Perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory, this is the wonderfully atmospheric, enthralling and vivid depiction of Elizabeth I's ardent and emotional love affair with Robert Dudley from international multi-million copy bestseller Jean Plaidy.
'Full-blooded, dramatic, exciting' -- Observer
'Outstanding' -- Vanity Fair
'It is hard to better Jean Plaidy when she is in form' -- Daily Mirror
'I couldn't put it down' -- ***** Reader review
'A compelling read' -- ***** Reader review
'I was gripped from the first page' -- ***** Reader review
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In the grim recesses of the Tower of London, two captives begin a passionate love affair that will last years but is destined to destroy them; one is Robert Dudley, the other is the future Queen of England, Elizabeth I.
Pardoned by Queen Mary, Dudley and Elizabeth are freed, but their mutual longing must be from a distance: Dudley is married, and as the next heir to the throne, Elizabeth must tread carefully...
- ISBN10 0099493330
- ISBN13 9780099493334
- Publish Date 7 June 2007 (first published 31 August 1966)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Cornerstone
- Imprint Arrow Books Ltd
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 400
- Language English