Synopses & Reviews
andldquo;A true story fictionalized by a writer who has a special feeling for the dramatic . . . Mixed by Miss Setonandrsquo;s skillful hands, the dust of the past becomes the clay of the artist and is molded into memorable, lifelike form.andrdquo; andmdash;
Chicago Tribune This fiercely beautiful novel tells the true story of Charles Radcliffe, a Catholic nobleman who joined the short-lived Jacobite rebellion of 1715, and of Jenny, his daughter by a secret marriage. Set in the Northumbrian wilds, teeming London, and colonial Virginiaandmdash;where Jenny eventually settled on the estate of the famous William Byrd of Westoverandmdash;Jennyandrsquo;s story reveals one young womanandrsquo;s loyalty, passion, and courage as she struggles in a life divided between the Old World and the New.
Miss Seton's narrative is richly buttressed with the results of scrupulous research on the personages and the period. Her sole purpose is to tell a rousing good tale plainly and simply and this she does admirably.andquot; andmdash;New York Herald Tribune
Synopsis
Two sisters change the course of a nation by forsaking the King—their own father.
England is on the verge of revolution. Antagonized by the Catholicism of King James II, the people plot to drive him from the throne. But at the heart of the plot is a deep betrayal: the defection of the daughters James loves, Mary and Anne.
Both raised Protestant according to the wishes of England, the sisters support Protestant usurper William of Orange, Mary's husband, who lusts after the British crown. Passive Queen Mary is subservient to her husband's wishes, while Anne is desperate to please her childhood friend Sarah Churchill, a bold and domineering woman determined to subdue Anne, the queen-to-be, and rule England herself.
Intrigue and political drama run high as the sisters struggle to be reconciled with each other--and with the haunting memory of the father they have exiled.
Synopsis
This fiercely beautiful novel tells the true story of Charles Radcliff, a Catholic nobleman who joined the short-lived Jacobite rebellion of 1715, and of Jenny, his daughter by a secret marriage.
Synopsis
This fiercely beautiful novel tells the true story of Charles Radcliff, a Catholic nobleman who joined the short-lived Jacobite rebellion of 1715, and of Jenny, his daughter by a secret marriage. Set in the wilds of Northumbria, teeming London, and colonial Virginia and#8212; where Jenny eventually settled on the estate of the famous William Byrd of Westover and#8212; Jennyand#8217;s story reveals one young womanand#8217;s loyalty, passion, and courage as she struggles between living in the Old World and the New.
About the Author
JEAN PLAIDY is the pen name of the prolific English author Eleanor Hibbert, also known as Victoria Holt. Royal Sisters is the sixth book in her seven-book series on the Stuarts. More than fourteen million copies of her books have sold worldwide.
Table of Contents
Authorand#8217;s Noteand#8194;xiPart Oneand#8194;1
1709and#8211;1710
Part Twoand#8194;101
1715and#8211;1716
PART THREEand#8194;225
1723and#8211;1726
Part Fourand#8194;343
1726
Part Fiveand#8194;417
1737
PART SIXand#8194;445
1746
Afterwordand#8194;522
Maps
Northumberland
2
Early Eighteenth-Century Virginia
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