All rights reserved.:Īll the bells in Norfolk were ringing for Elizabeth, pounding the peal into Amy's head, first the treble bell screaming out like a mad woman, and then the whole agonizing, jangling sob till the great bell boomed a warning that the whole discordant carillon was about to shriek out again. Philippa lives with her family on a small farm in Yorkshire and welcomes visitors to her site You can also find her on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Her love for history and commitment to historical accuracy are the hallmarks of her writing. In 2016, she was presented with the Outstanding Contribution to Historical Fiction Award by the Historical Writers' Association. Philippa is a former student of Sussex University and a PhD and Alumna of the Year 2009 of Edinburgh University. She has raised funds and paid for over 200 wells in the primary schools of this poor African country. Philippa's other great interest is the charity that she founded twenty years ago: Gardens for The Gambia. Her Cousins' War novels were the basis for the highly successful BBC series, The White Queen. Philippa Gregory was an established historian and writer when she discovered her interest in the Tudor period and wrote the internationally bestselling novel The Other Boleyn Girl, which became a major film starring Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. But what if the unthinkable were to happen! Philippa Gregory blends passion, personalities and politics in this stunning novel of the Tudor court and a country divided.

Elizabeth's preference is clear, but he is unavailable. Meanwhile, the pressure grows for Elizabeth to marry, for it is unthinkable that a queen should rule on her own. She has loved him since she was a girl, but now they are adults she hardly sees him. She has no taste for life at court and longs for the day when her husband will return home. In a house in the countryside waits a very different woman, Amy Robsart - Robert's wife. It is soon plain that he is more than merely a friend. Elizabeth feels that she can rely on just one man: her oldest friend, Robert Dudley. She is surrounded by advisers, all convinced that a young woman cannot form political judgements. Elizabeth I has acceded to the throne of England, a position she has waited and schemed for all her life. By Philippa Gregory, the bestselling author of THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL and THE QUEEN'S FOOL.

Sumptuous historical novel set in the court of Elizabeth I.

The Virgin's Lover by Philippa Gregory