Daughters of Spain

Isabella & Ferdinand Trilogy

Jean Plaidy

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English

Arrow
01 August 2008

Fiction & Literature; Historical fiction

Series: Isabella & Ferdinand Trilogy

The final volume in Jean Plaidy's well-loved Spanish Trilogy

With Spain now united, Ferdinand looked to his daughters to further his ambitions. All too often, Isabella found herself torn between his brilliant plans and her love for her children. During the last years of Isabella's reign it seemed there was a curse on the royal house which struck at the children of the sovereigns.

Tragedy followed tragedy - the Infanta Isabella, a broken-hearted widow; Juana, driven to madness by her husband's philandering; and the sorrow of parting with young Catalina, destined to become Katharine of Aragon, wife to Henry VIII and Queen of England ...

By: Jean Plaidy
Imprint: Arrow
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 224g
ISBN: 9780099513544
ISBN 10: 0099513544
Series: Isabella & Ferdinand Trilogy
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 01 August 2008
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jean Plaidy, one of the preeminent 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.

Reviews for Daughters of Spain: (Isabella & Ferdinand Trilogy)

Her novels are still very much to be enjoyed ... Any writer who can both educate and thrill a reader of any age deserves to be remembered and find new fans ... One only has to look at the TV/Media to see that the appetite for this kind of writing is still very much there Matt Bates, WHSmith Travel Jean Plaidy doesn't just write the history, she makes it come alive. Julia Moffat, RNA Full-blooded, dramatic, exciting Observer Jean Plaidy conveys the texture of various patches of the past with such rich complexity Guardian Outstanding Vanity Fair