{"product_id":"9781398711259-queen-the-countess","title":"The Queen and the Countess","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe spellbinding new historical novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author!\u003cbr\u003eThe gripping new historical novel from \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Anne O'Brien, perfect for fans of \u003cb\u003ePhilippa Gregory\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eAlison Weir\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Fascinating, poignant and beautifully written. A story of love and the sorrow of war' \u003cb\u003eCAROL MCGRATH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An enthralling insight into the Wars of the Roses seen through the eyes of two powerful women. A superb read'\u003cb\u003e CLARE MARCHANT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A fascinating story of two powerful women on opposing sides of the War of the Roses.  Told with assurance and  knowledge of the period' \u003cb\u003eELIZABETH CHADWICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKEEP THY FRIENDS CLOSE,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHY ENEMIES CLOSER.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEngland 1450s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQueen Margaret knows she must protect the crown, and her son Prince Edward's claim to it, at all costs. It is up to her to fight for their inheritance, with her husband King Henry becoming increasingly frail. And as the Wars of the Roses rage on, Margaret's enemies lurk close, threatening to unravel everything she is trying to protect.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnne, Countess of Warwick, has long striven to be a loyal and accomplished wife to the Earl of Warwick. But when she develops an unlikely alliance with the Lancastrian Queen Margaret, her husband's adversary, she wonders how much power now lies in her hands to determine the course of history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCrossing enemy lines, the pair strike up a thorny friendship - yet in the midst of treachery and the turmoil of battle, can the two women trust each other?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOr is it only a matter of time before war drives a sword between them.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYour favourite authors love Anne O'Brien:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It kept me riveted until the last page' \u003cb\u003eBARBARA ERSKINE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eTremendous and engrossing' \u003cb\u003eNICOLA\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eCORNICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eBe warned: it's incredibly addictive' \u003cb\u003eTRACY BORMAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Anne O'Brien gets right inside the heads of her medieval characters' \u003cb\u003eJOANNA HICKSON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55563249746294,"sku":"9781398711259","price":17.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_33980927.jpg?v=1753427200","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781398711259-queen-the-countess","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}