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.
Plaidy uses her great power of storytelling to cast new light on a historical figure * Star * A tale told bravely, excitingly and with a wealth of pictorial detail * Scotsman *