Castile for Isabella by Jean Plaidy
_____________________ The first book in the captivating Spanish Trilogy, focusing on the remarkable lives of Spain's most famous monarchs. In the 15th Century, Spain is full of intrigue and threatened by civil war. The independent young princess Isabella has become the pawn of her ambitious, half-crazed mother, kept as a virtual prisoner at the sordid court of her half-brother, France's Henry IV. Just sixteen years old, all seems lost: is Isabella fated to be the victim of the Queen's revenge, the Archbishop's ambition and the lust of Don Pedro Giron, one of the most notorious womanisers in Castile? Numbed with grief and fear, Isabella holds onto one cherished hope: that one day, she will escape her tormentors and marry Ferdinand, the handsome young Prince of Aragon - her only true betrothed. But the forces of Europe are ranged against them, and love's triumphs are rare...
It's hard to better Jean Plaidy * Daily Mirror *
Superb storytelling and meticulous attention to authenticity of detail and depth of characterisation.. one of the country's most widely read novelists * Sunday Times *
Superb storytelling and meticulous attention to authenticity of detail and depth of characterisation.. one of the country's most widely read novelists * Sunday Times *
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099510321 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099510324 |
| Title | Castile for Isabella |
| Author | Jean Plaidy |
| Series | Isabella And Ferdinand Trilogy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 2008-06-05 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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