Susan Holloway Scott

The King's Favorite

A Novel of Nell Gwyn and King Charles II

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The acclaimed author of Duchess and Royal Harlot returns with the unforgettable story of a king?s last love and London?s darling?BRNell Gwyn has never been a lady, nor does she pretend to be. Blessed with impudent wit and saucy beauty, she swiftly rises from the poverty of Covent Garden to become a sensation in the theater. Still in her teens, she catches the eye of King Charles II, and trades the stage for Whitehall Palace?and the role of royal mistress. Even though she delights the king, she must learn to negotiate the cutthroat royal court, where ambition and lust for power rule the hearts of all around her. For beneath her charm and light… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-451-22406-4
EAN: 9780451224064
Produktnummer: 3351548
Verlag: Random House N.Y.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Seitenangabe: 448 S.
Masse: H21.0 cm x B14.2 cm x D3.0 cm 407 g
Gewicht: 407

Über den Autor

Susan Holloway Scott is the author of more than forty historical novels and novellas. Writing under her own name as well as Miranda Jarrett, her bestselling books have received numerous awards and honors. With more than three million copies of her books in print, she has been published in nineteen countries around the world. Her most recent historical novels have been set in seventeenth-century England, in the decadent, politically charged court of King Charles II, and all have been Historical Novels Review Editors' Choice titles. She is a graduate of Brown University, and lives with her family outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.