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The Favored Child

by Philippa Gregory

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The Wideacre estate is bankrupt. The villagers are living in poverty and Wideacre Hall is a smoke-blackened ruin. But, in the Dower House, two children are being raised in protected innocence.

Equal claimants to the estate, rivals for the love of the village, they are tied by a secret childhood betrothal but forbidden to marry. Only one can be the favored child. Only one can inherit the magical understanding between the land and the Lacey family that can make the Sussex village grow green again. Only one can be Beatrice Lacey's true heir.

Sensual, gripping, sometimes mystical, The Favored Child sweeps the reader irresistibly into the eighteenth century, a revolutionary period in English history. This rich and dramatic novel continues the saga of the Lacey family started in Philippa Gregory's bestselling and enduringly popular Wideacre.

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Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionFor lovers of richly textured historical novels, The Favored Child is absorbing and satisfying.

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For lovers of richly textured historical novels, The Favored Child is absorbing and satisfying.

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Subtle and exciting.

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Gregory's stunning sequel to "Wideacre." In "The Favored Child, " she is at the height of her storytelling abilities, weaving a spellbinding tale of evil, obsession, madness and sensuality that will leave readers gasping--and waiting with bated breath for the third and final book in the Wideacre trilogy.
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Philippa Gregory is the New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen books, including The Other Boleyn Girl. She holds a Ph.D. in eighteenth-century literature from the University of Edinburgh and lives in England.
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joanofarc21, February 25, 2009 (view all comments by joanofarc21)
The second book of the Wideacre trilogy. The Favored
Child will draw you in with more clandestine love between brother and sister. The love-hate relationship continues the family saga with little left to the imagination. Another great read by Philippa Gregory. Start with Wideacre for a true sense of the tale.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780743249300
Author:
Gregory, Philippa
Publisher:
Touchstone Books
Location:
New York
Subject:
Great britain
Subject:
Historical - General
Subject:
Young women
Subject:
Historical fiction
Subject:
Inheritance and succession
Subject:
Country homes
Subject:
Administration of estates
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
General Fiction
Copyright:
2003
Edition Number:
1st Touchstone ed.
Edition Description:
B102
Series Volume:
150-101-622
Publication Date:
July 2003
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
614
Dimensions:
800x526x135 112
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