The Queen's Fool

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Youth with gift of Sight navigates royal intrigue.

Recommended for fans of historical fiction with strong female lead characters. The Queen's Fool expertly weaves together history and fiction, presenting a young girl's coming-of-age story in the volatile Tudor Court. Philippa Gregory masterfully balances romance, politics, and occult mystique to keep readers invested in Hannah Green's journey from beginning to end.

The Queen's Fool

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ISBN: 9780743246071
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: $24.14
Authors: Philippa Gregory
Publisher: Harper Collins
Date of Publication: 2004-02-04
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Romance, Historical Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.88
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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 times of the Tudor court. Hannah is adopted by the glamorous Robert Dudley, the charismatic son of King Edward's 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 Queen's Fool is another rich and emotionally resonant gem from this wonderful storyteller.
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