On My Nightstand

The White Queen by Philippa Gregory

The Back Cover:
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.

My take so far:
I never used to like historical fiction, maybe I had not been reading any good ones since I always found it hard to picture things in my mind. But over a year ago I read “The Other Boleyn Girl” also by Philippa Gregory, and loved it. So when I heard that this book was also just as good (she has written a lot of books, but not all have received the same praise), I decided I should pick this one up and give it a shot.

So far I love it. It is set in England in the mid fifteenth century and the story is set around the Wars of the Roses. I am just under half way and having a hard time putting it down, I would definitely recommend this as a great read.