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Shelf Awareness, a book trade e-newsletter had this to say Thursday, August 27: "Philippa Gregory was an established historian and writer when she delved into the Tudor period and wrote the novel The Other Boleyn Girl, which was made into a TV drama and a major film. Six novels later, she has turned her attention to the family that preceded the Tudors on the English throne: the Plantagenets, a family of complex loves, rivalries and hatreds. The first in the new Cousin's War series, The White Queen was just published by Touchstone." Ms. Gregory lives with her family on a small farm in Yorkshire, where she keeps horses, hens and ducks. Click here for her website. In the "Study" you will find a family tree to help keep track of the relations in the Cousin's War series.

This is what it says about The White Queen in our catalog: "Philippa Gregory, "the queen of royal fiction" (USA Today) presents the first of a new series set amid the deadly feuds of England known as the Wars of the Roses. Brother turns on brother to win the ultimate prize, the throne of England, in this dazzling account of the wars of the Plantagenets. They are the claimants and kings who ruled England before the Tudors, and now Philippa Gregory brings them to life through the dramatic and intimate stories of the secret players: the indomitable women, starting with Elizabeth Woodville, the White Queen. The White Queen tells the story of a woman of extraordinary beauty and ambition who, catching the eye of the newly crowned boy king, marries him in secret and ascends to royalty. While Elizabeth rises to the demands of her exalted position and fights for the success of her family, her two sons become central figures in a mystery that has confounded historians for centuries: the missing princes in the Tower of London whose fate is still unknown. From her uniquely qualified perspective, Philippa Gregory explores this most famous unsolved mystery of English history, informed by impeccable research and framed by her inimitable storytelling skills. With The White Queen, Philippa Gregory brings the artistry and intellect of a master writer and storyteller to a new era in history and begins what is sure to be another bestselling classic series from this beloved author."