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 In this New York Times bestseller that inspired the critically acclaimed Starz miniseries The White Queen, Philippa Gregory tells the tale of Anne Neville, a beautiful young woman who must navigate the treachery of the English court as her father, known as the Kingmaker, uses her and her sister as pawns in his political game.

The Kingmaker’s Daughter—Philippa Gregory’s first sister story since The Other Boleyn Girl—is the gripping tale of the daughters of the man known as the Kingmaker, Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: the most powerful magnate in fifteenth-century England. Without a son and heir, he uses his daughters, Anne and Isabel, as pawns in his political games, and they grow up to be influential players in their own right.

At the court of Edward IV and his beautiful queen, Elizabeth Woodville, Anne grows from a delightful child to become ever more fearful and desperate when her father makes war on his former friends. Married at age fourteen, she is soon left widowed and fatherless, her mother in sanctuary and her sister married to the enemy. Anne manages her own escape by marrying Richard, Duke of Gloucester, but her choice will set her on a collision course with the overwhelming power of the royal family. Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Renaissance Women's Fiction
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Would you consider the audio edition of The Kingmaker's Daughter to be better than the print version?

I have never read the printed version

What other book might you compare The Kingmaker's Daughter to, and why?

I just love Philippa Gregory's books and find it difficult to pick one out of the many and this wife of Richard the 3rd does play such an important role in English history.

Which character – as performed by Bianca Amato – was your favourite?

Margaret the mother of Henry the 7th. She just never gave up

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It was sad that she died so young.

Wonerful

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The story brought me to the medieval times which I wished for. Still have to discover the author and her other books, but the story annoyed me of constant ups and downs; a part you thought was already the happy ending begins another tragic story. Most annoyed of the twist in the ending about niece-uncle relationship??? (Wish i never heard it, but yes, it was really a debatable side of true history). I loved the character of Richard III in this book, unlike what they say he was. I hate some of the repeated lines (e.g.about the 2 princes' death in the hands of the king), but love how 'Anne' was read as the king talks to her...so sweet. Not good in rating narrators, but she was fine w/ me, esp. becoming a sexy voice for the kings.

Fascinating; annoying ending

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I love this period of history, every bit as exciting as the Tudors which have dominated our bookshelves for a few years now. Understanding this turbulent time makes you realise how lucky Henry VIII was to ever get to the throne at all.

The balance of power is so fickle ,such a fine line is trodden between sitting on or off the throne. Warwick,s two daughters are used and abused by their betters and show how dangerous the times were in which they lived. Phillipa Gregory writes with her usual descriptive prose and brings to life the danger of being a woman in a dominant male world

Kingmakers daughters

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It brought the period to life. I did not want to switch off I was so engrossed in finding out what happened to the Kingmakers daughter

Excellent

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Very good, about an era prior to the Tudors. It was along the typical Philippa Gregory line. Which means I have to leave a good period of time between each of her books. But so very discriptive, without long passages which lose your attention. I could taste and smell the time of history written about while I was listening.

Very engrossing , very Philippa Gregory

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