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Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles

Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles

by Margaret George (Author)

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    Paperback 2012

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    Hardcover 1992

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Synopsis

Mary, Queen of Scotland and the Isles is the story of a woman born to rule a nation -- and the glorious pageant of love and tragedy that followed in her wake. Mary's beauty inspired poetry -- yet her birthright engendered hideous treachery and terrible, bloody murder. This novel is Margaret George's magnificent recreation of the life of one of history's greatest legends. A woman accused of murdering her husband to marry her lover. A woman who became Queen six days after her birth in 1542 -- only to be beheaded forty years later on the orders of her cousin, Elizabeth I ...

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 896
 Edition: Main Market
 Publisher: Pan
Published: 10 May 2012
ISBN 10: 0330327909
ISBN 13: 9780330327909

Media Reviews
The best kind of historical novel, one the reader can't wait to get lost in. -- San Francisco Chronicle A massive, erudite, and entertaining novel that skillfully weaves historical fact and plausible fiction. -- New York Newsday George has creative a lively, gallant Mary of intelligence, charm and terrible judgment...A popular, readable, inordinately moving tribute to a remarkable queen. -- Kirkus Reviews (starred) A painstakingly researched novel that makes history live. The author's deep sympathy for her subject renders Mary an entirely real and unforgettable heroine. -- Publishers Weekly (starred) An evocative portrait. - -The New York Times Book Review Dramatic...Romantic...George makes Mary a heroine to identify with because of her spirit, wit and charm...A triumph. - -Houston Chronicle
Author Bio
Margaret George is the author of several best-selling novels, including The Autobiography of Henry VIII, Mary, Called Magdalene and, most recently, Elizabeth I. She travels widely to research her novels and lives with her husband in Madison, Wisconsin.