Queen of silks / Vanora Bennett.
Publication details: London : Harper, 2009.Description: 448 p. : ill. ; 20 cmISBN:- 9780007224951 (trade pbk.)
- Edward IV, King of England, 1442-1483 -- Fiction
- Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485 -- Fiction
- Silk weaving -- Fiction
- Favorites, Royal -- Fiction
- Courts and courtiers -- Fiction
- Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Paramours -- Fiction
- Great Britain -- History -- Edward IV, 1461-1483 -- Fiction
- England -- Fiction
- 823.92 22
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Fiction | Hanover Public Library Shelves | FIC BENN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31906001132043 |
Also published under the title: "Figures in silk".
1471. A sumptuous wedding feast, two advantageous marriages and a blessing from the golden king When silk merchant John Lambert marries off his two beautiful daughters, their fortunes are set to change forever. Elder daughter Jane starts a notorious liaison with Edward IV, while her sister, Isabel, as the new silkweaver to the court, becomes privy to its most intimate secrets. Could they hold the keys to power in this time of uncertainty?
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