About this title: Darwin tells the exhilarating story of the two youngest victims of the Wars of the Roses, as told through the voices of their mother, the beautiful widow of King Edward IV, and the present-day historian who unlocks the long-buried secrets of their deaths.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780061714726ISBN:0061714720
Description: Good. * ARC Paperback version, no markings of any kind * Good Condition for being read. ** Shop the most eco-conscious seller and keep the earth clean! ** read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUP Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780755330676ISBN:0755330676
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 512 pages. Cruel betrayals, royal secrets and an ancient murder: possession meets the other boleyn girl in the heartbreaking story of the princes in the tower ill (Paperback) read more
Description: Like New. 2009-Paperback-May contain minor shelf-wear. Otherwise, volume un-read and in "As-New" condition. -Used-Like New-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Description: Good. 2009-Paperback-Cover shows some shelf-wear. ---Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Description: Good. 2009-Paperback---Used-Good. Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Headline Review
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780755330669ISBN:0755330668
Description: New, Publisher overstock, may have small remainder mark. Excellent condition, never read, purchased from publisher as excess inventory. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Headline Review
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780755330676ISBN:0755330676
Description: New, Publisher overstock, may have small remainder mark. Excellent condition, never read, purchased from publisher as excess inventory. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Headline Review
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780755330669ISBN:0755330668
Description: New, Publisher overstock, may have small remainder mark. Excellent condition, never read, purchased from publisher as excess inventory. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Headline Review
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780755330676ISBN:0755330676
Description: New, Publisher overstock, may have small remainder mark. Excellent condition, never read, purchased from publisher as excess inventory. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 2009-06-01
ISBN-13:9780061714726ISBN:0061714720
Description: New. Pre-release book with plain cover and publisher stickers. New, unread, unused & in perfect condition with no damaged or missing pages. Great Copy. Ships Lightning Fast. read more
Description: New. A Brand New Copy. Never Read. Buy with confidence from an Independent Bookstore where the owners, a husband and wife team, have over 30 years of combined bookselling experience. read more
"It took a lot of effort to plug through this book. I began reading with much hope...after finishing Philippa Gregory's "The White Queen," I was eager to read more about Elizabeth Woodville, the War of the Roses and get another take on the princes in the tower. I was intrigued because this book is split into three different viewpoints-- Elizabeth, her brother Anthony Woodville (who fascinates me) and a fictional modern-day English bibliographer. These plot set-ups are usually fun.
Not so much.
Elizabeth and Anthony were both completely unbelievable-- saintlike and naive, and not very interesting. The modern-day story had the most tenuous of links to the past, and wasn't very interesting on its own. The story was clunkily told throughout, and random facts and characters were thrown in without care. A reader not already familiar with the history of the time period would be hopelessly lost, and it would not be worth the effort to figure it all out at the end of the day. Very poorly written.
Fun fact though: about halfway through the book, I decided to actually read the author's bio on the back and realized that Emma Darwin is the great-great-granddaughter of Charles Darwin. Let's hope that her writing evolves a bit...."
"I tried to read this book as I would have loved to read about Elizabeth Woodville.I just could not get into it...it kept flitting from one person to the next, talking about events/things that you could not relate with, and the parts in the present were awfull! I swapped it for a Chick Lit book in my hotel and left it in Tenerife!Maybe someone else will get there head round it where as I had no chance :( Really dissapointed."
"Thought the modern story woven with the history was superfluous- really enjoyed learning about a period of history I wasn't very familiar with. Liked the historical facts at the end of the book."
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