry with Yorkist Edward of March.

Not too long after Edward takes the crown, he marries Elizabeth Woodville in secret, against Warwick’s wishes. Woodville demands land and titles for her relatives. She proves more vicious than the previous queen and war breaks out again.

Throughout, John and Isobel strive for peace. This isn’t possible as the War of the Roses rages around them. Sandra Worth threads together the most bittersweet love story since Romeo and Juliet. Her love for this time period shines through with her carefully sketched characters.

Be sure to stay tuned to the next installment, The King’s Daughter, a novel on the life of Elizabeth of York, mother of Henry VIII. After reading LADY OF THR ROSES, you won’t want to miss it.

In the meantime, don't miss the ROSE OF YORK TRILOGY: LOVE & WAR, CROWN OF DESTINY, and FALL FROM GRACE.

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