Spain for the Sovereigns
(Isabella & Ferdinand Trilogy)
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2008
Summary
The second book in Jean Plaidy’s famous trilogy about Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain.
Married to Ferdinand after continual fears and disappointments, Isabella triumphed over every danger, convinced of her true destiny.
With the might of Portugal humbled, the Court of the Sovereigns saw the rise of Torquemada, the establishment of the dreaded Inquisition, and the coming of Columbus, who left the woman he loved to make a dream reality.
Ambitious and unfaithful, Ferdinan…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099510338 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0099510332 |
| Author: | Jean Plaidy |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Arrow Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2008 |
| Weight: | 255g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 129mm x 198mm |
| Series: | Isabella & Ferdinand Trilogy |
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Critics Review
Outstanding
Her novels are still very much to be enjoyed … Any writer who can both educate and thrill a reader of any age deserves to be remembered and find new fans … One only has to look at the TV/Media to see that the appetite for this kind of writing is still very much there * Matt Bates, WHSmith Travel *
Jean Plaidy doesn’t just write the history, she makes it come alive. * Julia Moffat, RNA *
Plaidy excels at blending history with romance and drama * New York Times *
Full-blooded, dramatic, exciting * Observer *
Outstanding * Vanity Fair *
Jean Plaidy conveys the texture of various patches of the past with such rich complexity * Guardian *
Jean Plaidy has already established herself among the foremost of current historical novelists * Birmingham Mail *
Jean Plaidy
Jean Plaidy, one of the preeminent authors of historical fiction for most of the twentieth century, is the pen name of the prolific English author Eleanor Hibbert, also known as Victoria Holt. Jean Plaidy’s novels had sold more than 14 million copies worldwide by the time of her death in 1993.
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