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“Loyalties are torn, paranoia festers and you can almost hear the bray
of royal trumpets as the period springs to life. It’s a bloody
irresistible read.”
— People
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“Bring on the blood, sex and tears! You name it, it's all here.”
— USA Today
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“Queen of historical fiction, Gregory brings English history to life through the hearts and minds of people, not through dates or wars, but via marriages and family politics. In The King’s Curse, Margaret is a survivor who plays the game as needed, yet holds onto her personal values. This England is rife with grim realities, yet thrilling and compelling—a true feast for the mind and senses.”
— RT Book Reviews (4½ stars)
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“This rich tapestry brings to vivid life the court of Henry and
Elizabeth. Meticulously drawn characters with a seamless blending of
historical fact and fiction combine in a page-turning epic of a story.
Tudor-fiction fans can never get enough, and they will snap this one
up.”
— Library Journal (starred review)
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“Gregory adds to her Cousins’ War series an illuminating portrait of historical figure Margaret Pole, Countess
of Salisbury, whose royal Plantagenet lineage was both a blessing and a
curse…Gregory moves confidently through a tangle of intrigue, revenge, and
tyranny toward a shocking betrayal that brings Margaret face-to-face
with the king’s ire.”
— Publishers Weekly
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“Gregory bids adieu to the bloody War of the Roses and its aftermath as she wraps up her Cousins’ War series with the ascension of Henry VIII…Nobody does dynastic history like Gregory, and readers who have followed the exploits of the fractious York and Lancaster clans in the previous five volumes will be eagerly awaiting this concluding chapter of the saga.”
— Booklist
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“Lady Margaret Pole, the principal of this installment, is cousin to many Plantagenet heirs of the house of York, including Elizabeth, who married Henry VII, the Tudor conqueror, after he deposed their uncle, Richard III. Elizabeth and her mother, a reputed sorceress, called down a curse upon the Tudors: that they would be unable to produce a healthy male heir and their line would die out in three generations, ending with a virgin queen. As we all know, that came true. However, somehow Gregory manages to keep us in suspense as to what will befall her characters…Under Gregory’s spell, we keep hoping history won’t repeat itself.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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“Thanks to Bianca Amato’s artistry, the ill-fated stories of Margaret and the House of Tudor brim with life…Amato inhabits every swirling intrigue…Amato’s lovely voice and vocal flexibility create an aura of romance and mystery while sharply defining Margaret’s plight and the king’s mercurial nature. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
— AudioFile