Queens Fool

English

ISBN: 0743246071

EAN: 9780743246071

Category: Fiction / Jewish/Fiction / Historical/Fiction / Biographical/

Publisher: Touchstone

Release Date: 01/27/2004

Synopsis: A young woman caught in the rivalry between Queen Mary and her half sister, Elizabeth, must find her true destiny amid treason, poisonous rivalries, loss of faith, and unrequited love.It is winter, 1553. Pursued by the Inquisition, Hannah Green, a fourteen-year-old Jewish girl, is forced to flee Spain with her father. But Hannah is no ordinary refugee. Her gift of Sight, the ability to foresee the future, is priceless in the troubled timesof the Tudor court. Hannah is adopted by the glamorous Robert Dudley, the charismatic son of King Edwards protector, who brings her to court as a holy fool for Queen Mary and, ultimately, Queen Elizabeth. Hired as a fool but working as a spy; promised in wedlock but in love with her master; endangered by the laws against heresy, treason, and witchcraft, Hannah must choose between the safe life of a commoner and the dangerous intrigues of the royal family that are inextricably bound up in her own yearnings and desires.Teeming with vibrant period detail and peopled by characters seamlessly woven into the sweeping tapestry of history,The Queens Foolis another rich and emotionally resonant gem from this wonderful storyteller.

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Queens Fool

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Height: 1.12 inches

Width: 5.25 inches

Length: 8.0 inches

Weight: 19.08 oz

Pages: 512