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The Kingmaker's Daughter

By: Philippa Gregory
Narrated by: Jane Collingwood
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Summary

Anne Neville and her sister Isabel are daughters of the most powerful magnate in 15th century England. Ever ruthless, always plotting, in the absence of a son and heir, Warwick sets about using his daughters as pawns in his political games.

Anne grows from a delightful child brought up at the court of Edward IV and his queen, Elizabeth Woodville, intimacy and friendship with the family of Richard, Duke of Gloucester. Her life is overturned when her father turns on his former allies, escapes England and invades with an enemy army. Widowed at 14, fatherless, with her mother locked in sanctuary, and her sister a vengeful enemy, Anne faces the world alone.

But fortune's wheel turns once again. Anne plots her escape from her sister's house, finds herself a husband in the handsome young Duke of Gloucester, and marries without permission, in secret. But danger still follows her. She finds that she has a mortal enemy in the most beautiful queen in England. Anne has to protect herself and her precious only son from the treacherous royal court, the deadly royal rival, and even from the driving ambition of her husband - Richard III.

©2015 Philippa Gregory (P)2015 Simon & Schuster

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Best book of the series so far!

I am not one for reviewing products but I felt this deserved one. I had listened to the Red Queen previously and thoroughly enjoyed it. I then listened to the White Queen which was ok but generally not of the same quality. I then read this and it blew them both out of the water (which if you read the book you will find to be an appropriate turn of phrase). The narration is equally as good as the other two (and it is very proficient) but the storyline is far superior. Granted Anne Neville herself was probably more interesting than the others. It's is gripping and at no point irritating like the other leading ladies could be in its counterparts. Also the ending to this piece feels to be concluded far more successfully than the other two. You feel like the story has ended and not that Philippa Gregory got bored of writing it. I would definitely recommend this to people with a love of the War of the Roses or just historical drama because this is it at its best.

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Depressing

The idea of making Elizabeth Woodville and Anne Neville the central characters is excellent. To then make a nonsense of both the historical events and the two women is depressing.

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Loved this adaptation

I have read this book. But I’ve enjoyed the audio book much more. Sight loss has made me turn to audiobooks and it means I can still enjoy my favourite pastime which is reading and Philippa Gregory my favourite author thank you

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fantastic book

loved it . music is s bit annoying at night but great book, read lovely

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fantastic story, performed very well.

l loved this book, could not wait to listen to it. Thoroughly enjoyed the plot twists.

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So. Much. Repetition.

I don't envy anyone who tries to tell the Wars of the Roses story, it is so complex - but Alison Weir does it partly by repeating the same phrase, the same idea, or even the same exact sentence over and over and over again in one passage. It becomes very dreary. Very dreary. It becomes dreary, dreary. It becomes dreary.

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Enjoyable

Very enjoyable.
It did repeat small sections which I found irritating, my only criticism.

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Enthralling and absorbing

I was initially concerned at the length of this story but I was interested in hearing about history from the perspective of the wife of King Richard III; Anne Neville is hardly mentioned in the history I was taught at school.
I was fascinated and enthralled by the ruthless determination of these two women - Anne and Elizabeth Woodville. The author drew you into their lives and their power struggle as if you were watching from the corner of the room. The narrator was excellent, taking the role of Anne Neville narrating her own story. The hours fled.

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Excellent

What a great listen ! An enthralling novel - I loved it and the narrator was excellent!

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Boring

Less than expected for content glossing over key events. Readers little girl voice continued throughout book even though the character had become an adult. Music at start of chapters is very irritating in this and other books. Very disappointed.

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