The Widow of Windsor: (Queen Victoria: Book 4) (Queen Victoria, 4)

The Widow of Windsor: (Queen Victoria: Book 4) (Queen Victoria, 4)

by JeanPlaidy (Author)

Synopsis

Albert is dead and the queen is preparing to spend the rest of her life in mourning. Yet the last years of her reign are to be momentous years. Palmerston, then Gladstone and Disraeli, govern her empire through the high noon of its heyday. The court at Windsor, Balmoral, Osborne or Buckingham Palace is perpetually shocked by the Prince of Wales, forever in pursuit of horses, women and scandal, the heady harbinger of Edwardian years to come.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 464
Publisher: Arrow
Published: 02 Oct 2008

ISBN 10: 0099510251
ISBN 13: 9780099510253
Book Overview: The final title in the captivating Victorian series

Media Reviews
Jean Plaidy doesn't just write the history, she makes it come alive -- Julia Moffat * RNA *
These books are page-turners; they offer a wonderful way to learn about history, their heroines are smart, strong and in control of their destinies and their stories will remain with you for ever...They are a celebration of women's spirit throughout history. * Daily Express *
Full-blooded, dramatic, exciting * Observer *
One of England's foremost historical novelists * Birmingham Mail *
Plaidy excels at blending history with romance and drama * New York Times *
Author Bio
Jean Plaidy, one of the pre-eminent authors of historical fiction for most of the twentieth century, is the pen name of the prolific English author Eleanor Hibbert, also know as Victoria Holt. Jean Plaidy's novels had sold more than 14 million copies worldwide by the time of her death in 1993.