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The pleasures of love the story of catherine of braganza book. I scanned oclc and found many jean plaidy editions and record 633124987 says it was published as by victoria holt. There is some light reading wear present, but still a presentable copy. Novelist jean plaidy wrote the second book in the queens of england series, queen of this real, in a seeming urge to portray it as a memoir. The french revolution plaidy audiobooks listen to the. In this, her ninth volume in her queens of england series of books, she relates the first person narrative of a little known queen, catherine of braganza, who married charles ii of england. George percival hibber, who shared her love of books and reading. Together, they led england during the restoration of the monarchy, after the death of oliver cromwell saw the end of puritan rule in england. Jean plaidy project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The pleasures of love 1993 by jean plaidy 0006472001 for. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.
Hibbert actually wrote books under a number of pen names as she was quite a prolific author. The books below listed in blue are books that are currently or soon to be in print by random house. Jean plaidy books list of books by author jean plaidy. A list of all jean plaidy s series in reading order. Signed jean plaidy book the revolt of the eaglets ebay. Buy the pleasures of love by jean plaidy from waterstones today. In the same token, this book appears as an autobiographical recount of queen elizabeth i of england. In this, her ninth volume in her queens of england series of books, she relates the first person narrative of a little known queen, catherine of braganza, who. The pleasures of love the story of catherine of braganza. As jean plaidy, she wrote the popular tudor saga series of books as well as the stuart saga series and others. The story of catherine of braganza new edition by jean plaidy isbn. Despite many obstacles in her marriage to king charles ii, catherine s love prevails through disillusion and despairto triumph in the end. I knew very little about her life in portugal as an infanta, so that was really interesting to read about.
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However, a scan of abebooks for lord bobert and pan books finds 24 listings with all of them listing jean plaidy as the author implying that oclc record is a mistake. The courts of love the queens secret the reluctant queen the lady in the tower rose without a thorn in the shadow of the crown queen of this realm myself my enemy the pleasures of love williams wife victoria victorious. In her reckoning, charles ii could not i enjoyed reading jean plaidy s the merry monarchs wife. I updated the article to only have this under jean plaidy s. Thus the allure of jean plaidy to historical accuracy aficionados. The pleasures of love the merry monarchs wife by jean plaidy. She was an extremely prolific author who wrote under several pseudonyms, including victoria holt, jean plaidy and philippa carr her most famous ones. Her novels have been translated into more than twenty languages and have sold more than 100 million copies worldwide. The merry monarchs wife previously titled the pleasures of love by jean plaidy but when i consider the truth of her heart such an innocent passion, so kind, without art i fear i have wronged her, and hope she may be so full of true love to be jealous of me o, then tis i think no joys are above read more. An initial book of the series is entitled murder most royal. When i look back over my long and tempestuous life, i can see th.
The kings pleasure, featuring henry viii and anne boleyn. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jean plaidy hardcover books for sale in stock ebay. Order of victoria holt books eleanor burford hibbert 19061993 was a british author of historical fiction, gothic fiction and romance novels. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Royal road to fotheringhay, 1955 later republished under the jean plaidy name as jean plaidy. Newly married to king charles ii, catherine of braganza has left her sheltered upbringing in portugal for the notoriously licentious english court. The pleasures of love by jean plaidy alibris buy the pleasures of love by jean plaidy online at alibris. The pleasures of love the merry monarchs wife by jean plaidy fictiondb. Born eleanor alice burford, she was britains most prolific historical novelist, writing 183 books over the. In 1949, hibbert hit her stride with the first jean plaidy novel that fictionalized stories of royalty.
She was ready to endure all for the pleasures of love. Three rivers press is very proud to publish jean plaidy. Jean plaidy is the pen name of a prolific english novelist and author named eleanor alice buford hibbert, who liked to write historical fiction, romantic fiction, and gothic fiction novels. The story of catherine of braganza by jean plaidy from amazons fiction books store. See all books authored by jean plaidy, including uneasy lies the head, and the rose without a thorn, and. The pleasures of love the merry monarchs wife by jean. However, he is too preoccupied with the thrills of hunting and gambling to notice the power struggle going on. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Buy the pleasures of love by jean plaidy online at alibris. Eleanor alice buford hibbert is an english author who wrote numerous novels under the pen name of jean plaidy. Eleanor burford was one of the preeminent english authors of historical fiction for most of the twentieth century. Marguerite, eldest daughter of the count of provence, had married a king of france and now her sister eleanor is determined to make just as grand a match.
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