Daughters of Spain - Softcover

Jean Plaidy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099513544 ISBN 13: 9780099513544

Publisher: Arrow Books, 2008

Synopsis

With Spain now united, Ferdinand looked to his daughters to further his ambitions. All too often, Isabella found herself torn between his brilliant plans and her love for her children. During the last years of Isabella's reign it seemed there was a curse on the royal house which struck at the children of the sovereigns. Tragedy followed tragedy - the Infanta Isabella, a broken-hearted widow; Juana, driven to madness by her husband's philandering; and the sorrow of parting with young Catalina, destined to become Katharine of Aragon, wife to Henry VIII and Queen of England ...

About this title

About the Author:

Jean Plaidy, one of the preeminent authors of historical fiction for most of the twentieth century, is the pen name of the prolific English author Eleanor Hibbert, also know as Victoria Holt. Jean Plaidy's novels had sold more than 14 million copies worldwide by the time of her death in 1993.

Review:

"Her novels are still very much to be enjoyed ... Any writer who can both educate and thrill a reader of any age deserves to be remembered and find new fans ... One only has to look at the TV/Media to see that the appetite for this kind of writing is still very much there" * Matt Bates, WHSmith Travel * "Jean Plaidy doesn't just write the history, she makes it come alive." * Julia Moffat, RNA * "Full-blooded, dramatic, exciting" * Observer * "Jean Plaidy conveys the texture of various patches of the past with such rich complexity" * Guardian * "Outstanding" * Vanity Fair *

About this edition

• Publisher: Arrow Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0099513544
• ISBN 13: 9780099513544
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400