One of the most read, and most reviled, of living historical novelists. Where I got the book: my local library, because the one that was on my bookshelf disappeared years ago. It is a saga as irresistible in its singular magic as its heroine. Sumptuously set in Georgian England from the “queen of royal fiction” ( USA TODAY), Wideacre is intensely gripping, rich in texture, and full of color and authenticity.

“She is a Lacey of Wideacre,” her father warns, “and whatever she does, however she behaves, will always be fitting.” Yet even as Beatrice’s scheming seems about to yield her dream, she is haunted by the one living person who knows the extent of her plans.and her capacity for evil. Seduction, betrayal, even murder-Beatrice’s passion is without apology or conscience. Destined to lose her heritage and beloved Wideacre estate once she is wed, Beatrice will use any means necessary to protect her ancestral name.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory comes the stunning first novel of a thrilling trilogy about the Lacey family, and the captivating woman at the heart of a power-hungry estate willing to go to any means to protect her family name.īeatrice Lacey, as strong-minded as she is beautiful, refuses to conform to the social customs of her time.

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