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From #1 New York Times bestselling author and “queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY) comes a riveting and scandalous love triangle between a young woman on the brink of greatness, a young man whose ambition far exceeds his means, and the wife who cannot forgive them.
In the autumn of 1558, church bells across England ring out the joyous news that Elizabeth I is the new queen, yet one woman hears the tidings with utter dread. She is Amy Dudley, wife of Sir Robert, and she knows that Elizabeth’s ambitious leap to the throne will draw her husband back to the center of the glamorous Tudor court, where he was born to be.
Elizabeth’s excited triumph is short-lived. She has inherited a bankrupt country where treason is rampant and foreign war a certainty. Her faithful advisors warns her that she will survive only if she marries a strong prince to govern the rebellious country, but the one man Elizabeth desires is her childhood friend, the ambitious Robert Dudley. As the young couple falls back in love, a question hangs in the air: can he really set aside his wife and marry the queen? When Amy is found dead, Elizabeth and Dudley are suddenly plunged into a struggle for survival.
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"Being a big fan of Queen Elizabeth this book was a dream come true. Philippa Gregory does an amazing job of breathing life into a character long since past. This was another book I couldn't put down. "
— Brittaney (5 out of 5 stars)
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“Readers addicted to Gregory’s intelligent, well-researched tales of intrigue and romance will be enthralled.”
— Publishers Weekly
The Virgin's Lover Listener Reviews
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" The Tudors spin so many webs. Another good book by Phillippa. "
— jmalek23, 5/20/2011 -
" Some nice writing and history here but the sex was too raunchy for my taste. The language was overly colorful too. This is fiction!!! You don't have to be <em>that realistic.</em> "
— Nancy, 5/13/2011 -
" Not nearly as good as the Boleyn books. Maybe Elizabeth I just wasn't as interesting? "
— Amy, 5/9/2011 -
" I loved this one as much as all of her other ones!!! "
— Mandy, 5/5/2011 -
" Another great read from Philippa. A very easy way to learn history.<br/> "
— Jmalek23, 5/1/2011 -
" After being a bit disappointed in the Constant Princess, this book definitely redeemed her. Kudos to a great story! "
— Dawn, 4/28/2011 -
" This is probably my least favorite in the series. It just didn't have the spark that the previous books had. Overall still wonderfully written. The ending also left something to be desired but I guess you can't really choose your ending with historical fiction like this can you?! ;) "
— Heather, 4/5/2011 -
" Some of the quotes were definitely reminiscent of my life "
— Priya, 4/4/2011 -
" Eh. Her other books were better. This book just made me angry. "
— Meredith, 3/30/2011
About Philippa Gregory
Phillipa Gregory is an internationally bestselling author of historical novels whose success extends to the United States as well, where she is a #1 New York Times bestselling author. She earned her BA from the University of Sussex and a PhD in eighteenth-century literature from Edinburgh University, where she is a regent. Gregory is the author of the Wideacre trilogy, the Earthly Joys series, and the Plantagenet and Tudor novels, which include the enormously popular Other Boleyn Girl, of which there are over a million US copies in print. She is a fellow of the Universities of Sussex and Cardiff and was awarded the 2016 Harrogate Festival Award for Contribution to Historical Fiction.
About Perdita Weeks
Perdita Weeks is a voice talent and AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator.