The Lady of the Rivers
Ratings4
Average rating3.8
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Ratings4
Average rating3.8
The Lady of the Rivers tells the story of Jacquetta, daughter of the Count of Luxembourg, and kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe, who was married to the great Englishman John, Duke of Bedford, uncle to Henry VI. Widowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her household for love, and then carved out a life for herself as Queen Margaret of Anjou's close friend and a Lancaster supporter - until the day that her daughter Elizabeth Woodville fell in love and married the rival king Edward IV. Of all the little-known but important women of the period, her dramatic story is the most neglected. With her links to Melusina, and to the founder of the house of Luxembourg together with her reputation for making magic, she is a most haunting heroine.
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I pretty much read these books because I love the author. But it's getting tedious. It was repetitious, but I still had to finish it. Her earlier books are so much better.
I really loved the story of Jacquetta! It definitely was a wild ride though. In comparison to the other books in the series that I have read I think this one is my second favorite after The White Queen!
Not great, but not bad either. At least it's better than “The White Queen”.
